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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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Oct 3, 2022 • 18min
Unresolved Questions Following the School Choice Victory of Carson v. Makin
School choice litigation has come a long way in the modern era of advancing educational freedom. Michael Bindas of the Institute for Justice details the big win in Carson v. Makin and what might come next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2022 • 18min
What Will Post-Pandemic Litigation over Government Emergency Powers Yield?
The Big Board in Washington D.C. faced some seemingly capricious government action in its attempts to stay open without policing customers. Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute is representing the bar in its challenge to D.C. government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2022 • 15min
Congress Wants to Subsidize (Some) Americans’ Savings
What's in the EARN Act, legislation nominally aimed at boosting Americans' savings? Romina Boccia explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2022 • 11min
California Ponders Punishing Doctors Sharing COVID ‘Misinformation’
Will California move to prevent doctors from sharing information with patients that the state deems "COVID misinformation"? Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the likely consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2022 • 13min
Will Banning Congressional Stock Trading Achieve Anything?
Transparency is the best way to curb members of Congress who might wish to use their positions to enrich themselves, according to Jennifer Schulp. She argues that a ban on stock trading probably won't achieve that much tangible benefit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 19min
The Vaccine Mandate Cases in Retrospect
The vaccine mandate cases handled by the Supreme Court earlier this year deserve discussion for their implications for emergency powers going forward. Ilya Somin parsed the cases at Cato's Constitution Day event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2022 • 20min
Another Take on West Virginia v. EPA
While reining in the administrative state is a worthy goal, Jonathan Adler is not impressed with the reasoning and doctrine of West Virginia v. EPA. He spoke at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 13min
Sourcing Flatware, Footwear, and Other Vital National Security Issues
The sourcing decisions for some pretty strange products are presented as vital national security matters by straight-faced members of Congress. Colin Grabow takes down some of the most galling justifications for limiting consumer choices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 19, 2022 • 10min
Team Libertarian on the Guardrails of Democracy
What do experts with ideological commitments view as the most important elements of protecting the "guardrails of democracy" in America? Walter Olson (Team Libertarian) makes the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2022 • 19min
Cloudflare's About-Face over Kiwi Farms
A service that keep sites online despite attacks often protects sites whose bad reputations are well earned. Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Will Duffield discuss Cloudflare and its change of heart over providing service to the infamous troll haven known as Kiwi Farms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
