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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Sep 15, 2016 • 7min
Africa: A Hopeful Continent
The people who have written off Africa as a "hopeless continent" should take another look. Marian Tupy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2016 • 16min
Government Is a Lousy Lender
The big government shift into allocating capital has made many problems worse. Ike Brannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2016 • 6min
Assessing the Terrorism Risk of Immigrants
How likely are you to be killed by a foreign-born terrorist inside the United States? The odds are vanishingly small. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 12, 2016 • 10min
Modern Zoning versus Microhousing
Renters in Seattle are learning that the low-cost tiny apartments they'd like to occupy are being zoned out of existence. Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 9, 2016 • 8min
What's a Faithful Electoral College Elector to Do?
The Electoral College is meant to provide a check on mob rule. So what's a faithful elector to do in 2016? Andrew M. Grossman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 8, 2016 • 14min
Self-Control or State Control? You Decide
Being responsible for your own happiness is an opportunity, not a burden. Tom G. Palmer is editor of the new book, Self-Control or State Control? You Decide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2016 • 10min
The Protectionist Impulse
The benefits of trade may be all around us, but that doesn't mean we're naturally supportive of it. Dan Pearson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2016 • 7min
Welfare Reform and Immigrant Outcomes
How has welfare reform impacted the fates of immigrants to the United States? David Bier parses the data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 2, 2016 • 6min
Paul Ryan's Focus on Poverty amid Political Season
In a political season featuring divisive candidates, Paul Ryan has spent an inordinate amount of time promoting his own sketched out plans for reforming programs aimed at alleviating poverty. Michael Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 1, 2016 • 5min
A Doubling Down on 'Trumpism'
Donald Trump's photo-op in Mexico has done nothing to obscure his insistence on both building a wall at the southern border and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
