Cato Podcast

Governments have a poor record of workforce development. Private philanthropy may hold the key to moving people from dependency to the middle class. Jo Kwong makes her case. Book: Clearing Obstacles to Work: A Wise Giver's Guide to Fostering Self-Reliance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President's recent commutations of drug convicts' sentences and efforts to highlight criminal justice problems are welcome news. Adam Bates says there's much more work to be done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are immigrants more likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The loose alliance among conservatives and libertarians needn't necessarily remain. Charles Cooke argues in The Conservatarian Manifesto for a conservative defense of free markets and limited government both robust and principled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now is as good a time as any to get the federal government entirely out of education, according to Neal McCluskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regulatory takings, those that deny Americans certain uses of their property, don't receive enough attention, according to U.S. Rep. Tom Reed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will millenials' politics shape elections to come? And why are Republicans so bad at courting them? Kristen Soltis Anderson tries to explain in her new book, The Selfie Vote . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What good is encryption if the FBI has its own key? It’s worse than useless, according to Patrick Eddington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asking federal judges to decide what past felonious "conduct" presents an immediate risk of harm to others is a bridge too far, according the U.S. Supreme Court. Mary Price of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas has begun the process of seizing valuable distribution rights from craft brewers and giving those rights to beer distributors. Attorney Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice comments on a new lawsuit challenging the taking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Should public employees be compelled to support a labor union? Andrew M. Grossman discusses the case of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court has told California that its New Deal-era raisin price support program can't simply steal from farmers. Trevor Burrus comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Puerto Rico’s debt is driven by both fiscal mismanagement and federal regulation. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greece's debts leave it with few choices, but little incentive to cooperate with the rest of the Eurozone. George Selgin discusses how they got here and next steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court has found a fundamental right to same-sex marriage. Roger Pilon and Walter Olson comment on today's decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision ratified the President's interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with respect to insurance premium subsidies and taxes to support those subsidies. Trevor Burrus and Michael F. Cannon comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA may soon have the power to criminally charge restaurant owners who fail to publicly post calorie information on menus. Ike Brannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entrepreneurs create enormous value, but freely give away the moral high ground. The for-profit private sector should instead defend their benefit to society. John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year, Texas had thirteen opportunities to reform the police practice of seizing citizens' property without securing criminal convictions. Texas rejected any and all reform. Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice discusses the fixes to civil asset forfeiture that might have been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA's move to make transfats harder to use has broad implications for consumers, businesses and the power of government to deny people meaningful choices. Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State lawmakers made sure that 2015 was a very good year for educational freedom. Jason Bedrick comments. The Year of Educational Choice: Update III Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President and Congress are working together to circumvent budget controls established in 2011. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millennials' worldviews owe a great deal to early life experiences and the foreign policy issues that dominated their childhoods. Chief among them, the Iraq War. A. Trevor Thrall comments. -- Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Generation's Attitudes toward Foreign Policy and War (and Why They Matter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study calls into question the benefits of expanding Medicaid for both taxpayers and people who use Medicaid services. Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.