Cato Podcast

A new proposal would likely sharply curtail the issuance of credit cards and the extension of unsubsidized credit to lower-income people. Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the struggle for liberty look like today? Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) discussed some of his ideas at the Cato Institute Benefactor Summit in April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will the Trump Administration have enough time, or interest, in nuclear arms reductions before 2020? Eric Gomez discusses what's driving the discussions surrounding the New START treaty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At  a live recording  of the  Cato Daily Podcast  in San Francisco, Cato's Diego Zuluaga and Matthew Feeney explored the costs and benefits of a relatively unregulated cryptocurrency marketplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The "maximum pressure" being applied to Iran is definitely costly to the U.S. and its allies, so we should expect to get a lot out of the policy, right? Emma Ashford and John Glaser explain why that's less than clear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Administration has ratcheted up rhetoric on the threat of terrorism on U.S. soil, calling for costly policy changes to foil foreign-born terrorism. The data don't support the claims. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New threats of heightened tariffs may further complicate efforts to resolving trade relations with China. Dan Ikenson discusses what that means for Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As founder and head of schools of Capital Prep schools, Steve Perry knows how school choice works, and the bankrupt politics that inhibit educational freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The telegraph was supposed to liberate humanity. So what happened? Historian Anthony Comegna  explains . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does the Trump record of aggrandizing the Oval Office compare to his predecessors? Cato's Gene Healy details his case in  a new article in  Reason . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Impeachable offenses aren't merely what members of the House agree they are. It's a substantial authority with some clear guidelines. One problem is, according to former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer, Congress is too afraid to launch inquiries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long-awaited Mueller report into Russian meddling in U.S. elections is now available in a redacted form. Julian Sanchez discusses what's new in the report and how Congress could use the information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deal that would have made it easier for Cuban baseball players to join MLB has been nixed by the Trump Administration. Dara Lind, a senior correspondent at Vox, discusses the change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit, Neal McCluskey and Corey DeAngelis discussed the bloat and expense of modern higher ed, the data on school choice options, and why choice is second-best to educational freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California Congressman Devin Nunes is suing Twitter for facilitating what he calls defamatory comments about him. He's also suing political strategist Liz Mair. Mair says Nunes doesn't understand how civil liberties work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The benefits and rationale for subjecting large tech firms to antitrust claims seem less clear than the costs, according to Kristian Stout with the International Center for for Law and Economics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between the start of talks with the Taliban and moving forward with plans to draw down U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Donald Trump deserves some credit. Emma Ashford explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harm reduction isn’t an alien concept for doctors. The problem in the context of opioids is that the feds and states won’t get out of the way to let it happen. Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new trade deal will dramatically reduce tariffs among participating countries in a new African trade zone. Alexander C. R. Hammond of  African Liberty  discusses the upside for regional trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eisenhower's presidency still has enduring lessons for prospects for peace and liberty today. Chris Preble, author of the forthcoming book, Peace, War, and Liberty: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy , offers his thoughts. Related podcast: Peace, War, and Liberty: Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Samples is author of the new Cato paper, " Why the Government Should Not Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Red flag laws are aimed at getting guns away from people who are at risk of suicide or crime. David Kopel explains the due process implications of these preemptive gun seizures. Related testimony: " Red Flag Laws: Examining Guidelines for State Action ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can cannabis become a key player in stemming the tide of opioid overdoses? Adrianne Wilson-Poe is a neuroscientist who studies the potential of cannabis in the opioid overdose epidemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will a divided Congress yield lower spending? Jonathan Bydlak of the Coalition to Reduce Spending comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some heroin users have never injected the drug themselves, and other heroin users know nothing about how to inject safely. Darwin Fisher runs a supervised injection facility, Insite, in Vancouver, BC. He explains why safe injection matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.