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 7, 2022 • 44min
Wither Consumer Welfare to Guide Antitrust Regulators?
The team in charge of the Federal Trade Commission appear to have very different ideas about what should guide the agency's actions. Duke economist Michael Munger discusses why the "consumer welfare" standard for antitrust action is on the ropes and what it means for a free economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2022 • 10min
Deregulate Low-Income Entrepreneurs to Address American Poverty
The poverty rate in the United States is generally unmoved in recent years despite many trillions of dollars in spending. Creighton University economist Colin O'Reilly says there's a better way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2022 • 7min
Do Immigrants Use More Welfare?
Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of "Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 31min
Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class
What happened to the jury trial, something considered essential to the Founders' vision for a criminal justice system? Dan Canon traces the slow death of the American jury trial in Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2022 • 8min
The If, Who, Why, and How of Weapons Transfers to Ukraine
Who should and shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? What weapon transfers should be viewed as provocation of war? What tends to happen after weapons transfers? Cato's Jordan Cohen discusses the ins and outs of weapons transfers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 30, 2022 • 11min
Joe Biden's Taxing Plans for Unrealized Capital Gains
If you like business investment and the innovation that comes with it, Joe Biden's plan to tax certain unrealized capital gains makes no sense. Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2022 • 7min
The Biden Plan for Universal Pre-K
Colleen Hroncich is author of the new Cato paper, "Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2022 • 14min
Full Senate Considers SCOTUS Nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Senate will now consider what it knows and has heard about the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before a vote on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tommy Berry and Jay Schweikert discuss the most important parts of the hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2022 • 15min
Development with Dignity
Putting an end to poverty means prioritizing the dignity of the individuals involved. Matt Warner is coauthor of the new book, Development with Dignity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 24, 2022 • 23min
Narratives of Public Schools, Narratives of Educational Freedom
School choice had a big year in 2021, but 2022 is different, and a particular faction of the school choice movement is clearly winning. That troubles Chris Stewart, CEO of Brightbeam. We discussed the culture war fights now taking center stage in state legislatures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
