Cato Podcast

Do any real safeguards assure that Americans' data isn't being collected by intelligence agencies? The new Wikileaks revelations about CIA hacking tools offer little comfort. Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proposed cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development amount to a tiny fraction of total federal welfare spending. Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Van Doren explains why substantive regulatory change will mean changing statutes, not merely reorganizing the executive branch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The successful spending reforms of other countries may not yet be on the President's radar. They should be. Dan Mitchell explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A great deal of government surveillance of Americans is done without a warrant. And asserting your right against such surveillance is often virtually impossible. Barry Friedman, author of Unwarranted , comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The focus of reforming health coverage should be to legalize more varieties of it. So says Dr. Jeffrey Singer, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As long as the feds refuse to enforce marijuana laws uniformly across the United States, Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-VA) says it's time to end federal cannabis prohibition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans had the better part of a decade to come up with a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The House leadership plan retains many of Obamacare's elements. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump travel ban covering several majority Muslim countries is a slight improvement, but contains many of the same flaws as the original. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian Sanchez traces the origin and likelihood of a strange claim from the White House of wiretapping by the previous administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The regulation of alcohol may be antiquated, but sometimes regulators cross into regulating commercial speech. Jim Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, talks about regulation of beer and regulation of speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The linchpin of health care reform may be the impact Obamacare has on the quality of care. Michael Cannon and Emily Ekins comment on the law and new polling data on how to reform health care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump’s massive centrally planned infrastructure proposal misses the mark. Cato’s Chris Edwards argues that Trump should focus on devolving control of assets and privatize many currently public infrastructure projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Donald Trump's plans for big spending on the military, entitlements, and infrastructure, big-government conservatism has returned to Washington. Michael Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pentagon has never really been audited and the strategic focus of our military is scattered, at best. So why increase the military budget? Ben Friedman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What has the Affordable Care Act meant for health insurance coverage? What should repeal look like? Aaron Yelowitz comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpendingTracker.org is a project aimed at giving citizens a clear idea about how much individual members of Congress vote to spend. Jonathan Bydlak of the Coalition to Reduce Spending discusses the project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feds often condition federal funds on state government behavior. But how much can the feds withhold if states don't play ball? That may be a critical question as President Trump seeks state help with his immigration plans. Josh Blackman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What laws are enabling President Trump's stepped up immigration enforcement? Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do Islam and classical liberalism diverge? Can there be a reconciliation? Mustafa Akyol, author of Islam without Extremes , comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

H. L. Mencken's relationship with religion and religious people was complicated. D. G. Hart is author of Damning Words: The Life and Religious Times of H. L. Mencken . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Dunagan, a former DEA researcher and now with Law Enforcement Action Partnership, discusses the Obama record and Trump Administration plans with respect to the ongoing War on Drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Massive protests greeted Donald Trump upon his inauguration, but speaking out against the president will require a robust First Amendment. Will the American Left support it? Luke Wachob of the Center for Competitive Politics believes so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The departure of Michael Flynn from the Trump Administration reveals more than just the problems of poorly timed phone calls to foreign officials. Julian Sanchez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stingrays trick your phone into giving data to the cops. Is that legal? Constitutional? Adam Bates comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.