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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Jun 20, 2022 • 9min
The January 6 Committee and Electoral Reform
The wild theories advanced to help Donald Trump hang onto the White House again highlight the need for a bit more clarity in how presidential elections should proceed. Thomas Berry explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 17, 2022 • 12min
The Bank Secrecy Act and Inflation
Financial privacy in the U.S. is very much on the wane, and inflation only makes the problem worse. Nick Anthony explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 11min
Fed Accelerates Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation
The Fed's uneven response to inflation highlights some of the central bank's more longstanding problems: the framework adopted in the wake of the financial crisis and its dual mandate to combat both inflation and unemployment. Norbert Michel explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2022 • 24min
Drug Paraphernalia Laws Stymie Harm Reduction
State and federal laws governing "drug paraphernalia" make it more difficult to set up and operate private programs to get people clean needles and other services. Jeff Singer explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2022 • 17min
Has the American Right Abandoned Free Speech?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be the best exemplar of a movement on the right to view corporations as political punching bags when those firms display ideological commitments contrary to Republican preferences. Paul Matzko comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2022 • 15min
Toward Accountability for FBI Misconduct
Recent revelations about wide-scale FBI misconduct raises the question: What would appropriate accountability look like? Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2022 • 29min
Promise and Pitfalls in Taking Psychedelic Medicine Mainstream
The promising results thus far in the clinical use of psychedelics shouldn't obscure the pitfalls of the regulatory processes. Researcher William Leonard Pickard discusses what the future might hold for psychedelic medicines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2022 • 13min
The Laws of War for Social Media
What changes when people trying to make effective use of social media are active participants in a war? How advisable is it for large social media platforms to effective pick sides in a conflict? Will Duffield comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 8, 2022 • 11min
The Illinois Experiment in Legal Cannabis so Far
Illinois has struggled with its cannabis legalization, and it's not hard to see why. Adam Schuster of the Illinois Policy Institute details the several problems with the state's legalization so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 7, 2022 • 12min
When the Feds Mandate an Impossible Task
A man was on California's sex offender registry, then reformed and the state eventually expunged the case. Then the feds got involved. Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Caleb Kruckenberg details the strange case of John Doe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
