Cato Podcast

The pandemic may have accelerated the trend of schools using digital tools to watch kids well beyond their activities during the school day. Neal McCluskey and Julian Sanchez detail why a reckoning with this kind of surveillance is overdue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republican Glenn Youngkin capitalized on parental anger over schools to become Virginia's next governor, but his own plans to expand choice for parents are, to put it mildly, weak. Neal McCluskey comments on the surprise upset in Virginia and what it means for state politics elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ll be forgiven if you squint a bit when establishment media outlets breathlessly report a social media outlet effectively monetizing anger. After all, media outlets have a long-established tradition of doing exactly that. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Cannon, Director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, dives into the powerful potential of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), not just for health care but also for retirement savings. He highlights the significant tax benefits HSAs offer and how they can be leveraged for long-term financial growth. Cannon discusses the importance of policy reforms to make HSAs more accessible and flexible, empowering individuals while also advocating for higher contribution limits. Finally, he emphasizes HSAs as a dual-purpose tool, combining health expenditure funding with investment opportunities.

Logan Kolas of the Buckeye Institute details the technologies where feds should play a muted role in setting the rules of the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that track government money. Why do they strike such fear in the hearts of federal regulators? Norbert Michel discusses his new paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pandemic introduced a variety of shocks to the global economy, but the policies already on the books didn't help supply chains adjust appropriately. Now we have a serious problem getting goods from producers to buyers. Scott Lincicome offers some advice to lawmakers and the President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast discusses how Medicare's incentive structure affects the quality of care. It explores the flaws in the fee-for-service system, including unnecessary care and low-quality care. The impact of hospital acquired infections and preventable medical errors is also highlighted, along with the proposal for a public option to promote competition and enhance care quality.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has seen large expansions in school choice programs in recent years under a Democratic governor. Marc Leblond of the Commonwealth Foundation describes how the politics aligned to make it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many ideas for how to fix the Supreme Court. At Cato's recent Cato Club event, Ilya Shapiro said it's far from clear that it needs fixing at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.