Cato Event Podcast

Too much of contemporary anti-poverty policy focuses on making poverty less miserable, and not enough on helping people get out of poverty.In his new book, The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor (release date: December 7), Cato senior fellow Michael Tanner looks at the reasons for poverty in America and issues a bold challenge to the conventional wisdom of both liberals and conservatives.According to Tanner, conservative critiques of a “culture of poverty” fail to account for the structural circumstances in which the poor live — especially racism, gender discrimination, and economic dislocation — while liberal calls for fighting poverty through redistribution or new government programs simply entrench those problems.The Inclusive Economy calls for government to stop doing things that push people into poverty, and it provides a detailed road map to a new anti-poverty policy that includes criminal justice reform, greater educational freedom, housing deregulation, banking reform, and both increased and more inclusive economic growthTweet your questions with #CatoConnects, and join a live discussion of the structural forces keeping poor people poor and how we can instead empower the poor and allow them to take control of their own lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After years of quiet U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in Yemen, top officials in the Trump administration are finally talking about ending the conflict. But a lasting resolution to the war remains a distant prospect, and the Yemeni people continue to suffer under bombardment and blockade in one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory.What are the facts in Yemen? Why has the United States abetted the Saudi war in Yemen for almost four years? And what is the role of Congress in checking the authority of the executive to get involved in distant conflicts? Please join us for a discussion of these topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 100 years the Jones Act has restricted the transportation of cargo between two points in the United States to ships that are U.S.-built, crewed, owned, and flagged. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and provide a ready supply of ships and mariners in times of conflict, the act has instead presided over a steady deterioration in the number of ships, sailors to crew them, and shipyards to build them. While failing to provide its promised benefits, the law has imposed a huge economic burden that manifests itself in various ways, ranging from higher transportation costs to increased traffic and pollution. This full-day conference examines these costs in greater detail, discusses the validity of the Jones Act's national security argument, and evaluates options for reform.Each conference participant has contributed an essay to discuss various aspects of the Jones Act. These essays will be available here to read and share.Stay up to date about the Jones Act:Cato's Project on Jones Act ReformSubscribe to the Jones Act GazetteFor: The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 100 years the Jones Act has restricted the transportation of cargo between two points in the United States to ships that are U.S.-built, crewed, owned, and flagged. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and provide a ready supply of ships and mariners in times of conflict, the act has instead presided over a steady deterioration in the number of ships, sailors to crew them, and shipyards to build them. While failing to provide its promised benefits, the law has imposed a huge economic burden that manifests itself in various ways, ranging from higher transportation costs to increased traffic and pollution. This full-day conference examines these costs in greater detail, discusses the validity of the Jones Act's national security argument, and evaluates options for reform.Each conference participant has contributed an essay to discuss various aspects of the Jones Act. These essays will be available here to read and share.Stay up to date about the Jones Act:Cato's Project on Jones Act ReformSubscribe to the Jones Act GazetteFor: The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 100 years the Jones Act has restricted the transportation of cargo between two points in the United States to ships that are U.S.-built, crewed, owned, and flagged. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and provide a ready supply of ships and mariners in times of conflict, the act has instead presided over a steady deterioration in the number of ships, sailors to crew them, and shipyards to build them. While failing to provide its promised benefits, the law has imposed a huge economic burden that manifests itself in various ways, ranging from higher transportation costs to increased traffic and pollution. This full-day conference examines these costs in greater detail, discusses the validity of the Jones Act's national security argument, and evaluates options for reform.Each conference participant has contributed an essay to discuss various aspects of the Jones Act. These essays will be available here to read and share.Stay up to date about the Jones Act:Cato's Project on Jones Act ReformSubscribe to the Jones Act GazetteFor: The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 100 years the Jones Act has restricted the transportation of cargo between two points in the United States to ships that are U.S.-built, crewed, owned, and flagged. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and provide a ready supply of ships and mariners in times of conflict, the act has instead presided over a steady deterioration in the number of ships, sailors to crew them, and shipyards to build them. While failing to provide its promised benefits, the law has imposed a huge economic burden that manifests itself in various ways, ranging from higher transportation costs to increased traffic and pollution. This full-day conference examines these costs in greater detail, discusses the validity of the Jones Act's national security argument, and evaluates options for reform.Each conference participant has contributed an essay to discuss various aspects of the Jones Act. These essays will be available here to read and share.Stay up to date about the Jones Act:Cato's Project on Jones Act ReformSubscribe to the Jones Act GazetteFor: The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For nearly 100 years the Jones Act has restricted the transportation of cargo between two points in the United States to ships that are U.S.-built, crewed, owned, and flagged. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and provide a ready supply of ships and mariners in times of conflict, the act has instead presided over a steady deterioration in the number of ships, sailors to crew them, and shipyards to build them. While failing to provide its promised benefits, the law has imposed a huge economic burden that manifests itself in various ways, ranging from higher transportation costs to increased traffic and pollution. This full-day conference examines these costs in greater detail, discusses the validity of the Jones Act's national security argument, and evaluates options for reform.Each conference participant has contributed an essay to discuss various aspects of the Jones Act. These essays will be available here to read and share.Stay up to date about the Jones Act:Cato's Project on Jones Act ReformSubscribe to the Jones Act GazetteFor: The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10:50 – 11:00AMWelcoming Remarks Peter Goettler, President and CEO, Cato Institute11:00 – 11:30AMIs Islam Compatible with Freedom?Mustafa Akyol, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2018 - Chicago Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim people who primarily live in Xinjiang, a northwestern region in China, have long suffered the repressive regime of the Chinese Communist Party. Since early 2017, however, a new wave of repression began, as Chinese authorities initiated a comprehensive “reeducation” program involving state propaganda, mass surveillance, and the internment of hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in concentration camps. Using the handful of violent extremists among Uyghurs as a pretext, the Beijing government, as observed by international media and human rights organizations, has embarked on a crusade to erase the identity, religion, culture, and language of a minority.This story is a major human rights crisis in itself, yet it also signals a broader threat to freedom in other parts of the world. In Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are testing their new products for social control, such as drones disguised as birds to surveil citizens and state-issued tracking devices on human bodies. This cutting-edge totalitarianism can easily be exported to other regimes around the world that are eager to spy on their citizens and persecute their dissidents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, we are again facing the possibility of economic turmoil as the Fed and other central banks exit their unconventional monetary policies. Although central banks will move gradually, unforeseen circumstances could trigger a flight to safety and a collapse of asset prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.