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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Mar 7, 2016 • 8min
Trump's Consistently Inconsistent Foreign Policy
The foreign policy of Donald Trump leaves little indication what he might fight for if he becomes President. Trevor Thrall comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2016 • 11min
Poor Would Pay the Price for Trump's Protectionism
Donald Trump's protectionist bombast has its defenders in Congress. Scott Lincicome discusses a key example. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2016 • 8min
Resolving Puerto Rico's Fiscal Failures
Puerto Rico's massive debts are leading some in Washington to argue for a bailout. Ike Brannon says that would set a bad precedent for financially troubled states like Illinois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2016 • 18min
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel
Drug cartels face many of the same incentives and constraints faced by any other business. Tom Wainwright, author of Narconomics, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 29, 2016 • 32min
Learning from Making a Murderer
The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer raises important questions about how investigators and prosecutors do their jobs. Cato's Tim Lynch and Shawn Armbrust of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2016 • 12min
The Inevitability of Federal-Land-Use Fights
Without pricing the various uses of land, the feds manage to turn land-use disputes into bitter fights. Randal O'Toole comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2016 • 10min
Emissions and the Clean Power Plan
The Supreme Court's stay of the President's Clean Power Plan complicates efforts to reduce emissions. Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2016 • 8min
Guantanamo Bay, Talking Points, and Endless War
President Obama says closing Guantanamo Bay would nix a popular talking point for people hostile to America. Ben Friedman argues that not dropping so many bombs in foreign countries might be more effective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2016 • 8min
Foreign Policy: #FeeltheBern vs. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump hang their hats on the notion that they recognize the Iraq War as erroneous. Christopher A. Preble argues that foreign policy is more than just errors avoided. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2016 • 20min
Weighing the Record of Antonin Scalia
There is much for libertarians to like in the opinions of Antonin Scalia. His full record is worth examining. Roger Pilon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
