Cato Podcast

China, even if it rises, does not present much of a security threat to the United States, according to Cato's John Mueller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Congress mulls policing reform, it's still unclear if an end to qualified immunity will be included. Clark Neily details reform options on the table and why the invented Supreme Court doctrine needs to go. Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Showing respect for an opponent's argument may be difficult, but it's important if we care about having productive and civil discourse. Greg Rehmke runs  economicthinking.org  and has spend decades teaching young people how to engage in proper debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social entrepreneurs still face a bottom line. Sam Staley of Florida State University discusses what is required to engage in charity and business simultaneously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You would expect a court designed for foreign intelligence surveillance would use a stronger hand in punishing agencies that illegally snoop on Americans. Julian Sanchez discusses why that's not exactly what's going on. Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

The Left's blind spot about guns mirrors the Right's blind spot about immigrants. Trevor Burrus explains. Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration hopes to hike capital gains taxes for high earners. What are the likely results? Cato’s Jennifer Schulp comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the U.S. care that Saudi Arabia and Iran are talking? Doug Bandow explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Republicans have come to love big government, Democrats have stopped pretending to care about fiscal restraint. Eric Boehm of Reason details the absence of serious fights over spending . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does an off-campus profane rant implicate student discipline for schools? The Supreme Court is looking at the case of a teenager disciplined for that kind of speech. Cato's Thomas Berry talks about why the student will probably prevail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Facebook Oversight Board generally approved of the company's ban on Donald Trump, but the board attached some directions for Facebook, as well. John Samples, a vice president at Cato, is a member of the oversight board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How well does the medical malpractice system compensate injured patients and spur better care? Charlie Silver is coauthor of  Medical Malpractice Litigation: How It Works — Why Tort Reform Hasn’t Helped . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new Cato Institute poll drills down on why Americans feel the way they do about immigration . Emily Ekins directed the research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California wants to maintain a database of the identities of donors to all manner of charities throughout the U.S. Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice says it's an imposition on privacy and association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The experience of Ukraine may offer lessons for public defense. Economic researcher Garrett Wood has looked into the creative but imperfect means of crowdfunding small-scale defense in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualified immunity is an insult to Americans whose rights have been violated by public officials. Ben Cohen tells some of those stories in Above the Law: How 'Qualified Immunity' Protects Violent Police . We were joined by Cato’s Jay Schweikert and Clark Neily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Mexico has eliminated qualified immunity for almost all public officials. New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf (D) discusses how it happened and why it's an important reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration is reportedly considering a federal mandate to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels. Is that just back door prohibition? Tom Firey and Jeff Singer comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The arguments from self-described libertarians on private vaccine certifications often disrespects the freedom of people to define their own associations. Sam Staley of Florida State University comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Criminal justice reformers should turn their eyes to how data is collected in myriad ways within the criminal justice system. Stuart Buck of Arnold Ventures  details  how credible data can drive reform efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Democrats prepare to roll out the end of federal cannabis prohibition, it's worth taking stock of where cannabis legality stands today. Erin Partin details how states have moved over the past decade , and how the feds ought to move forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Joe Biden lost credibility in his own party by failing to make good on campaign promises to increase the cap for refugee admissions to the United States. David Bier says Biden has no reason to back down from his immigration promises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defining a hate crime is a challenge and definitions vary by jurisdiction, but Congress is moving ahead with revising and expanding those laws federally. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rigidity that Democrats want in labor markets doesn't serve women well, and Republicans are far from innocent in pushing for new mandates. Rachel Greszler of the Heritage Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defenders of certificate-of-need laws make big claims, like those laws effectively protect access to health care services. Economist James Bailey at Providence College has examined that claim. He says there’s not much evidence to support it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.