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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Oct 18, 2022 • 11min
Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2022
Governors play a key role in state fiscal policy. This report grades governors on their fiscal policies from a limited‐government perspective. Chris Edwards is the report's author. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2022 • 30min
The Municipal Financial Crisis
Mark Moses is author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 13, 2022 • 12min
How the Regulatory Sandbox Works for Utah
Utah adopted a first-in-the-country regulatory sandbox to address needs of entrepreneurs and get businesses up and running with a big, temporary reprieve from government red tape. So how is it going? Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute discusses the power of the sandbox to submit existing regulation to greater scrutiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2022 • 10min
Does the Regulatory State Fuel Populism?
Cato adjunct scholar Bryan Caplan speaks at the New Challenges to the Free Economy conference on the subject of how (or if) the regulatory state fuels populism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2022 • 30min
Ignoring versus Overstating the Tradeoffs Inherent in Crafting Policy
Where do the Left and Right go wrong when considering economic policy? Economist Jason Furman spoke at the Cato Institute's New Challenges to the Free Economy conference held last week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2022 • 11min
Kentucky Gives School Choice Its Day in Court
Kentucky is late to the school choice party, but its education opportunity accounts (#KYEOA) would deliver new education options for parents seeking better choices for their children. The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about EOAs this week. Akia McNeary is a parent seeking better education for her kids. David Hodges is an attorney at the Institute for Justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 7, 2022 • 18min
Biden Moves to Begin the End of Cannabis Prohibition
The end of cannabis prohibition is long overdue. The Biden administration appears to recognize that, and is making substantial moves to bring that reality closer. Trevor Burrus discusses the importance of each of the President's directives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2022 • 8min
U.S. and Europe Should Welcome Russian Draft Dodgers
If you want to weaken an adversary who is escalating a war on a neighbor while scrambling global energy markets, you could do a lot worse than welcoming people who are trying to escape the regime. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2022 • 11min
Will Inflation Ever Get Back to 2%? Does It Matter?
Norbert Michel details why the Fed needn't focus on returning to a pre-pandemic price level in its attempt to bring inflation down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 4, 2022 • 16min
Property Rights Fight in Sackett Returns to the Supreme Court
The Sackett family's long struggle over how or if they may use their private property to build a home may be nearing an end after this week's argument before the Supreme Court. PLF's Charles Yates and Cato's Tommy Berry discuss the oral argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
