Cato Podcast

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an agency that ought to go, but doing so would require removing the authorities granted to the agency by Congress. Alex Nowrasteh explains how best to #AbolishICE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new estimate puts the cost of "Medicare for All" at more than $32-trillion over ten years. Charles Blahous says that estimate assumes that the program works according to plan. He and Michael Cannon discuss how it probably wouldn’t go according to plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An agreement struck between the European Union and the United States over trade is less substantive than fans of free trade would hope. Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President's threatened removal of security clearances for his public critics is a message to future whistleblowers, according to Patrick Eddington. He also discusses a recently released FISA warrant application. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New federal laws are aimed at making communication more difficult for sex workers. Alice Little is a legal sex worker and sex educator in Nevada. She discusses the worlds of legal and illegal sex work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will Pakistan's new leadership impact relations with the United States and security in the region? Sahar Khan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The private sector collects a lot of data about you. What are the implications for liberty when that data inevitably leaks? Charles Fain Lehman is author of a new essay at libertarianism.org , " The Problem Is What They Know."   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does a decades-old ruling on the First Amendment tell us about the right of associational privacy today. Bradley Smith of the Institute for Free Speech comments on the ongoing relevance on the 60th anniversary of  NAACP v. Alabama . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Voice and Exit Conference in Austin, Thaddeus Russell and Bret Weinstein discussed free speech on campus, why most universities are basically the same, and how those schools must adapt to changing circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the dramatic rise in college costs relative to the benefits, college debt remains an attractive option for students and their parents. Isaac Morehouse and T.K. Coleman of Praxis discuss why they believe parents and young people still make that big bet on student loans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's record with respect to warrantless government surveillance of Americans is worthy of scrutiny. Matthew Feeney discusses  Klayman v. Obama . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bans or restrictions on so-called "high-capacity" magazines are at best ineffective, and at worst counterproductive. That's according to Matthew LaRosiere, author of " Losing Count: The Empty Case for 'High-Capacity' Magazine Restrictions. " Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a scale of "Tremendous" to "Treasonous," how did the Trump/Putin summit in Helsinki go? Chris Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President is now considering levying additional tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods, amping up trade-related antagonism. Dan Ikenson discusses the likely fallout for workers, consumers, and downstream producers in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett Kavanaugh has extensive experience in federal executive branch matters, either as an investigator or staffer. What does his record show about how he might rule on executive power and federal surveillance if he is elevated to the Supreme Court? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett Kavanaugh, the new nominee to the Supreme Court, doesn't have a deep record when it comes to many areas libertarians care about. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett Kavanaugh is Donald Trump's pick to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Cato adjunct scholar Andrew Grossman comments on Kavanaugh's record on the DC Circuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even when the federal government began issuing dietary guidance to Americans, it wasn't clear if the advice was sound. Terence Kealey's new Cato paper is "Why Does the Federal Government Issue Damaging Dietary Guidelines?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why have the feds strongly encouraged Americans to avoid dietary fat for more than 40 years? Terence Kealey is author of the forthcoming Cato paper, "Why Does the Federal Government Issue Damaging Dietary Guidelines?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Freedom of speech came before the Supreme Court in multiple ways this term. In  National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra , the court's opportunity was to address what crisis pregnancy centers are required to say by law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dramatically reducing legal immigration appears to be one of the primary ends of anything the Trump Administration calls reform. David Bier comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the essential lessons of economics that stick with kids? Connor Boyack has written several books detailing these lessons for children. We spoke at FEECon in Atlanta in June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will the victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador change relations with the U.S. or Mexico's approach to trade, the drug war, and other issues? Ian Vásquez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the Supreme Court found recently that cops generally need a warrant to access certain data that gives away your location, how does surveillance change? Patrick Eddington and Matthew Feeney comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book,  Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech , Cyrus Farivar details how courts have failed to update privacy protections for the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.