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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Nov 26, 2016 • 15min
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
James Traficant was a folk hero, but his story should provide some understanding of this very strange election year. Eric Murphy is producer of Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2016 • 18min
Libertarians, Class, and the Left
Libertarians often find it difficult to talk about class, but understanding how the state creates permanent classes may be essential to engaging with other ideological groups. Anthony Comegna comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2016 • 16min
After the Election, What You (and They) Should Read
What should Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and you be reading this Thanksgiving? Sarah Skwire makes a few suggestions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2016 • 17min
The DEA's Quiet War on Kratom
Kratom is a plant the DEA wants banned, but it's far from clear that it poses any serious danger. Andrew Turner, a veteran with post-traumatic stress, is among those who say they benefit enormously from using kratom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2016 • 8min
Sanctuary Cities, Secure Communities, and Trump Immigration Policy
How will sanctuary cities fare with with a future Trump administration? Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2016 • 16min
Can Trump Make the U.S. a 'Global Subsidy Cop'?
If the U.S. wants to end the practice of other countries subsidizing key industries, it would require the U.S. to clean up its own business giveaways. Scott Lincicome comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2016 • 10min
Women Are More Than Their Interactions with the State
As many voters are licking their wounds after failing to elect the first female U.S. President, Anthony Comegna talks about how the important historical role of women on behalf of liberty is more than mere interactions with the state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2016 • 13min
More States Legalize and Tax Marijuana
More states, most notably California, have moved to legalize and tax marijuana. Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation describes some of the wrinkles the remain in the tax treatment of cannabis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2016 • 11min
Undoing Executive Action in a Trump Presidency
It may be a mixed bag on actual policy, but the Obama Administration's various executive actions may be swiftly undone as Donald Trump becomes President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2016 • 10min
President-elect Trump to Contend with Two Tribes of Foreign Policy Thinking
Which factions will be duking it out as a Trump administration foreign policy is forged? Trevor Thrall explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
