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.
Episodes
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Apr 20, 2016 • 7min
The 9/11 Report and U.S.-Saudi Relations
Is it time to declassify key pages of the 9/11 Report? Emma Ashford discusses the complicated U.S.-Saudi relationship in light of the looming declassification. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2016 • 11min
The Trouble with Cops Using Stingrays
How do cops use so-called "stingrays" to intercept phone communication and why is it such a big secret? Adam Bates explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2016 • 7min
The European Reassurance Initiative
Why must the U.S. spend still more billions to provide "reassurance" to European allies? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2016 • 13min
Feds Will Regulate Payday Lenders
How might the CFPB regulate payday lenders? Thaya Brook Knight explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2016 • 12min
Steel Tariffs, Trump and Free Trade
The policies that help drive companies to move production outside the U.S. are worth understanding, the convenient rhetoric of politicians notwithstanding. Dan Pearson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2016 • 10min
Business and the Blockchain
How will the blockchain change business? Patrick Byrne, founder of Overstock.com, offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2016 • 12min
Evaluating Bitcoin Regulation
New York has led government efforts to regulate bitcoin, so how did they do it? Dana Syracuse and Peter Van Valkenburgh comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2016 • 10min
The MetLife Case and 'Systemic Importance'
The designation of "systemically important financial institution" for MetLife would mean billions of dollars in costs that regulators never bothered to tally. Thaya Brook Knight comments on how MetLife, at least for now, gets to avoid additional federal control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2016 • 7min
Trump's Erroneous Remittance Scheme
Donald Trump wants to ban remittances back to Mexico. Problem is, says Alex Nowrasteh, such a plan might spur more illegal immigration to the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2016 • 12min
Citizens United and the Role of the FEC
To what extent should the Federal Election Commission attempt to blunt the impact of the Citizens United decision? Allen Dickerson with the Center for Competitive Politics comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
