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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Aug 15, 2017 • 12min
Preserving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Perils and Prospects
Since he started his bid for office, President Donald Trump has been a forceful detractor of the Iran nuclear deal, repeatedly vowing to dismantle it. But the nuclear deal affords the United States a number of opportunities. Ariane Tabatabai is author of "Preserving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Perils and Prospects." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2017 • 9min
Chicago Sues Feds over Immigration Mandates
Chicago is suing the federal government over the withholding of funds if the city doesn't obey federal dictates on immigration. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2017 • 13min
The Soul of the First Amendment
What are the emerging threats to the rights enshrined by the First Amendment? Floyd Abrams' new book is The Soul of the First Amendment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2017 • 8min
The High Cost of Turning Local Cops into Immigration Cops
The 287(g) program allows local cops to become deputy federal law enforcers for immigration and the Trump Administration is working to expand it. The program's effectiveness so far is less than stellar. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 9, 2017 • 15min
Must E-Verify Go National?
The flawed E-Verify program is voluntary so far, but making the program mandatory would balloon the technical errors and due process problems while threatening to throw millions of Americans out of work. David Bier makes the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 8, 2017 • 23min
Understanding the Opioid Crisis
Some misconceptions persist around opioids, addiction, and chemical dependence. Jeffrey Singer comments on the opioid crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 7, 2017 • 26min
Applied Mainline Economics
In Applied Mainline Economics, authors Peter J. Boettke and Matthew D. Mitchell provide some thoughts of particular use to the young economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 4, 2017 • 21min
Confirmation Bias and Democracy in Chains
Why didn't Nancy MacLean speak with the scholars most familiar with the work of Nobel laureate James Buchanan when she wrote Democracy in Chains? Steve Horwitz comments on what he sees as errors in the book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 3, 2017 • 13min
A Second Amendment Victory in D.C.
A federal court has thrown out a District of Columbia requirement for carrying a gun. What does that mean for the rights of District residents going forward? Alan Gura comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 2, 2017 • 13min
Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition
The economic recovery is now showing up in state budgets, but massive threats still loom for state budgets. Chief among those threats is the pressure of state pensions. Eileen Norcross of the Mercatus Center comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
