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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Apr 4, 2014 • 8min
A Centennial Monetary Commission
The Federal Reserve's record over the past century includes the Great Depression, the Great Inflation and the Financial Crisis in 2008. Is it time for a monetary commission to examine the Fed's record in greater detail?Event: The Fed’s 100th Anniversary and the Case for a Centennial Monetary Commission Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2014 • 6min
Wind Down Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributed mightily to the financial crisis. The bailouts delivered to Fannie and Freddie were much larger than those received by many other financial firms, but opposition remains to winding the two firms down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2014 • 8min
Free Speech and Aggregate Contribution Limits
Contributions to candidates as individual acts don't corrupt the political process, so what about contributions overall? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2014 • 12min
The Kidney Sellers of Iran
The kidney shortage in the United States is expensive for those affected. And if it's too expensive, it's often fatal. Iran has dramatically alleviated the kidney shortage by allowing donors to be compensated.The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2014 • 8min
Demystifying North Korea's Brutality
It's easy to laugh at North Korea's backwardness, but that laughter encourages us to ignore the government's brutality in the least free nation on earth. Michael Malice, in his new book, attempts to demystify the regime.DEAR READER: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2014 • 9min
Origination and ObamaCare
Bills to raise revenue are supposed to start in the U.S. House. So why did ObamaCare receive the "gut and replace" treatment when it arrived in the Senate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2014 • 12min
White House Offers Small NSA Reform
The President's plan to reform National Security Agency surveillance would nullify one form of bulk collection of Americans' phone records, but leaks about NSA implicate the agency is a far wider range of mischief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2014 • 10min
School Choice Is Winning
The number of states with zero school choice options gets smaller every year. Bob Bowdon of Choice Media evaluates the state of educational freedom for children in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2014 • 10min
Tesla Motors' Disruptive Business Model
Tesla Motors makes "premium electric" automobiles, but some state-level protectionists don't like that Tesla owns its own dealerships.Tesla and the Red-State Blues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2014 • 6min
Anti-Sanctions for Ukraine?
Sanctions on foreign countries that do bad things don't tend to achieve the desired results, but what about lifting punitive trade restrictions on countries in need? Bill Watson calls them "anti-sanctions."Let's Try Anti-Sanctions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
