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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Nov 8, 2022 • 36min
A Case for Limiting the Time and Term of Supreme Court Justices
What's the case for limiting the time or term of Supreme Court justices? Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School made his case at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 8, 2022 • 12min
Prospects for Regulatory Reform in 2023
What does West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency portend for regulatory reform? Is there hope for other regulatory reform with a new Congress? Joe Luppino-Esposito of the Pacific Legal Foundation gives his take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 3, 2022 • 19min
Are Social Media Algorithms a Form of Speech?
When social media companies decide what to show you, are the algorithms they use to automate the process a form of speech? It matters for civil liability. Paul Matzko comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 10min
Conservatives' Time for Choosing on The One Ring of Big Government: #TeamFrodo or #TeamBoromir
Is a massive, powerful state something to be feared and destroyed … or wielded like a weapon? Many self-styled conservatives have decided that The One Ring of big government is a gift to conservative policy goals. Tony Woodlief disagrees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2022 • 12min
30 Years Later, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights Has Been Decimated
Thirty years ago, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) was meant to strictly limit spending and taxes. That's not how it's worked out. Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute details for the benefit of other states how TABOR opponents wore it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2022 • 13min
Is Democratic Opposition to School Choice on the Wane?
Recent shifts by some leading Democratic candidates for governor may indicate that the partisan political divide over school choice is shrinking. Rebekah Bydlak of the American Federation for Children explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2022 • 7min
Suppressing Truthful Information about Judges Violates the First Amendment
Tragic circumstances have inspired federal lawmakers to try to protect basic biographical information about judges from distribution online, but the proposal runs headlong into the First Amendment. Tommy Berry explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 27, 2022 • 8min
Big Takeaways from Large Declines in Student Achievement
We knew it was coming, but the magnitude of declines in student test scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress still shocked many parents. So what should parents do on behalf of their kids now? Colleen Hroncich comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2022 • 15min
Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's agenda appears to be lighter than the one advanced by his immediate predecessor. The difficult work of regulatory reform appears to be nowhere on the agenda. Ryan Bourne comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2022 • 16min
The Low-Key Housing Turnaround in Auburn, Maine
Boosting the production of new housing keeps young people engaged in communities they might otherwise feel compelled to leave. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project discusses the housing redemption for policymakers in Auburn, Maine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
