Cato Podcast

When Puerto Rico wants to buy liquified natural gas, it's pointless to buy from America. Thank the Jones Act. Colin Grabow comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the alternatives to foreign aid? Matt Warner is editor of Poverty and Freedom: Case Studies on Global Economic Development . Warner is president of the Atlas Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New legislation aimed at curbing foreign influence in U.S. elections also appears to be aimed at curbing Americans' influence in U.S. elections. Scott Blackburn of the Institute for Free Speech comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If not for doctors or patients, for whom do the complicated electronic health records exist? Twila Brase explains in her book, Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth about Electronic Health Records . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist Emily Oster’s new book, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool , cuts through the alarmist rhetoric and fearmongering that surrounds modern-day parenting with a cool-headed look at the data. She spoke at the Cato Institute in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ike Brannon details why a small change from the Office of Management and Budget holds  big implications for federal regulation . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato's Patrick Eddington details the adventure he and his wife Robin undertook that ended with startling revelations about what came to be known as Gulf War Syndrome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While it's generally agreed that vaping is far safer than cigarette smoking, it's been swept up in a new prohibitionist frenzy where e-cigarettes are viewed as similar enough to cigarettes to warrant identical treatment. Is there a path back to tolerance for smokers and vapers? Jacob Grier is author of The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative Destruction of the Cigarette . Hos...

John Glaser and Trevor Thrall detail the new Cato book, Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America's Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If not a direct military role, what role can the U.S. play in reducing violence among Turks and Kurds? Mustafa Akyol notes that the two groups were not always enemies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Vermont's experience with single payer healthcare have to tell us about how much the Bernie Sanders "Medicare for All" proposal might cost? Peter Suderman of Reason comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President will not play along with a House impeachment inquiry. What now? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes a entire network of charter schools perform so far above average? What demands are placed on parents to help get that performance? Robert Pondiscio is author of How The Other Half Learns: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute details his examination of state-level criminal justice reform in the last two years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reducing the Supreme Court's jurisprudence to just 100 cases is quite a challenge. Josh Blackman is coauthor of  An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can the federal government do to foster evidence-based opioid treatments? Cato’s Jeff Singer explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Understanding the causes of vaping-related deaths has massive implications for public health. Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whistleblowing in the national security sphere is complicated and difficult. Irvin McCullough of the Government Accountability Project says the current Ukraine whistleblower is a poster child for following the rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do whistleblowers do it? It's not like they're in for immediate adulation. It's a very difficult and stressful decision, and a long and difficult road. Tom Mueller is author of Crisis of Conscience . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among countries that report to no higher authority for their actions, assuring that war crimes are punished properly remains a serious challenge. John Glaser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A claim that has made the rounds this week in conservative media goes like this: Until recently, would-be whistleblowers needed firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing in order to see their claims advanced. The problem with the claim is this: It's wrong. Julian Sanchez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernie Sanders wants to create a public credit scoring system. What does that mean for understanding borrowers' ability to repay? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

States still lead the way on criminal justice reform, but what bright spots exist at the federal level? John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Healy discusses the U.S. House impeachment inquiry launched this week. Healy is author of Indispensable Remedy: The Broad Scope of the Constitution’s Impeachment Power . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The official boozy bubbly of this Summer was White Claw. Why didn't this happen sooner? Cato's Will Yeatman discusses the tax implications of spiked seltzer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.