Cato Podcast

The Affordable Care Act doubled down on the trend toward giving federal agencies broad latitude to determine what a statute actually means. Josh Blackman is author of Unraveled: Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time has effectively run out on federal criminal justice reform in 2016. So says Greg Newburn of Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Education Savings Accounts in Nevada are constitutional, but the funding mechanism is not. So says the Nevada Supreme Court. Jason Bedrick explains what should happen next . (Recorded September 30, 2016) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evan Bernick is author of the lead essay in this month's Cato Unbound . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local police databases have their uses, but they've been abused, as well. Adam Bates comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Stanley is a senior fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Dorr War" pitted the people of Rhode Island against a government they wished to abolish. It didn't go well. Anthony Comegna details the history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A national purpose demands a large, expansive government. Anthony Comegna discusses the "Young Americans" and the rise of cultural nationalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does the "ruling class" turn rights into privileges? And what can be done to turn the tide? Timothy Sandefur explains in his book, The Permission Society . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are employers really shifting the burden of health care spending back to employees? Michael F. Cannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State constitutions often protect liberty better than the U.S. Constitution, and in many cases fighting the government in state court can be much easier. Clint Bolick, a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lesson of economic freedom remains clear: Freedom and prosperity go hand in hand. Ian Vasquez comments on the new Economic Freedom of the World Index . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When groups have to decide, scale matters. Leda Cosmides comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The people who have written off Africa as a "hopeless continent" should take another look. Marian Tupy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big government shift into allocating capital has made many problems worse. Ike Brannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How likely are you to be killed by a foreign-born terrorist inside the United States? The odds are vanishingly small. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renters in Seattle are learning that the low-cost tiny apartments they'd like to occupy are being zoned out of existence. Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Electoral College is meant to provide a check on mob rule. So what's a faithful elector to do in 2016? Andrew M. Grossman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being responsible for your own happiness is an opportunity, not a burden. Tom G. Palmer is editor of the new book, Self-Control or State Control? You Decide . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The benefits of trade may be all around us, but that doesn't mean we're naturally supportive of it. Dan Pearson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How has welfare reform impacted the fates of immigrants to the United States? David Bier  parses the data . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a political season featuring divisive candidates, Paul Ryan has spent an inordinate amount of time promoting his own sketched out plans for reforming programs aimed at alleviating poverty. Michael Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's photo-op in Mexico has done nothing to obscure his insistence on both  building a wall at the southern border and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants . Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alabama requires both registration and an ethics course for anyone deemed a "lobbyist" by the state. Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice is challenging the requirement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baltimore police have engaged in large-scale surveillance without any authorization. The implications for policing are troubling. Jim Harper comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.