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The High Court’s majority abdicated its duty to check the other branches of government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What impact do immigrants have on the institutions of their new home countries? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Freeloading Allies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Elections in the European Union have given authoritarian parties big wins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From September 1989 to August 1991, Leszek Balcerowicz served as deputy prime minister and finance minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's administration, which was Eastern Europe's first noncommunist government since the end of World War II. He held those positions again from October 1997 to June 2000. He was chief architect of the Balcerowicz Plan, a radical reform program that helped transform the Pol...

Chess champion Garry Kasparov delivered the keynote address at the Cato Institute's biennial dinner for the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Balancing effective pain treatment for patients and obeying the law presents difficulties for physicians who receive precious little guidance from the feds. Mugged by the State: When Regulators and Prosecutors Bully Citizens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin and Rich Gates are fighting claims of fraud by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and they're doing so in broad daylight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been sixty years since school-based racial segregation was rejected by the Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book, No Place to Hide , Glenn Greenwald traces the discovery and extent of the massive surveillance apparatus constructed by the National Security Agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawsuits challenging Obamacare are once again reaching the nation’s highest courts. Beyond the Individual Mandate: The Obamacare “Tax” Is Still Unconstitutional Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smoking is bad for you, but what about the guy next to you? And why are public health experts seemingly just as concerned about e-cigarettes as the real thing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Reforming our system of copyrights is needed now more than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reining in certain NSA abuses is now closer to reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The technocratic approach to ending global poverty favored by development experts often strengthens authoritarian governments and neglects or undermines the preferences and personal choices of poor people. The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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If you want to know why so many Defense Department projects are behind schedule and over budget, follow the incentives. https://www.cato.org/blog/dods-misaligned-incentives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Military interventions, even when driven by humanitarian concerns, should be judged by their actual consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of higher education continues to rise, but that’s not the case everywhere. Some schools are providing low-cost four-year degrees, all without large-scale subsidies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Obama is conventional with regard to government secrecy, even on matters of when and where the President may unilaterally order the execution of Americans. This comes despite claims that his administration would be "the most transparent" in history. Cato Vice President Gene Healy provides details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India has made great strides in human well being, but much remains to be done to bring millions more out of poverty. Which states are leading on measures of economic freedom and good governance? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens would alter the Constitution in a few ways. He specifically wants to make adjustments to the First and Second Amendments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.