Cato Podcast

The Sackett family has finally gotten its relief from the U.S. Supreme Court. Charles Yates of the Pacific Legal Foundation represented the Sackett family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The debt limit deal hammered out by House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden won't do much on its own to prevent a fiscal crisis, but it does set up some potentially productive negotiations to limit spending and debt in the coming years. Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do we give up in any attempt to regulate the development of artificial intelligence? Matt Mittelsteadt of the Mercatus Center and Cato's Jennifer Huddleston comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI's war on encryption poses threats well beyond the private sector. In fact, as Cato's Patrick Eddington points out, the FBI itself faces threats from widespread compromised private communication technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What protections do/should platforms have to use algorithms to suggest content to viewers? Will Duffield and Jennifer Huddleston comment on recent and future cases at the Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where do "housing first" policies to address homelessness succeed or fail? Vanessa Brown Calder is coauthor of a new Cato briefing paper examining several of these attempts to make permanent housing a prerequisite for other assistance.Briefing Paper: Housing Markets First: Housing Supply and Affordability Are Key to Reducing Homelessness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Congressman Justin Amash, for a time the only Libertarian member of that body, discusses how he approaches making a compelling case for liberty and civil society. This conversation is from the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the fight continues over how to handle mounting U.S. debt, Cato's Robert A. Levy has a few thoughts on how the Constitution ought to inform the debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William McGurn speaks about Jimmy Lai at the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, introduced by Cato President Peter Goettler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the biggest misconceptions that drives mischief in the economy is the widespread belief that entrepreneurship is easy, and if it's not easy, it's at least formulaic. Deirdre McCloskey explains why that attitude can be so destructive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are several needless bottlenecks in certifying medical professionals on behalf of the patients who need them. Some states have moved ahead with allowing "assistant physicians" to take a more prominent role in delivering health care. Cato's Jeff Singer explains.Watch the Policy Forum related to this topic online May 22nd: Expanding Access to Primary Care by Removing Barriers to Assistant Physicians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Lai has become a powerful symbol of the struggle for democratic rights and press freedom in Hong Kong as China’s Communist Party exerts ever greater control over the territory. Lai will receive the 2023 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty this week. Eric Kohn is a producer on The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turkey's President Erdogan has taken big steps to consolidate his power. Is it reasonable to expect an election that could remove him will be free and fair? Cato's Mustafa Akyol discusses where Turkey sits on the road to tyranny.Related Policy Forum: Turkey’s Centennial Election: What Is at Stake? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Occupational licensing places enormous burdens on people who want to use their skills in the marketplace. State-level reform efforts have been slow going. Kentucky Republican state Representative Steven Doan and the Pacific Legal Foundation's Steven Slivinski comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When can a federal regulatory agency nix your right to a jury trial and instead subject you to their own internal court? That's a question now moving through the courts. Cato's Tommy Berry describes the case of Burgess v. Whang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Sanders is author of the new book, Baby Ninth Amendments: How Americans Embraced Unenumerated Rights and Why It Matters.You can watch a replay our book forum for Baby Ninth Amendments here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants the federal government to step in to punish what appears on a news network. Can they? Should they? Jesse Walker of Reason Magazine comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many long-dead authors have had their works scrubbed by so-called "sensitivity readers," the latest of which is P.G. Wodehouse. Why? Writer Christian Schneider discusses the new scrutiny aimed at old books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fed's report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank doesn't just lay blame at the private sector. Norbert Michel details the most important and valuable takeaways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do "race essentialists" think about how people ought to view and interact with each other? Erec Smith, a visiting scholar at the Cato Institute, discusses what it means to be a race essentialist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our arrival in the digital age has not been good for financial privacy. Nick Anthony's new Cato paper offers a framework for eliminating warrantless surveillance of our financial lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do South Korea and the U.S. want from each other? Cato's Doug Bandow and Eric Gomez explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many competing theories that purport to explain the dramatic and sustained increase in wealth and well-being for humans these last two centuries. Cato’s Deirdre McCloskey discusses why she believes liberty is the secret sauce of growing prosperity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What stands in the way of people having quick residential access to most of life's amenities? How should that be balanced against the desire for many Americans who love suburbia? Cato's Marc Joffe discusses the dream of the "15-minute city." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're unfortunately used to going to war overseas for dubious purposes, but what about a war with a next-door neighbor over fentanyl? Justin Logan details the proposals now in Congress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You should be able to access a court to challenge an administrative agency seeking to prevent you from taking a matter to court. So says the Supreme Court. What does it mean for future litigation? Cato’s Tommy Berry and Will Yeatman of the Pacific Legal Foundation comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden's Council of Economic Advisors have for the first time produced a report with a special chapter on "digital assets," and their skepticism toward cryptocurrencies is worth noting. Jack Solowey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putting the brakes on federal spending and debt will require Congressional will and a plan to minimize political fallout. William Glass of the Millennial Debt Foundation and Cato's Romina Boccia discuss how to make it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fox News has settled with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million dollars over election-related libel claims. What does or should that mean for efforts to change libel laws in the United States? Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle often get carried away with designing new or expanded tax programs without considering what is already in the tax code. Adam Michel details how to make it simpler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IRS possesses "the power to destroy" and a mindset focused heavily on enforcement, but the agency is a mess in serious need of reform. Cato adjunct scholar Joe Bishop-Henchman details how it should be done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A young member of the National Guard somehow accessed classified military plans relating to Ukraine and shared them with friends on social media. What are the implications for security, military intelligence, and the broader problems relating to classified documents? What are the key similarities and differences between this and other intelligence leaks? Cato’s Patrick Eddington and Eric Gomez explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What threat does copyright law pose to new generative AI technology? Writer Tim Lee comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pandemic-driven rules governing the prescribing of certain drugs are due to expire. Cato's Jeff Singer explains why government intrusions into the practice of medicine leaves patients hurting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State legislatures and Congress hope to create new rules to protect young people online, but those proposals come with their own costs and risks to privacy for young people. Jennifer Huddleston discusses her new paper analyzing the proposals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The federal impositions that would be enabled by central bank digital currency (CBDC) are hard to overstate. A new poll from the Cato Institute indicates that the more Americans know about it, the less they like it. Cato’s Emily Ekins describes what the poll tells us.Related Study: Central Bank Digital Currency: Assessing the Risks and Dispelling the Myths Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Ireland ponders cannabis legalization, Paul Meany suggests that the debate is an opportunity to more clearly establish that individuals are morally entitled to make these kinds of decisions for themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

War in Ukraine has supposedly brought China and Russia closer together. Facts on the ground make that narrative less compelling. Eric Gomez comments on the recent meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal agencies are already swimming in classified documents, and most of that secrecy is unwarranted. The problem promises to get worse. Patrick Eddington detail the scope of the problem and how it ought to be addressed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Central bank digital currencies are still not widely understood, but that's not stopping governments from moving ahead with the new technology. Nick Anthony is coauthor of a new Cato Institute paper exposing some of the myths and risks of CBDCs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Presidents are known to make rosy assumptions when they propose budgets to Congress. How realistic are they? Cato's Adam Michel comments on the recent White House budget proposal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When are your words of mere encouragement to a friend criminal under federal law? Tommy Berry details a case that holds serious implications for freedom of speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressional anger at the popular app TikTok could be better aimed at making Americans' data more secure from snoopers and hostile foreign governments. Cato's Jennifer Huddleston and Will Duffield discuss the recent Congressional hearing on TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress wants to promote transparency in public schooling, but its means are dubious. Neal McCluskey discusses the House-passed "parents bill of rights." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Securities and Exchange Commission leadership seems to believe that some big changes to how trades get executed will better protect retail traders. Jennifer Schulp says it's not clear retail traders are currently poorly served. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting certain members of Congress to sign off on big ticket legislation sometimes means cutting some deals that mitigate the impact of your bigger goals. In the case of electric vehicle subsidies, Scott Lincicome says the negative impacts are typical for industrial policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable, author Joanna Schwartz details the myriad ways police have been immunized or otherwise protected from the consequences of violating Americans' rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When policymakers pursue “equality,” which equality should they pursue? Deirdre McCloskey believes neither "equality of outcome" nor "equality of opportunity" is a great option. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Psychedelics show enormous promise in the treatment of PTSD and depression. Those treatments are largely unavailable domestically to veterans and others who might be helped. Call it a casualty of the War on Drugs. Jesse Gould runs the Heroic Hearts Project to help overcome those hurdles for veterans who might benefit from psychedelic treatment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does immigration affect the public treasury? In most scenarios, that effect is positive. Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of the new paper, "The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.