Cato Podcast

Stoicism is built to deliver mental clarity in difficult times. Ryan Holiday is author of Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Electoral College is still poorly understood. Emily Conrad demystifies the institution in her new book, The Faithless?: The Untold Story of the Electoral College .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lame duck Trump team appears to be working to stymie the Biden foreign policy agenda. John Glaser explains how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four years ago, Anthony Comegna  argued  that President John Tyler offered the greatest parallel to Donald Trump's presidency. As the Trump Administration winds down, Comegna argues that the parallels are as strong as ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Governments have roles to play in a pandemic. But the roles that governments choose to play often turn out to fail or make matters worse. Tom Firey details  his new Cato paper . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did Supreme Court justices receive the new case against Obamacare? Ilya Shapiro and Michael Cannon discuss the oral argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualified immunity, the court invented doctrine that protects public officials from civil liability even in cases of egregious conduct, took a small hit at the Supreme Court recently. Jay Schweikert explains what it might mean long term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do we really know anything more about voters than we did before Election Day this year? Why were polls again so bad at clearly predicting results? Emily Ekins explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The housecleaning at the top ranks of the Pentagon could have concerning implications, but it’s perhaps good news that we still don’t seem to know exactly why it happened. John Glaser and Eric Gomez comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pfizer is among the leaders in the development of a vaccine or COVID-19, but it did so without subsidy from the U.S. government. Terence Kealey describes why that matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Partisan alignment over trade has become scrambled in the Trump years. Does a Biden Administration hold promise for enhancing free trade? Simon Lester and Dan Ikenson offer their assessments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The news of this election and who controls what levers of federal power is a mixed bag, but divided government might be one bright spot for libertarians. Political strategist Liz Mair makes her case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In close races, any Libertarian candidate attracting enough votes can get tagged as a "spoiler." It's not clear that's what happened in 2020's race for the White House. David Boaz explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the Postal Service hold your bank accounts? Should the Postal Service extend credit to Americans? You’ll be hearing more about this ideas soon enough. Diego Zuluaga explains the flaws in postal banking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voters in various states chose to legalize drugs, nullify labor regulations, and turn away tax hikes at the ballot box. Walter Olson details some of the initiatives on state ballots in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The race for the White House is very close. What would this fight look like in courts? Ilya Shapiro comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people claim the Electoral College, the method by which Americans choose a President, has racist origins, that it protects rural states at the expense of big cities, and that the institution should be replaced by a national popular vote. John Samples discusses the claims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the substance of the antitrust case against Google? Geoffrey Manne of the International Center for Law & Economics evaluates the claims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The answers Joe Biden and Kamala Harris gave to a longstanding survey on executive power are less than promising for separation of powers. Gene Healy explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you like it or not, Donald Trump has has broad success at limiting immigration flows into the United States. In doing so, economic costs are likely to follow. David Bier comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The killing of a schoolteacher in France over the display of images of Muhammad has inspired outrage, but France's official response to it may ultimately fail to achieve its goal. Mustafa Akyol comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has France reacted appropriately to attacks that included the beheading of a schoolteacher over a kind of blasphemy? What are the implications for free expression there? Flemming Rose comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Data from Texas shows that illegal immigrants tend to commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans . Alex Nowrasteh explains why puncturing the myth of immigrant crime is so important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The assumptions underlying Biden campaign's tax and spending plans give us a false picture of what those policies would mean for the economy. Chris Edwards explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean for politicians to follow the science when scientists disagree and the policy outcomes might give us unintended consequences? Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.