Cato Podcast

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still a bureaucracy that is not accountable to Congress, and largely unaccountable to the President. Mick Mulvaney made that point before Congress. Cato's Diego Zuluaga discusses Mulvaney's appearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of  Kelo v. City of New London is now in theaters in Little Pink House . Scott Bullock argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Courtney Balaker directed the film, which is now in theaters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President has quietly endorsed an end to federal interference in legal-cannabis states, former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner joins the cannabis industry, and the FDA is seeking input from the public on the plant. Trevor Burrus comments on the accelerating change of cannabis policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When lawmakers hand to judges the power to determine the scope of a law, something has gone wrong. Clark Neily discusses the recently decided case of Sessions v. Dimaya . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Constitution is supposed to make it difficult for a President to take the U.S. to war. Why would Congress want to make it easier? Gene Healy and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new Cato Institute paper , David Bier details what works and doesn't in keeping likely terrorists out of the United States. Join the conversation on Twitter and stay tuned for updates with  #CatoImmigration . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pull to "do something" about Syria is one that the current President did not resist, despite his warnings for years about the folly of engaging more directly in the Syrian conflict. Emma Ashford comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is the public so fearful about terrorism more than a decade after 9/11? John Mueller is coauthor of a new Cato paper, " Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy ." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new law that's supposed to crack down on sex trafficking will likely make sex work less safe and compel internet forums to shut down or spy on their users. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The invasion of the relationship between client and attorney is a very big deal indeed, and should be reserved for only the most special cases. Clark Neily comments on the case of the president of the United States and his personal attorney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Checkpoint America is a new website launched by the Cato Institute to detail the implications of a "Constitution-free zone" along the U.S. border. Patrick Eddington explains. Join the conversation on Twitter and stay tuned for updates with #CheckpointAmerica . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Congress passed that big spending plan, an anticipated reform to civil forfeiture had been curiously abandoned. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President lacks the authority necessary to undertake hostilities in the Syrian conflict. John Glaser explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We don't know what evidence Robert Mueller has or how much of it was gathered, but critics of his investigation say much of it is already tainted. David G. Post says that argument is very likely exactly wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Proposed tariffs are the responses that both China and the United States have chosen as the battle lines are being drawn in this trade war. Simon Lester and Inu Manak comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressional action often leaves regulatory agencies a wide berth under which to issue rules, but sometimes those rules are less than clear. And the guidance to clarify those rules creates its own problems. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court has told a woman that despite being shot by police eight times under questionable circumstances, no civil jury should ever hear her case. Clark Neily comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The "initial coin offering" has taken on the look and feel of an "initial public offering" for equity investors. Are cryptocurrencies equities or commodities? Are they something different entirely? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will regulation follow the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica's acquisition and use of Facebook data? Walter Olson and Julian Sanchez comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there any way out of the federal spending binge? Jonathan Bydlak is creator of  SpendingTracker.org . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If lawmakers want to get serious about reducing gun deaths, the War on Drugs and suicide are the best places to start. Trevor Burrus evaluates the proposals from those who march against gun violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The number of steel-exporting countries ensnared by the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum has shrunk. The President also wants to take new action to shrink trade deficits with countries like China. Inu Manak describes the state of play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Reserve's new leadership may indicate changes in a few policies. Tate Lacey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Bolton, an effective communicator of extreme hawkish views, will become the President's new national security advisor. John Glaser and Sahar Khan argue that Bolton articulates views that almost entirely reject serious diplomacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What politicians agree on is more troubling than the partisan rancor, according to syndicated columnist George Will. He spoke at the Cato Institute's January Policy Perspectives in Naples, Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.