Cato Podcast

If you want to weaken an adversary who is escalating a war on a neighbor while scrambling global energy markets, you could do a lot worse than welcoming people who are trying to escape the regime. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norbert Michel details why the Fed needn't focus on returning to a pre-pandemic price level in its attempt to bring inflation down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sackett family's long struggle over how or if they may use their private property to build a home may be nearing an end after this week's argument before the Supreme Court. PLF's Charles Yates and Cato's Tommy Berry discuss the oral argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School choice litigation has come a long way in the modern era of advancing educational freedom. Michael Bindas of the Institute for Justice details the big win in Carson v. Makin and what might come next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Board in Washington D.C. faced some seemingly capricious government action in its attempts to stay open without policing customers. Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute is representing the bar in its challenge to D.C. government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's in the EARN Act, legislation nominally aimed at boosting Americans' savings? Romina Boccia explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will California move to prevent doctors from sharing information with patients that the state deems "COVID misinformation"? Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the likely consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transparency is the best way to curb members of Congress who might wish to use their positions to enrich themselves, according to Jennifer Schulp. She argues that a ban on stock trading probably won't achieve that much tangible benefit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The vaccine mandate cases handled by the Supreme Court earlier this year deserve discussion for their implications for emergency powers going forward. Ilya Somin parsed the cases at Cato's Constitution Day event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While reining in the administrative state is a worthy goal, Jonathan Adler is not impressed with the reasoning and doctrine of West Virginia v. EPA . He spoke at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sourcing decisions for some pretty strange products are presented as vital national security matters by straight-faced members of Congress. Colin Grabow takes down some of the most galling justifications for limiting consumer choices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do experts with ideological commitments view as the most important elements of protecting the "guardrails of democracy" in America? Walter Olson (Team Libertarian) makes the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A service that keep sites online despite attacks often protects sites whose bad reputations are well earned. Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Will Duffield discuss Cloudflare and its change of heart over providing service to the infamous troll haven known as Kiwi Farms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American public schooling was established to unify diverse people and prepare citizens for democracy. How has it fared? Neal McCluskey is author of The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The inefficiencies that the Jones Act creates for American oil supply chains have ripple effects across the globe. Colin Grabow explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato Institute president Peter Goettler and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discuss approaches to inflation, cryptocurrencies, the Fed's dual mandate, and other elements of monetary policy at the Cato Institute's 40th Annual Monetary Conference . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should the U.S. view Russia's move to resupply ammunition from North Korea? Cato's Jordan Cohen comments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turning post offices into banks is a bad idea. So why does it keep coming back? Nick Anthony explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are significant legal problems with the President's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt. Tommy Berry explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato's Ryan Bourne details what we might expect from Liz Truss at the helm of the UK government. Related content: Brexit, Trade, and Regulatory Barriers in Great Britain featuring Liz Truss and Caleb O. Brown, Cato Daily Podcast , September 20, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since 1978, departing U.S. Presidents have to leave the office — and almost everything in it — behind. Why is that? And what are the implications for former President Trump's legal problems? Patrick Eddington explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech CEO and veteran Matt McGuire and his foreign-born fiancee want to get married and live in the United States. So why won't the feds even look at her application for a fiancee visa? McGuire and Cato's David Bier explain the myriad problems with the massive backlog of visa applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does the Federal Reserve's dual mandate allow the central bank to target goals well outside of that mandate? Economist Thomas Hogan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed by Facebook and other social media over a general request regarding “election disinformation” from the FBI. It’s the kind of compliance that government probably couldn't get through legislation. Will Duffield discusses the difficult situations that arise from Congressional jawboning over social media moderation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imram Khan is touring the country assailing what he believes is U.S. intervention in domestic affairs as he seeks new political power. Sahar Khan explains why the U.S. shouldn't wave off Imram Khan's growing popularity in a nuclear-armed country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.