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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Jun 5, 2023 • 26min
Voters as Mad Scientists
In Voters as Mad Scientists, economist Bryan Caplan explores various aspects of voter irrationality and how we might correct for our own errors of thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 2, 2023 • 17min
How Government Rigged the Adjudicative Process to Facilitate Its Unlawful Exercise of Power
At the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit, Clark Neily details how government itself substantially altered the process of criminal adjudication and stacked the deck against average Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 1, 2023 • 14min
Sackett v. EPA Is Finally Resolved
The Sackett family has finally gotten its relief from the U.S. Supreme Court. Charles Yates of the Pacific Legal Foundation represented the Sackett family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2023 • 12min
A Tentative Debt Limit Deal Moves to Congress
The debt limit deal hammered out by House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden won't do much on its own to prevent a fiscal crisis, but it does set up some potentially productive negotiations to limit spending and debt in the coming years. Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2023 • 15min
Can Congress Regulate Artificial Intelligence?
What do we give up in any attempt to regulate the development of artificial intelligence? Matt Mittelsteadt of the Mercatus Center and Cato's Jennifer Huddleston comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2023 • 15min
The FBI’s Ongoing War on Encryption
The FBI's war on encryption poses threats well beyond the private sector. In fact, as Cato's Patrick Eddington points out, the FBI itself faces threats from widespread compromised private communication technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2023 • 13min
Section 230 Will Return to the Supreme Court
What protections do/should platforms have to use algorithms to suggest content to viewers? Will Duffield and Jennifer Huddleston comment on recent and future cases at the Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2023 • 13min
Housing Markets and Housing First
Where do "housing first" policies to address homelessness succeed or fail? Vanessa Brown Calder is coauthor of a new Cato briefing paper examining several of these attempts to make permanent housing a prerequisite for other assistance.Briefing Paper: Housing Markets First: Housing Supply and Affordability Are Key to Reducing Homelessness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2023 • 27min
Making the Broad Case for Liberty
Former Congressman Justin Amash, for a time the only Libertarian member of that body, discusses how he approaches making a compelling case for liberty and civil society. This conversation is from the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 24, 2023 • 11min
What Does the Constitution Tell Us About the Debt Limit?
As the fight continues over how to handle mounting U.S. debt, Cato's Robert A. Levy has a few thoughts on how the Constitution ought to inform the debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
