Cato Podcast

Expensive inputs are critical to the development of new oil and gas supplies. The Biden White House is maintaining artificially high prices for some of those inputs. Gabriella Beaumont-Smith explores the issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About half of the businesses in the U.S. are based in homes. Why do local governments actively work against them? Chris Edwards explains. Related: " Deregulate Home Food Businesses " by Chris Edwards, Cato at Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content moderation poses a huge challenge for even the best-run social media platforms. Add to that challenge the vitriol and handwringing associated with Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter. Will Duffield comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How has the Muslim world reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Mustafa Akyol comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The propaganda machine in Russia has been working overtime to sell its war in Ukraine as just and necessary. Will Duffield analyzes why this effort has failed so remarkably while other efforts have succeeded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Modern Monetary Theory weathered the historic inflation we face today? Economist Jeremy Horpedahl comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Reserve appears late to the inflation fight. How much grace is due them? Economist Will Luther makes his case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas wants to treat social media companies as common carriers, but their arguments to support their imposition don't hold water. Tommy Berry explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Congress wants to hold the Federal Reserve accountable, why not narrow the Fed's mandate? Economist Alexander William Salter explains the upside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President would like to expand debt forgiveness from the federal government. Neal McCluskey says the arguments for handing a massive windfall to former college students don't hold up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposes to compel public firms to make a broad range of disclosures related to climate change. Jennifer Schulp details why the massive rule now under consideration looks a tad hasty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer Bari Weiss discusses optimism about the future of media and academia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leadership in Pakistan has again changed amid charges of U.S. meddling there. What are the prospects for U.S. relations there? Sahar Khan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to move a malicious prosecution claim forward? The Supreme Court tackled that question last week. Jay Schweikert explains what they decided. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owning ourselves means having the right and power to medicate ourselves as we choose. That's not the story of modern medicine. Jeff Singer discusses his new article in Reason , " Against Scientific Gatekeeping ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting a sense of the FBI's handling of its agents' misconduct has occupied a lot of Patrick Eddington's time the last two years. Earlier this year, the agency has begun providing some of the requested documents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's immigration restrictions helped lay the groundwork for employers' current labor woes. Joe Biden has done precious little to fix it. David Bier explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team in charge of the Federal Trade Commission appear to have very different ideas about what should guide the agency's actions. Duke economist Michael Munger discusses why the "consumer welfare" standard for antitrust action is on the ropes and what it means for a free economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The poverty rate in the United States is generally unmoved in recent years despite many trillions of dollars in spending. Creighton University economist Colin O'Reilly says there's a better way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of " Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019 ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened to the jury trial, something considered essential to the Founders' vision for a criminal justice system? Dan Canon traces the slow death of the American jury trial in Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who should and shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? What weapon transfers should be viewed as provocation of war? What tends to happen after weapons transfers? Cato's Jordan Cohen discusses the ins and outs of weapons transfers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you like business investment and the innovation that comes with it, Joe Biden's plan to tax certain unrealized capital gains makes no sense. Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colleen Hroncich is author of the new Cato paper, " Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Senate will now consider what it knows and has heard about the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before a vote on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tommy Berry and Jay Schweikert discuss the most important parts of the hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.