Cato Podcast

Does the President have unilateral authority to spend billions of dollars to provide college students a bailout? The Cato Institute has filed suit to stop the mass debt cancellation undertaken by the Biden Administration. Clark Neily comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's laughable, right? Right? At least one high-level Jones Act supporter would like to see Cato Institute "members" charged with treason for daring to speak out about the century-old protectionist shipping law. Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome won't plead the Fifth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Governors play a key role in state fiscal policy. This report grades governors on their fiscal policies from a limited‐​government perspective. Chris Edwards is the report's author. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Moses is author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Utah adopted a first-in-the-country regulatory sandbox to address needs of entrepreneurs and get businesses up and running with a big, temporary reprieve from government red tape. So how is it going? Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute discusses the power of the sandbox to submit existing regulation to greater scrutiny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato adjunct scholar Bryan Caplan speaks at the New Challenges to the Free Economy conference on the subject of how (or if) the regulatory state fuels populism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where do the Left and Right go wrong when considering economic policy? Economist Jason Furman spoke at the Cato Institute's New Challenges to the Free Economy conference held last week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kentucky is late to the school choice party, but its education opportunity accounts (#KYEOA) would deliver new education options for parents seeking better choices for their children. The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about EOAs this week. Akia McNeary is a parent seeking better education for her kids. David Hodges is an attorney at the Institute for Justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The end of cannabis prohibition is long overdue. The Biden administration appears to recognize that, and is making substantial moves to bring that reality closer. Trevor Burrus discusses the importance of each of the President's directives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you want to weaken an adversary who is escalating a war on a neighbor while scrambling global energy markets, you could do a lot worse than welcoming people who are trying to escape the regime. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norbert Michel details why the Fed needn't focus on returning to a pre-pandemic price level in its attempt to bring inflation down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sackett family's long struggle over how or if they may use their private property to build a home may be nearing an end after this week's argument before the Supreme Court. PLF's Charles Yates and Cato's Tommy Berry discuss the oral argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School choice litigation has come a long way in the modern era of advancing educational freedom. Michael Bindas of the Institute for Justice details the big win in Carson v. Makin and what might come next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Board in Washington D.C. faced some seemingly capricious government action in its attempts to stay open without policing customers. Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute is representing the bar in its challenge to D.C. government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's in the EARN Act, legislation nominally aimed at boosting Americans' savings? Romina Boccia explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will California move to prevent doctors from sharing information with patients that the state deems "COVID misinformation"? Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the likely consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transparency is the best way to curb members of Congress who might wish to use their positions to enrich themselves, according to Jennifer Schulp. She argues that a ban on stock trading probably won't achieve that much tangible benefit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The vaccine mandate cases handled by the Supreme Court earlier this year deserve discussion for their implications for emergency powers going forward. Ilya Somin parsed the cases at Cato's Constitution Day event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While reining in the administrative state is a worthy goal, Jonathan Adler is not impressed with the reasoning and doctrine of West Virginia v. EPA. He spoke at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sourcing decisions for some pretty strange products are presented as vital national security matters by straight-faced members of Congress. Colin Grabow takes down some of the most galling justifications for limiting consumer choices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do experts with ideological commitments view as the most important elements of protecting the "guardrails of democracy" in America? Walter Olson (Team Libertarian) makes the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A service that keep sites online despite attacks often protects sites whose bad reputations are well earned. Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Will Duffield discuss Cloudflare and its change of heart over providing service to the infamous troll haven known as Kiwi Farms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American public schooling was established to unify diverse people and prepare citizens for democracy. How has it fared? Neal McCluskey is author of The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The inefficiencies that the Jones Act creates for American oil supply chains have ripple effects across the globe. Colin Grabow explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato Institute president Peter Goettler and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discuss approaches to inflation, cryptocurrencies, the Fed's dual mandate, and other elements of monetary policy at the Cato Institute's 40th Annual Monetary Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should the U.S. view Russia's move to resupply ammunition from North Korea? Cato's Jordan Cohen comments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turning post offices into banks is a bad idea. So why does it keep coming back? Nick Anthony explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are significant legal problems with the President's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt. Tommy Berry explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato's Ryan Bourne details what we might expect from Liz Truss at the helm of the UK government.Related content:Brexit, Trade, and Regulatory Barriers in Great Britain featuring Liz Truss and Caleb O. Brown, Cato Daily Podcast, September 20, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since 1978, departing U.S. Presidents have to leave the office — and almost everything in it — behind. Why is that? And what are the implications for former President Trump's legal problems? Patrick Eddington explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech CEO and veteran Matt McGuire and his foreign-born fiancee want to get married and live in the United States. So why won't the feds even look at her application for a fiancee visa? McGuire and Cato's David Bier explain the myriad problems with the massive backlog of visa applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does the Federal Reserve's dual mandate allow the central bank to target goals well outside of that mandate? Economist Thomas Hogan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed by Facebook and other social media over a general request regarding “election disinformation” from the FBI. It’s the kind of compliance that government probably couldn't get through legislation. Will Duffield discusses the difficult situations that arise from Congressional jawboning over social media moderation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imram Khan is touring the country assailing what he believes is U.S. intervention in domestic affairs as he seeks new political power. Sahar Khan explains why the U.S. shouldn't wave off Imram Khan's growing popularity in a nuclear-armed country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following an assault on author Salman Rushdie, it's worth remembering that even mainstream Muslims defend laws against blasphemy. Mustafa Akyol makes the case for more tolerance for a robust freedom of expression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden aims to cancel a large piece of outstanding student loans in the United States. Neal McCluskey explains the numerous ways that's a bad idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Inflation Reduction Act has a lot of new spending in it. Big spending rarely does much to reduce inflation, but it does increase debt. And the U.S. is already saddled with massive debt. Romina Boccia explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regulators are fighting over which of them get to regulate cryptocurrencies. A core question remains: Are cryptos securities? Jennifer Schulp and Jack Solowey comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1619 Project aims to deepen our understand of American slavery, while also attempting to reframe current debate about it. Despite its laudable goal to elucidate the complexities of that institution, it fails on a number of fronts according to Phil Magness, author of The 1619 Project: A Critique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concerns from Senator Elizabeth Warren and others about the federal government earning a profit from student lending are substantially misguided. Neal McCluskey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Yonk of the American Institute for Economic Research details some of the perverse and costly incentives built into our systems of zoning land for various uses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou Perez is a comedian and author of the new book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent FBI search of former President Trump's home revealed many boxes containing classified documents that the federal government has been trying to recover for several months. Julian Sanchez and Cato's Patrick Eddington comment on the arguments defending Trump and how these cases typically resolve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lowering costs for critical medical needs like insulin needn't be more mandates piled atop other mandates. Cato's Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the Securities and Exchange Commission well positioned to tell investors and the world what qualifies as environmentally friendly? Jennifer Schulp comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The incentives are aligned in a bad way for state governments pondering wasteful economic development giveaways. Economist Peter Calcagno explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would it set a dangerous new norm to charge former presidents for crimes that they actually may have committed? Walter Olson weighs the considerations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economists use a variety of metrics to pinpoint recessions, and those determinations often come after the fact. Social media companies nonetheless try to police language about recession. Ryan Bourne and John Samples discuss the fight over "recession." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The apparent tenets of modern conservative thought have changed in recent years. So what do these "new conservatives" believe about the economy? Scott Lincicome and Norbert Michel comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With millions of available and unfilled jobs, Alex Nowrasteh says job openings in the U.S. does more to explain migrant border crossings than almost any of the smaller details of immigration enforcement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.