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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Feb 19, 2018 • 30min
Free-Range Kids vs. Fretful Mother Magazine
How do give our children the autonomy they deserve without fear? Lenore Skenazy has a few ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2018 • 9min
Trump and the GOP Congress Spend Big with Your Money
Despite some substantial plans to privatize some infrastructure and cut other needless federal spending, the infrastructure and other spending plans by Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are substantial budget busters. Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2018 • 50min
#CatoConnects: The Nunes Memo, Surveillance, and Secret Courts
Intelligence experts have generally been skeptical of the conclusions of the "Nunes memo," but the fight over this document may do long-term damage to attempts to provide important oversight for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Julian Sanchez comments.View full event Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2018 • 30min
Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man
It's difficult to overestimate what Frederick Douglass overcame to become one of the greatest advocates for liberty in the 19th century. Timothy Sandefur is author of the new Cato book, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2018 • 22min
The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It
What can be done to counter public corruption? Frank Buckley is author of The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2018 • 20min
The Unbelievable Case of McCoy v. Louisiana
Is it unconstitutional for defense counsel to concede the defendant's guilt over that defendant's express objection? In McCoy v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to affirm that a competent defendant may play an important role in his own defense strategy. Jay Schweikert comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2018 • 17min
Lives of the Necromancers
Politicians testing the credulity of Americans with outlandish statements is far from unprecedented. Anthony Comegna is editor of the new volume, Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2018 • 12min
The Tax Bill Didn’t Kill Obamacare
Obamacare lives. Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute discusses what that means for states trying to make reforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2018 • 9min
Cutting Aid and Cutting Remarks over Pakistan
The President's rhetoric and tone don't bode well for getting cooperation from Pakistan, even on shared goals. Sahar Khan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2018 • 7min
Bad Math on Counterinsurgency
Killing insurgents on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan seems to end up giving us more of them. Erik Goepner comments on how that math does and doesn't add up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
