Cato Podcast

The United States has a long history of involvement in overthrowing governments in the Americas. Is this round of support for opposition leaders in Venezuela different? John Glaser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What we still don't know about what former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort told prosecutors is telling. Julian Sanchez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The State of the Union is a blustery and vacuous ritual, and it doesn't have to be that way. Nancy Pelosi has offered Donald Trump a great opportunity to mail it in. Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes a 'market failure'? Ryan Bourne is author of the new paper, " How ‘Market Failure’ Arguments Lead to Misguided Policy .” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America details the decades-old wrongful arrest of four young black men on rape charges in Florida and the work of Thurgood Marshall and other attorneys to assert basic Constitutional rights on behalf of the defendants. The last of the Groveland Four died in 2012, but thanks in large part to the book, t...

Do cyber operations among rival states achieve their stated objectives? What are the escalation risks? Brandon Vareriano is co-author of the new Cato paper, " The Myth of the Cyber Offense: The Case for Restraint ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the Constitution have to say about national emergencies, both real and imagined? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a pressure valve against our broken immigration system, why not let immigrants pay for the privilege? Alex Nowrasteh makes his case in  a new Cato paper . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new documentary showcased by PBS presents Montana as a success story of campaign finance reform and Wisconsin's John Doe investigations as a failure. Steve Klein of the Pillar of Law Institute details some omissions in the  Dark Money  documentary. Related podcasts: Wisconsin’s ‘John Doe’ Raids Two Years Later  October 2, 2015 “John Doe” Prosecutors Lose Big in Wisc...

The right to self medicate has a long history. It's time Americans rediscovered it. Jessica Flanigan makes her case in the new book Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes a government fine excessive? Timbs v. Indiana , now before the U.S. Supreme Court, may provide some important clarification. Sam Gedge is an Institute for Justice attorney representing Tyson Timbs before the high court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tasting butter is a matter of, well, taste. In Wisconsin, certified butter tasters are a part of the normal regulatory process. Anastasia Boden of the Pacific Legal Foundation is handling an ongoing legal case on behalf of a small butter maker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One big cost associated with prescription drugs is going to a doctor for a prescription. Naomi Lopez Bauman of the Goldwater Institute describes one reform that could drive those costs down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prescription drug prices continue moving up. What can discipline the process of setting drug prices? Charles Silver is coauthor of the Cato Institute book, Overcharged . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The feds have a poor record of protecting data privacy, but there are moves that states can make to do so. Connor Boyack discusses one such effort in Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is it so hard to get monetary and fiscal policy right in troubled economic times? Jeffrey Frankel of Harvard's Kennedy School comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jones Act is supposed to protect U.S. shipbuilders. So why does the industry fail to compete globally? Economist Thomas Grennes comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manuel Reyes, head of the Puerto Rico Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution Chamber, argues that the costs of the Jones Act have accelerated. We spoke during Cato's conference on the Jones Act this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When private universities pledge to enshrine academic freedom and freedom of speech, how much teeth does that promise have? Rick Esenberg is with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a local union wants to escape the expense of its state affiliate, what recourse do they have? David Osborne is with the Fairness Center. He discusses the case of a firefighter's union in Pennsylvania that has had enough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean for policy and welfare programs when the definition of poverty creeps up into the middle class? Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does the Jones Act make some American industries less competitive? Bryan Riley of the National Taxpayers Union comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can trace some powerful advances in human freedom to the ideas pushed by marginalized people and groups. Anthony Comegna walks us through the weirdos who stood up for freedom during the English Civil War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Control what you can control and don't let the rest trouble you. The great stoics of centuries past have much to offer our contemporary lives. Ryan Holiday comments on engaging with what matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump has altered political comedy, and not for the better. Comedian and satirist Andrew Heaton argues that it may be a short-term phenomenon, but it's up to comedians to adjust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.