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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.
Episodes
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Oct 25, 2022 • 16min
The Low-Key Housing Turnaround in Auburn, Maine
Boosting the production of new housing keeps young people engaged in communities they might otherwise feel compelled to leave. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project discusses the housing redemption for policymakers in Auburn, Maine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2022 • 8min
Resist the Urge to Suggest Jared Polis Is a Libertarian
Colorado's governor Jared Polis gets good press for his libertarian sympathies. Jon Caldara of Colorado's Independence Institute humbly asks the media to please cut it out and look at the evidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2022 • 12min
Is Kentucky’s Pension Mess Improving?
Kentucky is among the worst performers in managing state pensions. Those pensions are promises to government workers that, if not managed properly, represent a massive new liability for taxpayers. Allison Ball is Kentucky's state treasurer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 21, 2022 • 9min
Evaluating California's Progress on Poverty and Inequality
Cato's Project on Poverty and Inequality in California is a year old, so how has the Golden State changed in that time? Cato's Michael Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022 • 10min
Cato Files Suit to Stop Biden's Student Bailout
Does the President have unilateral authority to spend billions of dollars to provide college students a bailout? The Cato Institute has filed suit to stop the mass debt cancellation undertaken by the Biden Administration. Clark Neily comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 19, 2022 • 15min
If Some Jones Act Defenders Had Their Way, Cato Employees Would Face Treason Charges
It's laughable, right? Right? At least one high-level Jones Act supporter would like to see Cato Institute "members" charged with treason for daring to speak out about the century-old protectionist shipping law. Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome won't plead the Fifth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
