Cato Podcast

Leadership in Pakistan has again changed amid charges of U.S. meddling there. What are the prospects for U.S. relations there? Sahar Khan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to move a malicious prosecution claim forward? The Supreme Court tackled that question last week. Jay Schweikert explains what they decided. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owning ourselves means having the right and power to medicate ourselves as we choose. That's not the story of modern medicine. Jeff Singer discusses his new article in Reason, "Against Scientific Gatekeeping." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting a sense of the FBI's handling of its agents' misconduct has occupied a lot of Patrick Eddington's time the last two years. Earlier this year, the agency has begun providing some of the requested documents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's immigration restrictions helped lay the groundwork for employers' current labor woes. Joe Biden has done precious little to fix it. David Bier explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team in charge of the Federal Trade Commission appear to have very different ideas about what should guide the agency's actions. Duke economist Michael Munger discusses why the "consumer welfare" standard for antitrust action is on the ropes and what it means for a free economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The poverty rate in the United States is generally unmoved in recent years despite many trillions of dollars in spending. Creighton University economist Colin O'Reilly says there's a better way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of "Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened to the jury trial, something considered essential to the Founders' vision for a criminal justice system? Dan Canon traces the slow death of the American jury trial in Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who should and shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? What weapon transfers should be viewed as provocation of war? What tends to happen after weapons transfers? Cato's Jordan Cohen discusses the ins and outs of weapons transfers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you like business investment and the innovation that comes with it, Joe Biden's plan to tax certain unrealized capital gains makes no sense. Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colleen Hroncich is author of the new Cato paper, "Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Senate will now consider what it knows and has heard about the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before a vote on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tommy Berry and Jay Schweikert discuss the most important parts of the hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putting an end to poverty means prioritizing the dignity of the individuals involved. Matt Warner is coauthor of the new book, Development with Dignity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School choice had a big year in 2021, but 2022 is different, and a particular faction of the school choice movement is clearly winning. That troubles Chris Stewart, CEO of Brightbeam. We discussed the culture war fights now taking center stage in state legislatures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato Institute senior fellow Tom Palmer is on the ground in Poland and Ukraine. We discussed the broad liberty movement's role in providing humanitarian aid and the collectivism animating Vladimir Putin's aggression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The less-than-warm welcome by the United States for refugees fleeing Ukraine again highlights the lackluster immigration policy of President Biden. David Bier details the issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much will "Buy American" rules cost Americans paying for government infrastructure in the coming years? Colin Grabow details some troublesome rhetoric and policy from President Biden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's actually involved in creating a "no-fly zone" over Ukraine? Eric Gomez explains why it would likely mean the U.S. engaging in direct war with Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How has NATO altered European security? What has NATO's role been in setting the stage for war in Ukraine? Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist Garrett Wood revisits Ukraine's unique defense arrangement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA is moving ahead with plans to ban menthol cigarettes. Guy Bentley and Jeff Singer discuss the likely, if unintended side effects of such a policy change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where have universities failed to deliver education to help foster reasonable adults? Jonathan Marks is author of Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nature of politics is that some win and some lose, and that can have negative consequences for our own senses of compassion. Alexander William Salter, a professor of economics at Texas Tech, and Aaron Ross Powell discuss the simple idea that politics makes us worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prospera is an attempt to allow many different regulatory structures to exist simultaneously, and its creators hope to offer a new way of thinking about the rules we live by. Joel Bomgar is the president of Prospera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're doing your taxes and you have cryptocurrency purchases and sales, get ready for some headaches. Cato's Jennifer Schulp explains why federal regulators have chosen to keep it as difficult as possible for investors to have crypto exposure without the Tax Day complications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes America great? Author Tim Kane believes immigrants are a key component. He makes his case in The Immigrant Superpower: How Brains, Brawn, and Bravery Make America Stronger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johan Norberg details why inequality isn't the same thing as poverty. In human efforts at eradicating poverty, Norberg says our planet has plenty to celebrate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early stage of Russia's war in Ukraine, cyberwar has been largely absent. Brandon Valeriano discusses why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Yeatman details even more infuriating cases in administrative law. Part one is here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Yeatman details some of the worst cases in American administrative law history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

District of Columbia Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is President Biden's nominee to replace the retiring Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. Cato's Thomas Berry discusses her professional background and qualifications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine suddenly became a major nuclear power, but maintaining a nuclear arsenal isn't exactly simple. As major powers became very concerned about the proliferation of both nuclear technology and know-how, Ukraine became convinced to give up the arsenal. Would keeping the nuclear weapons have deterred Russia today? Eric Gomez details some of the history of why Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI's crime lab is considered one of the very best, but the agency also has a long record of scientific errors that have contributed to false convictions. Radley Balko details the latest scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few U.S. Senators speaking in opposition to a candidate for a federal judgeship appeared shocked to learn a few facts about false convictions. Clark Neily discusses the nomination of Nina Morrison to serve as a judge in U.S. District Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Biden's promises about what to do with seized assets from Afghanistan face both problems and problematic implications. Sahar Khan explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The disconnect between the public and the massive regulatory state was already large. Now one federal agency, the SEC, appears ready to reduce the amount of time the public has to comment on pending regulation. Jennifer Schulp and Will Yeatman comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussions of qualified immunity focus almost exclusively on police. What about when public school administrators clearly violate the rights of students? Should parents of those children be able to hold administrators accountable in civil court? Chris Kemmitt is deputy director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How have conservatives changed their tune about large tech companies, so-called Big Tech? Matthew Feeney and Ryan Bourne comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The goal of school choice advocacy ought to be more educational freedom for families. Embracing culture war fights that school choice would naturally alleviate is a mistake. Neal McCluskey makes his case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brink of war has arrived in Ukraine, so what could have prevented it? What’s the path forward for the United States? What has NATO's role been in hiking tensions? Doug Bandow and Will Ruger comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CIA has been collecting and storing sensitive information about Americans, and it's possible that the agency circumvented the law in doing so. Patrick Eddington and Julian Sanchez comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Under the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, the federal and state governments must pay “just compensation” for taking private property for public use. Sam Spiegelman discusses Ideker Farms v. United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time is getting away from Congress in fixing the Electoral Count Act. Thomas Berry argues that bipartisan agreement on counting electoral votes will be easier before it's clear who the next group of presidential candidates will be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IRS and enough members of Congress appear to believe financial privacy isn't a good enough reason not to hand over vast amounts of previously private financial data so the agency can do a bit of snooping. Julian Sanchez and Nicholas Anthony comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police use "cell site simulators" to gather cellphone data and it's rarely done under the authority of a warrant. Nondisclosure agreements local police sign at the behest of the federal government mean cops are regularly less than truthful when confronted in court. Nathan Freed Wessler of the ACLU discusses his work to try to learn what exactly is going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden administration has decided to keep solar tariffs on the books. Gabriella Beaumont-Smith explains why they need to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police in California are robbing armed cars and turning the cash over to the FBI. Never mind that in California, the armored car company is well within the law transporting the proceeds of legal cannabis products. Dan Alban of the Institute for Justice represents owners of an armored car company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do immigrants think about the environment for entrepreneurship in the U.S.? Amjad Masad is the CEO of of Replit. He offers his take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Hanania is author of Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.