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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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Jan 18, 2023 • 13min
Chevron Deference Returns to SCOTUS
Chevron deference, the doctrine under which courts defer to agencies in interpreting statutory authority, has long been controversial. Now the Supreme Court will look at the doctrine again. Tommy Berry comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2023 • 13min
Drug Paraphernalia Laws and Overdoses
Laws aimed at controlling drug paraphernalia can end up harming efforts to prevent overdoses. Jeff Singer explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 13, 2023 • 12min
Nationalism Stinks
Nationalism effectively outsources your ideological commitments to whatever the state wants. That's not a good thing. Alex Nowrasteh explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 22min
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
The United States is an outlier (in a good way) in the protection of speech. Jacob Mchangama is author of Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2023 • 18min
The Risks of Sending Ukraine Heavier Firepower
The U.S. shouldn't stumble its way into a war with Russia, but there are plans under consideration that put the U.S. at greater risk of a direct confrontation. Eric Gomez details why sending heavier firepower to Ukraine risks greater American entanglement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 10, 2023 • 10min
As Unions Decline, They Get Creative
Courts have given public sector employees the ability to walk away from their unions, so unions have had to get creative in retaining those members. Ken Girardin of the Empire Center discusses the state of unions today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2023 • 19min
Zoning and Housing Reform in 2022
The housing crunch is showing signs of breaking, at least when it comes to states where the availability of affordable housing has been most visible. Nolan Gray, author of Arbitrary Lines, discusses what changed in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 31, 2022 • 8min
Making Fun of Cops Online Is Protected Speech
Thomas A. Berry details two cases that may provide an opportunity for the Supreme Court to bolster its reputation as protectors of free speech and weaken the troubling court-invented doctrine of qualified immunity.Support this podcast and the broad mission of the Cato Institute and become a Podcast Sponsor today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 30, 2022 • 10min
North Carolina and Cleaner Energy Production
Are there lessons for other states in North Carolina's plan to set guardrails on shifting energy sources? André Béliveau of the John Locke Center makes his case.Support this podcast and the broad mission of the Cato Institute and become a Podcast Sponsor today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2022 • 12min
Aligning Incentives for Durable Conservation Efforts
Conservation needs willing parties to participate, so aligning incentives voluntarily is generally preferable to federal mandates. That from Brian Yablonski of the Property and Environment Research Center.Support this podcast and the broad mission of the Cato Institute and become a Podcast Sponsor today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
