Cato Podcast
Cato Institute
Each week on Cato Podcast, leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 11, 2018 • 7min
Attorney-Client Privilege, Prosecutorial Accountability, and Overcriminalization
The invasion of the relationship between client and attorney is a very big deal indeed, and should be reserved for only the most special cases. Clark Neily comments on the case of the president of the United States and his personal attorney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2018 • 13min
Checkpoint America: Monitoring The Constitution Free Zone
Checkpoint America is a new website launched by the Cato Institute to detail the implications of a "Constitution-free zone" along the U.S. border. Patrick Eddington explains.Join the conversation on Twitter and stay tuned for updates with #CheckpointAmerica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2018 • 12min
Congress Whiffs on Curbing Civil Forfeiture
When Congress passed that big spending plan, an anticipated reform to civil forfeiture had been curiously abandoned. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2018 • 13min
POTUS Lacks Authority to Strike in Syrian Quagmire
The President lacks the authority necessary to undertake hostilities in the Syrian conflict. John Glaser explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2018 • 19min
Is Robert Mueller's Evidence "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree?"
We don't know what evidence Robert Mueller has or how much of it was gathered, but critics of his investigation say much of it is already tainted. David G. Post says that argument is very likely exactly wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2018 • 10min
Nobody Wins a Trade War
Proposed tariffs are the responses that both China and the United States have chosen as the battle lines are being drawn in this trade war. Simon Lester and Inu Manak comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2018 • 12min
From Statutes to Regulations to Guidance to Confusion
Congressional action often leaves regulatory agencies a wide berth under which to issue rules, but sometimes those rules are less than clear. And the guidance to clarify those rules creates its own problems. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2018 • 12min
Cops Shoot Woman, SCOTUS Tells Her She May Not Sue
The Supreme Court has told a woman that despite being shot by police eight times under questionable circumstances, no civil jury should ever hear her case. Clark Neily comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2018 • 17min
Is Cryptocurrency Its Own Asset Class?
The "initial coin offering" has taken on the look and feel of an "initial public offering" for equity investors. Are cryptocurrencies equities or commodities? Are they something different entirely? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2018 • 22min
Cambridge Analytica and the Trump Campaign
Will regulation follow the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica's acquisition and use of Facebook data? Walter Olson and Julian Sanchez comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
