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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Aug 1, 2023 • 15min
Some in Congress Have Regulatory Knives Out for Crypto
Cryptocurrency has some powerful enemies, including several members of Congress who appear bent on regulating the products into oblivion. Cato's Nick Anthony explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 31, 2023 • 12min
The Green Card Game Shows Why Legal Immigration Is so Difficult
The Green Card Game shows just how time consuming, expensive, and complicated it can be to achieve legal status in the United States. Cato's David Bier and Alex Nowrasteh created the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2023 • 12min
Ukraine Should Not Be A NATO Member
The rumblings about adding Ukraine in yet another expansion of NATO raises many important questions, most especially about NATO's purpose. Justin Logan explains why NATO membership should not be in the future for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 28, 2023 • 16min
The Original Sin of U.S. Health Policy
The tax code penalizes workers who want to control their earnings and their health insurance. Michael Cannon explains why the income tax is the original sin of U.S. health policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2023 • 17min
The Dissident Project Brings Escapees from Authoritarians to American High Schools
The Dissident Project’s speakers travel to high schools to speak to students about authoritarianism, drawing on their own experience living under autocratic rule in their home countries. Grace Bydalek and Frances Hui discuss The Dissident Project’s work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 26, 2023 • 27min
The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance
David Beito is author of The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2023 • 14min
An Assessment of #StopCopCity and Training Centers for 'Urban Combat' Policing
Atlanta's Cop City represents an expansion of police training to include more potential "urban combat" scenarios. At least one Cop City protestor has been killed with little explanation by authorities. Patrick Eddington discusses what he's found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 21, 2023 • 19min
The Impossibility of Policy
What makes for good rules? Good rules are often "discovered," according to Cato's Deirdre McCloskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2023 • 13min
New Attempts to Reform Rules for Accredited Investors
Accredited investors are supposed to be sophisticated, but the designation is rooted in the size of your portfolio and not your expertise. Jennifer Schulp discusses current attempts at reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 19, 2023 • 14min
Defuse the Culture War with Liberated Education
The only way to treat all equally, while advancing genuine tolerance, is the good old American value of limited government. Mustafa Alkyl and Neal McCluskey explain what this ought to mean for education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
