Cato Podcast

In AFPF v. Bonta, the Supreme Court made clearer that donors to nonprofits deserve greater privacy protection from state actors. Trevor Burrus examines the case  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A case of university led prior restraint spurred Clarence Thomas to urge his fellow justices to take up a case regarding qualified immunity. Jay Schweikert details the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Florida appeals court has let cops off the hook after they arrested a woman after she recorded those cops doing their jobs. James Craven details why clarity on this issue is more important than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Persistent aerial surveillance may make the jobs of cops easier, but it's no solution if it endangers your rights. Matthew Feeney discusses the case of Balitmore's aerial surveillance program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A patent case decided by the Supreme Court in June holds much larger implications for federal regulators. Thomas Berry comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In restricting transportation of all manner of products, the Jones Act disproportionately harms the poor and raises prices for everyone else. Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Cato's Colin Grabow discuss the new effort to eliminate the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of an especially massive outflow of federal money, the accounting for how the money was spent is just beginning. Cato's Will Yeatman says that we shouldn't get our hopes up that the money was spent well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court's ruling against the NCAA regarding benefits paid to student athletes virtually guarantees that there will be future litigation on strikingly similar issues. The NCAA is hoping for time to change its rules. Ilya Shapiro comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interrogation methods that elicit false confessions speaks to the quality of policing. Marissa Boyers Bluestine of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School details the costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much of the current difficulties faced by employers are driven by extra unemployment benefits? Ryan Bourne explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's more to voting rights in the For the People Act, and the fact that the massive piece of legislation is only partially constitutional just isn't good enough. Walter Olson offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservatives like to bemoan their treatment at the hands of companies like Facebook and YouTube, but fostering decentralized alternatives is somehow nowhere in their stump speeches. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An obvious way to diffuse fights over schooling is to put parents more directly in charge of the kinds of educations their kids receive. Neal McCluskey comments in the context of the latest fight over public schooling and critical race theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Campaign finance laws are complicated. They leave well-meaning people on the hook for potential criminal violations. Allen Dickerson of the Federal Election Commission details just one example. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Malice says many of the criticisms of anarchism boil down to a description of the status quo. His new book, The Anarchist Handbook, provides a useful diversity of anarchist views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as its currency, but that has problems. What does that mean for average people, and how could they have done it better? George Selgin offers a few ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IRS is a broken agency with a poor record of giving advice and securing data about taxpayers. Joe Biden wants the agency to get bigger and stronger. Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a lot that we don't know about which mergers are going to pay off. In fact, there's a lot that companies don't know when faced with that prospect. Sam Bowman of the International Center for Law and Economics discusses antitrust and mergers in the U.S. and Great Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Pentagon Papers launched a decades-long fight over how to protect the public from threats while respecting the public's right to know how government works. Patrick Eddington and Julian Sanchez discusses the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As many thousands of businesses have been bankrupted or closed because of the pandemic, there are ways for state and local governments to foster a more robust recovery. Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art Carden is coauthor of Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How The Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are downsides to social entrepreneurship, according to Kimberlee Josephson of Lebanon Valley College. She details what she sees as risks of focusing on goods other than the bottom line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Mexico ended civil forfeiture in 2015. What's happened in policing since then? Jennifer McDonald of the Institute for Justice crunched the numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an especially hot housing market with significant supply constraints, why spend taxpayer money to goose demand? Housing researcher Nolan Gray argues it's precisely the wrong policy response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long-awaited FDA ban on menthol cigarettes is now in the works. Guy Bentley of the Reason Foundation believes the social consequences will be both negative and predictable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cities have great opportunities to drive higher incomes and tax revenue by fostering innovative problem solving, but future beneficiaries of gig work and home-based businesses are rarely the loudest voices in the room. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Follow the science" is good advice for lawmakers, but in so many contexts where dominant scientific views change, it should mean lawmakers intervene less often. Jeff Singer explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can Congress oversee the Federal Reserve? Can Congress even oversee the Fed's adherence to a monetary rule? Alexander William Salter is coauthor of Money and the Rule of Law: Generality and Predictability in Monetary Institutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many state leaders frustrated with the slow pace of re-employment have opted to quit offering enhanced unemployment benefits. Logan Kolas of the Buckeye Institute discusses what that means for Ohio and many other states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big spending means high taxes for President Joe Biden. What are the real consequences? Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a New York state law that allows residents to carry a concealed handgun only if they can demonstrate a special need beyond a general desire for self-protection. Josh Blackman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when the feds buy data about you and use it to surveil or prosecute you? Is it an end-run around laws meant to prohibit exactly that? Cato's Julian Sanchez and Patrick Eddington comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden unveiled plans to increase the U.S. government’s science funding by some 20 percent over the next year, but the reasoning behind it is flawed. Terence Kealey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The blank check that has accompanied forest management has done damage to forest ecosystems in ways you probably wouldn't imagine. Holly Fretwell and Jonathan Wood of the Property and Environment Research Center detail why protecting America's forests requires some counterintuitive thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In The Most Common Arguments Against Immigration and Why They're Wrong, Cato's Alex Nowrasteh considers the most common arguments against immigration and rejects them using sound reasoning and evidence.Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast's 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jones Act keeps private sector actors from responding nimbly when economic disruptions occur, like a ransomware attack on a pipeline. Colin Grabow explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China, even if it rises, does not present much of a security threat to the United States, according to Cato's John Mueller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Congress mulls policing reform, it's still unclear if an end to qualified immunity will be included. Clark Neily details reform options on the table and why the invented Supreme Court doctrine needs to go.Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Showing respect for an opponent's argument may be difficult, but it's important if we care about having productive and civil discourse. Greg Rehmke runs economicthinking.org and has spend decades teaching young people how to engage in proper debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social entrepreneurs still face a bottom line. Sam Staley of Florida State University discusses what is required to engage in charity and business simultaneously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You would expect a court designed for foreign intelligence surveillance would use a stronger hand in punishing agencies that illegally snoop on Americans. Julian Sanchez discusses why that's not exactly what's going on.Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Left's blind spot about guns mirrors the Right's blind spot about immigrants. Trevor Burrus explains.Help us celebrate the Cato Daily Podcast’s 15th anniversary by receiving a small token of our appreciation for listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration hopes to hike capital gains taxes for high earners. What are the likely results? Cato’s Jennifer Schulp comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the U.S. care that Saudi Arabia and Iran are talking? Doug Bandow explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Republicans have come to love big government, Democrats have stopped pretending to care about fiscal restraint. Eric Boehm of Reason details the absence of serious fights over spending. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does an off-campus profane rant implicate student discipline for schools? The Supreme Court is looking at the case of a teenager disciplined for that kind of speech. Cato's Thomas Berry talks about why the student will probably prevail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Facebook Oversight Board generally approved of the company's ban on Donald Trump, but the board attached some directions for Facebook, as well. John Samples, a vice president at Cato, is a member of the oversight board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How well does the medical malpractice system compensate injured patients and spur better care? Charlie Silver is coauthor of Medical Malpractice Litigation: How It Works — Why Tort Reform Hasn’t Helped. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.