Cato Podcast
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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 5, 2024 • 21min
Ensuring Election Speed, Efficiency, and Security
Walter Olson delves into separating credible election reforms from conspiracy theories, emphasizing the importance of speed, efficiency, and security in elections. Topics include paper backups, early voting, voter ID regulations, and challenges in maintaining secure and efficient elections.
Apr 3, 2024 • 13min
The High Cost of Mandatory Parking
Author M. Nolan Gray discusses the drawbacks of mandated parking requirements and advocates for market-driven solutions. He explores how government-imposed minimum parking rules raise costs and limit development possibilities. Cities like Buffalo and Hartford are leading the way in abolishing parking mandates to encourage more vibrant urban spaces.
Apr 2, 2024 • 6min
There Is No Such Thing as a Wage-Price Spiral
Economist Bryan Cutsinger debunks the wage-price spiral theory, revealing the limited impact of unions on inflation. He explores the misconception of wage-price spirals and discusses the role of central banks in influencing inflation dynamics.
Apr 1, 2024 • 11min
The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons
Economist Abigail Hall discusses crisis triggering government growth in nuclear proliferation context. They explore government size beyond spending metrics, ratchet effect in nuclear weapons, US policy response to threats, and implications of nuclear weapons on government power.
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Mar 29, 2024 • 15min
Replacing Federal Bureaucrats and the Trump Agenda
Policy expert Tom Firey from the Cato Institute discusses the challenges of replacing federal bureaucrats to advance the Trump agenda. Topics include misconceptions about the federal bureaucracy, analysis of Schedule F, government bureaucracy incentives, and the ineffective effort to insert Trump supporters into government roles.
Mar 28, 2024 • 8min
Courts Should Affirm First Amendment Rights of Youths in the Digital Age
Expert Jennifer Huddleston discusses safeguarding youths' First Amendment rights online, balancing free speech with state intervention, and advocating for young people's creative expression on social media.
Mar 27, 2024 • 19min
United States v. Apple
Policy expert Patrick Hedger and Jennifer Huddleston discuss the Department of Justice's case against Apple, exploring iPhone app distribution, market share comparisons with Android, consumer choice factors, and the implications of antitrust actions on tech policy and user communication preferences.
Mar 26, 2024 • 12min
Private School Enrollment in the Wake of COVID-19
Exploring the rise in private school enrollment post-COVID, the challenges faced by private schools, and the growing interest in school choice programs. Delving into shifts in education enrollment patterns, including the rise of homeschooling and uncertainties surrounding public school enrollment.
Mar 25, 2024 • 17min
A Would-Be Home Distiller Fights Back in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury
Robert Alt from The Buckeye Institute discusses John Ream's fight against federal laws banning home distillation. They explore the legal distinctions between brewing and distilling, state vs. federal authority in alcohol regulation, limitations of federal power, and the potential for innovation in the distilling industry with regulatory changes.
Mar 23, 2024 • 30min
The Canceling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff, coauthor of 'The Cancelling of the American Mind,' discusses the problematic culture fostered by DEI offices on college campuses. Topics include challenges of DEI implementation, cancel culture, importance of free speech, and advocating for free speech in education.
