Cato Podcast

The foreign policy of President-elect Donald Trump remains a mystery, in part because so few foreign policy experts were willing to advise him during the campaign. Emma Ashford comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An unprecedented election ends in surprise, and more questions for President-elect Donald Trump's substantive policy. David Boaz comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dorr War failed, but it gave rise to many prominent women deserving of appreciation. Anthony Comegna comments. Related episode: The Dorr War in Rhode Island  featuring Anthony Comegna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2016 election for President features two of the most reviled candidates in the history of polling. Could that spur efforts to shift important powers back to Congress? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Government should mostly take a hands-off policy toward scientific inquiry. Terence Kealey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't talk to the police, even if you want to help them solve a crime. James Duane says that's the advice police and lawyers give their own children. He explains why in his new book, You Have the Right to Remain Innocent . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do governments fight the people fighting hunger? How does the government promote food waste? Baylen J. Linnekin explains in Biting the Hands that Feed Us: How Fewer, Smarter Laws Would Make Our Food System More Sustainable . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal criminal justice reform in 2016 isn't quite totally dead yet. Marc A. Levin, Policy Director for Right on Crime , Director of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation , comments on prospects for reform this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Hannan is a member of the European Parliament and a strong supporter of the Brexit referendum. He spoke at the Cato Institute's Cato Club 200 event in Park City, Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The health insurance premium hikes aren't the worst surprise from the Affordable Care Act this year. Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is the rest of Washington state considering closing the gap with Seattle's very high minimum wage? Chris Cargill of the  Washington Policy Center  comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fourth Amendment is implicated when any government official wants to poke around in your house for no good reason. In Ohio, Maurice A. Thompson of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law is trying to fight it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swedish writer Hanna Marie Björklund discusses some labor and welfare problems as Sweden attempts to assimilate recent immigrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The decisions we make in the voting booth tend to be less informed and less decisive than the votes we cast with our feet. Ilya Somin, author of Democracy and Political Ignorance , explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did the Citizens United decision make Michael Moore's new film possible? Trevor Burrus comments . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Universal Basic Income is an idea with many detractors. Charles Murray is not among them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new film Of Dogs and Men details several episodes in which police shoot family dogs. The film's producer, Patrick Reasonover, says its all too common, but that police are beginning to recognize the scale of the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johan Norberg says human progress isn't inevitable, but it's worth examining just how much freedom has improved life on the planet. His new book is Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Mike Lee of Utah believes it's more important than ever that Congress begin reasserting the powers that it has long delegated to the executive. He comments on the Electoral College in 2016 and criminal justice reform. Recorded in Park City, Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of China's move toward capitalism is still not well understood. Ning Wang of the Ronald Coase Institute says the future of Chinese development will hinge critically on a free market in ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was supposed to wield broad, relatively unaccountable powers on behalf of consumers. There's just one problem with that, according to a federal appeals court. Mark Calabria comments on the ruling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence W. Reed's new book details examples of how heroes are made. The book is Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There wasn't much, but the small bit of foreign policy substance in the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was illuminating. Chris Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Denial" is the single word that the Reason Foundation's Peter Constant uses to describe the attitude many state governments have taken toward pension finance problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A three-year fight over free political speech in Wisconsin has come to an end. Eric O'Keefe was among the so-called "John Does" under investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.