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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Jun 30, 2015 • 7min
Puerto Rico's Other Fiscal Problems
Puerto Rico’s debt is driven by both fiscal mismanagement and federal regulation. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2015 • 15min
Greece on the Brink
Greece's debts leave it with few choices, but little incentive to cooperate with the rest of the Eurozone. George Selgin discusses how they got here and next steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2015 • 31min
SCOTUS: Gay Marriage Legal Nationwide
The Supreme Court has found a fundamental right to same-sex marriage. Roger Pilon and Walter Olson comment on today's decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2015 • 25min
Supreme Court Backs Obamacare Taxes, Subsidies
The Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision ratified the President's interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with respect to insurance premium subsidies and taxes to support those subsidies. Trevor Burrus and Michael F. Cannon comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2015 • 11min
The Menu Labeling Morass
The FDA may soon have the power to criminally charge restaurant owners who fail to publicly post calorie information on menus. Ike Brannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2015 • 14min
Capitalists Must Seize the Moral High Ground
Entrepreneurs create enormous value, but freely give away the moral high ground. The for-profit private sector should instead defend their benefit to society. John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2015 • 10min
Policing for Profit in the Lone Star State
This year, Texas had thirteen opportunities to reform the police practice of seizing citizens' property without securing criminal convictions. Texas rejected any and all reform. Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice discusses the fixes to civil asset forfeiture that might have been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2015 • 8min
Transfats, Tradeoffs and Government Power
The FDA's move to make transfats harder to use has broad implications for consumers, businesses and the power of government to deny people meaningful choices. Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2015 • 8min
2015: A Good Year for Educational Freedom
State lawmakers made sure that 2015 was a very good year for educational freedom. Jason Bedrick comments.The Year of Educational Choice: Update III Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2015 • 6min
Congress & President Work Together to Bust the Budget
The President and Congress are working together to circumvent budget controls established in 2011. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
