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.
Episodes
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Nov 15, 2022 • 21min
Education and the New American Worker
Public institutions dominate the education landscape, but those institutions do not serve the needs of workers particularly well. Neal McCluskey is author of two chapters dealing with education in the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 snips
Nov 13, 2022 • 11min
Lessons from Montana's Growing Pains
Kendall Cotton of Montana’s Frontier Institute discusses how the state can make room for new Montanans and prevent long-term economic problems in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2022 • 10min
Home-Based Business and the New American Worker
Businesses run out of homes represent a massive and unseen part of our economy. Governments should take steps to empower rather than punish these firms. Chris Edwards is author of a chapter in the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2022 • 23min
Takeaways from Election Day 2022
Despite what was described just months earlier as a great political environment for Republicans, the anticipated "red wave" didn't materialize. Cato's Emily Ekins provided some analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2022 • 20min
Empowering the New American Worker
The new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker, digs deep into policy reforms that would give American workers far greater freedom to plot their own professional lives. Scott Lincicome is the book's editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 8, 2022 • 36min
A Case for Limiting the Time and Term of Supreme Court Justices
What's the case for limiting the time or term of Supreme Court justices? Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School made his case at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 snips
Nov 8, 2022 • 12min
Prospects for Regulatory Reform in 2023
What does West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency portend for regulatory reform? Is there hope for other regulatory reform with a new Congress? Joe Luppino-Esposito of the Pacific Legal Foundation gives his take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 snips
Nov 3, 2022 • 19min
Are Social Media Algorithms a Form of Speech?
When social media companies decide what to show you, are the algorithms they use to automate the process a form of speech? It matters for civil liability. Paul Matzko comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 snips
Nov 2, 2022 • 10min
Conservatives' Time for Choosing on The One Ring of Big Government: #TeamFrodo or #TeamBoromir
Is a massive, powerful state something to be feared and destroyed … or wielded like a weapon? Many self-styled conservatives have decided that The One Ring of big government is a gift to conservative policy goals. Tony Woodlief disagrees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2022 • 12min
30 Years Later, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights Has Been Decimated
Thirty years ago, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) was meant to strictly limit spending and taxes. That's not how it's worked out. Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute details for the benefit of other states how TABOR opponents wore it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
