Cato Podcast

Kamala Harris, now a candidate for Vice President, did some things as a prosecutor that should make people question her fidelity to the law, but that doesn't place her outside the mainstream of prosecutors. Jay Schweikert comments on Harris's background. Related: “ Kamala Harris and the Authoritarian Impulse ” featuring Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Caleb O. Brown (June 3, 2019) " The Kamala Harris Pl...

The President's most recent orders adjusting unemployment benefits, student loan payments, and payroll taxes deserve scrutiny for both the manner in which Congress has given away power and Presidential aggrandizement. Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is regulating "bias" on internet speech platforms a proper role for Congress? Will Duffield comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coronavirus has inspired some widely varying schooling decisions for parents. How do public bureaucracies need to adapt? Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When is your local cop not a local cop? When he's deputized as a federal agent. That can pose problems for state and local police accountability. Simone Weichselbaum of The Marshall Project and Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency at risk? George Selgin discusses the concern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Follett is author of "Neo‐​Malthusianism and Coercive Population Control in China and India: Overpopulation Concerns Often Result in Coercion." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would the Joe Biden brand of foreign policy be an improvement? John Glaser evaluates the Biden track record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seeking to mitigate risks associated with the coronavirus and the current decision paralysis in many school districts, parents and teachers are opting out in favor of what's being called "pandemic pods." Kerry McDonald discusses how they work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every time we embark on a given plan of action, big or small, we make a choice. Whereas many economists model people’s behavior using idealized assumptions, economists of the Austrian School don’t. The Austrian School of Economics takes people as they are and constructs economic theories by examining the logical structure of the choices they make. Steve Horwitz discusses Austrian Economics: An Int...

How bad was the last quarter? What are the prospects for a reasonably quick recovery? Jeremy Horrpdahl of the University of Central Arkansas comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump fears that a President Biden would "destroy" the suburbs of the United States. How true is that? Nolan Gray of the Mercatus Center discusses the federal role in local housing and zoning decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do we know about the federal police surges planned for several American cities? There are important distinctions among the agencies tasked with federal police action in American cities. Patrick Eddington and Walter Olson comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the risks of Chinese espionage in the United States? Did the U.S. respond appropriately? Brandon Valeriano comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Administration doesn't care for immigration even apparently if tens of thousands of employers are harmed in the process of putting up immigration hurdles. David Bier comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Were economists and others wrong about China with respect to trade? Cato's Scott Lincicome is author of " Testing the 'China Shock.’ " Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jones Act, little studied but incredibly costly to Americans, has been on the books for 100 years. A new Cato Institute book, The Case against the Jones Act , takes aim at this destructive protectionist policy. Colin Grabow and Inu Manak are the book's editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In many states, law enforcement officers accused of misconduct get special protections from the criminal justice system. Those protections harm efforts to hold police accountable. Cato's Walter Olson explains how it works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal police authority to "protect monuments" has instead delivered a substantial challenge to civil liberties. Patrick Eddington discusses the current federal police action in Portland, Oregon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Notorious political dirty trickster and federal inmate Roger Stone got a commutation from the President. Was it corrupt? Is the pardon power truly plenary? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Notorious political dirty trickster and federal inmate Roger Stone got a commutation from the President. Was it corrupt? Is the pardon power truly plenary? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People concerned about housing costs should look to government at every level for regulations and restrictions that contribute to the high cost of housing. Cato's Scott Lincicome comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will schools adapt to an ongoing viral pandemic? What flexibility should parents be given to make different choices? Cato's Jeff Singer and Neal McCluskey comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pendulum of U.S. engagement with China is swinging back to confrontation. What's a better path forward? Eric Gomez and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McGirt v. Oklahoma may shift a great deal of how we think about "Indian Country" in the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's opinion in the case was a big win for Native American interests. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.