Cato Podcast

Postal banking offered in financial reform legislation is a solution to a problem created by current interventions in the banking sector. So says Cato's Todd Zywicki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Gunter's Koloa Rum is extremely expensive to ship to the mainland U.S., all thanks to the Jones Act. Learn more about the Jones Act Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes modernity persist? When do efforts to perfect modernity undermine it? Stephen Davies is author of The Wealth Explosion . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When does the SEC make a decision to go after a particular cryptocurrency offering? What standards apply? The case of Kik and its related crypto offering, Kin, isn't yielding any answers. Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the important lessons from Islam's inward turn centuries ago? Mustafa Akyol comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the president's assertion of authority to unilaterally lay a five-percent tariff on all Mexican goods authorized under law and the Constitution? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has presented a broad economic plan that includes a shift in priorities for trade under the banner of " economic patriotism ." Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many federal inmates are about to be released under the First Step Act, but the road ahead for prison reform should focus more directly on putting fewer people in prison to begin with. Kevin Ring, president of FAMM Foundation, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Amtrak's regulatory power wherein the agency/company regulates its private sector rivals. What does that mean for competition between private and public entities in the future? William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much of Julian Assange's alleged espionage was the kind of thing good reporters do every day? Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The policy and professional choices of U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris seem to be rooted in … no particular ideology. But her past uses of prosecutorial power show a willingness to abandon her own kinder and gentler public political commitments. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason looked into  the longtime prosecutor's statements and record . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Would taxing big firms that fail to pay men and women the same achieve gender pay equity? Ryan Bourne comments on a new proposal from Senator Kamala Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the President threatens new tariffs on Mexican goods, other countries hoping to secure trade agreements with the U.S. may think twice. Simon Lester explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Speech First is the defendant, students who want to speak freely don't have to make themselves targets for harassment or ostracism. Nicole Neily is president of Speech First. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two Democratic U.S. Senators running for President have unveiled their plans for potential federal roles in managing the costs of college. Diego Zuluaga describes the plans and their problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress should guard its power of the purse. In the case of handouts to farmers injured as a result of Trump tariffs, members of Congress are fighting to make sure their farmers get some. William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When parts of Europe began to develop faster economically than ever before, it was only unprecedented because that rapid development still hasn’t stopped. There are historical examples or rapid economic development that  did  stop, and Stephen Davies examines them all in his new book,  The Wealth Explosion . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexandra Natapoff argues forcefully in  Punishment without Crime  that the misdemeanor system in the United States consistently fails low-income people and makes America more unequal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mexico’s President ALMO, as he is known, came to power pledging to raise living standards and lower the murder rate. How he’s going about it troubles Roberto Salinas-León, President of the Mexico Business Forum and Director of Atlas Network’s Center for Latin America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court will weigh in on a curious gun restriction in New York City. Matthew LaRosiere comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President asserts a broad executive privilege in fighting Congressional subpoenas. It's not a privilege rooted in the Constitution, so where does it come from? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The feds don't just offer handouts to individuals and corporations, they also subsidize state and local activities. Chris Edwards explains why this should end in " Restoring Responsible Government by Cutting Federal Aid to the States .” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neoliberalism has a long history, and yet neoliberals think about many issues very differently than libertarians do. Jeremiah Johnson directs policy at the Neoliberal Project. And yes, this is a crossover episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A  new Cato paper  details several ways Congress could legalize immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh and David Bier comment for the  latest edition of Cato Audio . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Cato Institute's city seminar in San Francisco last month, John Samples discussed the challenge of respecting the values of free expression while moderating content on a massive platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.