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Are governments institutionally incapable of giving accurate nutrition advice? Dr. Terence Kealey, author of Breakfast is a Dangerous Meal and The Economic Laws of Scientific Research will discuss his upcoming policy analysis examining the history of US nutritional guidelines. Do these guidelines make us healthier? What can dietary science tell us about how all science works? Hosted on Acast. See...

Is America's criminal justice system broken? If so, what are the best methods for reforming it? Though we have the highest incarceration rate of any major country, it is far from clear that Americans are the world's most criminal people. Instead, it may well be that we have done something with our criminal justice system that Americans have always excelled at, which is to take a complex process—in...

What are the implications of North Korea’s recent gains in nuclear and missile capabilities for the future of U.S. strategy toward North Korea? What is the state of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technologies? What are the prospects of diplomatic negotiations with Pyongyang? Should the United States pursue a different strategy toward North Korea in light of Pyongyang’s improvi...

What are the implications of North Korea’s recent gains in nuclear and missile capabilities for the future of U.S. strategy toward North Korea? What is the state of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technologies? What are the prospects of diplomatic negotiations with Pyongyang? Should the United States pursue a different strategy toward North Korea in light of Pyongyang’s improvi...

What are the implications of North Korea’s recent gains in nuclear and missile capabilities for the future of U.S. strategy toward North Korea? What is the state of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technologies? What are the prospects of diplomatic negotiations with Pyongyang? Should the United States pursue a different strategy toward North Korea in light of Pyongyang’s improvi...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans are pushing ahead with major tax reforms after they agreed to a framework of individual and corporate cuts in September. The plan would simplify the individual rate structure, reduce the top tax rate on small businesses, and double the standard deduction. It would also boost America’s competitiveness by cutting the corporate tax rate, changing the rules on foreign income, and allowing...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Th...

From  Cato University 2017: College of History and Philosophy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the past decade and a half, the government of Venezuela received over $1 trillion in oil revenues, and yet the country is now suffering from a deep humanitarian crisis with its population struggling to feed itself. As a correspondent for Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal , Raúl Gallegos witnessed first-hand how the mismanagement of oil riches during the rule of Hugo Chávez led...

Before the outbreak of World War I, government spending as a share of gross domestic product in the developed world averaged 13 percent and the role of public officials in the lives of the citizenry was restricted to a few core functions, including justice and national defense. At the dawn of the 21st century, average government spending among rich countries stood at 44 percent of gross domestic p...