Cato Podcast

The special deal President Trump cut for Chinese tech firm ZTE challenges both concerns about national security and free, open trade with few exceptions. Dan Ikenson discusses how we can take security concerns seriously while promoting more free trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care  details, among other things, how Medicare fails and why it costs so much. Charles Silver is a coauthor of the book. Conference on June 8, 2018: Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care Join the conversation on Twitter and stay tuned for updates with #OverchargedBook . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Two medical professionals operated virtually unchecked to put defendants away for long prison terms. Their methods were dubious and their science was bad. Two cases of exoneration are featured in the new book,  The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist  by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the role of universities in defending freedom of speech? Keith Whittington makes his case in  Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things are getting better, and The Enlightenment deserves a large amount of the credit. Steven Pinker's new book is  Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We tell ourselves stories about what motivates us to do we do what we do. The reality is far more complicated. Robin Hanson is the coauthor of  The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do well-meaning restrictions on so-called "hate speech" fail? How are the counterproductive? Nadine Strossen makes her case in  Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The corruption revealed in Brazil's Operation Car Wash scandal was widespread, brazen, and seemingly unstoppable. One of the judges who helped bring the scandal to light is Sérgio Moro. Moro was interviewed by Mary Anastasia O’Grady of The Wall Street Journal during the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty dinner held in New York this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Freedom of speech is worth protecting, and Europe is offering the United States lessons in how not to protect it. Jacob Mchangama directs the Danish think tank, Justitia. He spoke at the Cato Institute in April . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Questions remain about the White House Office of Legal Counsel and CIA attorneys over the approval of torture programs. Gina Haspel's nomination to head CIA was an opportunity to clear them up. Patrick Eddington makes his case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you make some specific choices in life, a life of poverty is not in the cards, or so goes the argument. How should we think about the so-called " sequence for success "? Michael D. Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Farm Bill is a collection of handouts unlike any other. It's designed almost entirely to earn majority support for hundreds of billions of dollars in handouts. Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is becoming easier for many people around the world to make significant choices about the qualities of their government. Tom Bell is author of Your Next Government?: From the Nation State to Stateless Nations . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immigrants are still less likely than native born Americans to make use of welfare programs. Alex Nowrasteh details his new report . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some small changes to the Endangered Species Act could have a large impact on helping species emerge from the threat of extinction. Jonathan Wood of the Pacific Legal Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States is leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal by violating its terms. Emma Ashford discusses the uncertainty it will foster in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fights in Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado, and West Virginia are over money. How justified are the complaints? Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The future of trade policy may be one in which American trading relationships falter as the rest of the world takes its business elsewhere. Scott Lincicome comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would a credible challenge to ever increasing spending look like? Kurt Couchman, a Vice President at Defense Strategies, has written some of those kinds of plans for lawmakers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tax cuts and spending hikes are worsening an already bleak fiscal picture. Ryan Bourne discusses the fragile future for U.S. fiscal policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should pollution that crosses state and international borders be subject to nuisance regulation at the local level? Andrew Grossman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For at least the last several decades, Congress has handed vast powers to the Executive Branch. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) discusses his hopes to get those powers back where they belong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does "American decline" look like? Chris Preble comments . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The "border summit" between North and South Korea sets the stage for direct high-level talks in a few months. Eric Gomez offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Administrative law judges tend to work in obscurity. In  Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission , the proper role of these administrators is squarely before the U.S. Supreme Court. Andrew M. Grossman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.