Cato Podcast

States should have more flexibility to accept immigrants to accommodate the needs of employers. So says Gary Herbert, the Republican Governor of Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What will a change to mandates in mortgage lending mean for borrowers and the market for mortgage credit? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United Kingdom is out of the European Union, so how does that impact the freedom to trade? Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress doesn't like doing oversight, but it's a critical function that should keep the administrative state at bay. How can it be fixed? William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth Warren would seek to make certain online election‐​related speech subject to criminal and civil penalties. What speech could bring those penalties? Matthew Feeney explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does impeachment without removal merely inoculate the President against future complaints from Congress? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There isn't much disagreement among economists about what a national rent control policy would do to harm renters, housing prices, housing stock, and the incentive to build new housing. Nonetheless, Bernie Sanders persists. Ryan Bourne comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Ukraine's security really America's security? In the impeachment trial, Democrats presented the defense of Ukraine as a vital national security interest. Emma Ashford comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does tolerance demand of us in the realm of school choice? Cato's Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It may still be too early to say how Brexit will impact trade and other international relations, but the ever-changing details of the Brexit plan took an unlikely path to deliver a big win for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ryan Bourne comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Administration plan to roll back regulatory review for large government infrastructure projects won't have much of an impact on environmental quality. Peter Van Doren explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was Thomas Robert Malthus almost completely misunderstood? Ross Emmett of the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University explains why Malthus might ought to be viewed as a type of optimist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato's Jeff Singer and former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders discuss harm reduction in the contexts of drug use and sex education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many states and localities are placing restrictions on home sharing. Now the feds are considering a move that would worsen the landscape for renters and rentees alike. Romina Boccia of the Heritage Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The fight over Citizens United free speech ruling has raged on years after the Supreme Court weighed in. Scott Blackburn of the Institute for Free Speech explains why the case's detractors are so very mistaken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between the "starter" trade deal with China and the revamped North American trade deal just approved by the U.S. Senate, there are still reasons to be concerned that this administration will again launch trade wars. Simon Lester and Inu Manak comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to means-tested welfare programs, immigrants continue to be less likely than native-born Americans to take advantage. Alex Nowrasteh explains how and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New data highlights the flow of residents from high-tax states to low-tax states. Chris Edwards provides details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The unrest in Iran in recent months is indicative of more than just recent violence with the U.S. It indicates a much larger failure of the Iranian regime. So says Cato's Mustafa Akyol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legal researcher Guy Hamilton-Smith was among the thousands of people in Kentucky whose voting rights were restored last month. We discuss his story and the continuing controversy over pardons issued by former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoning has long been used for less than public spirited purposes. Constitutional litigator Maurice Thompson of the 1851 Center details a useful case of pointless local zoning in Ohio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When state governments run surpluses, the temptation to spend is almost irresistible. Rea Hederman of the Buckeye Institute describes what should happen to those excess tax dollars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Under what legal authority did the President order the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani? Apparently the public isn't entitled to know. Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does labor law restrict communications between workers and employers? Ken Girardin of the Empire Center in New York discusses some of the "Dos and Don'ts" in public sector labor law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Courts routinely have trouble keeping up with technology, so how long before the Third Party Doctrine is radically altered or eliminated? Billy Easley analyzes tech policy at Americans for Prosperity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato's Patrick Eddington wants Congress to make clear if domestic policy groups are among those currently targeted for federal surveillance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the costs and risks associated with banking consolidation? Should it be concerning that the biggest banks decades ago are still the biggest? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What ought to follow hostilities between Iran and the United States after Iran's military response to the death of a high ranking general? Chris Preble and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By killing Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, the Trump Administration has undertaken a major escalation of hostilities in the region. Cato's Emma Ashford and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some proposed reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act come directly from research conducted by Cato's Diego Zuluaga. He describes why, short of getting rid of the law, reform is so essential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the proper balance to protecting natural resources while respecting the value of those lands for alternative uses? Jonathan Wood with the Pacific Legal Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of Sphere we ask the simple question: Should drug prohibition be ended nationwide? Our commenters are Trevor Burrus of Cato, Paul Larkin of the Heritage Foundation, and Jonathan Rauch of Brookings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is bail for? What is pretrial detention for? How do we fix bail for the benefit of society and defendants? Josh Crawford with the Pegasus Institute comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sex work is only legal in parts of Nevada, and there it is highly restricted. What are some of the other models for legal sex work, and which models best respect the individuals involved? Kaytlin Bailey is with Decriminalize Sex Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do local governments owe the people in terms of transparency? Patrick Ishmael directs government accountability at the Show-Me Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The staggering sums that states and localities spend on economic development subsidies rarely deliver the benefits promised. John Mozena directs the Center for Economic Accountability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one suffers more from civil forfeiture than people too poor to fight it. Alan Clemmons is a Republican lawmaker in South Carolina working to impose the most basic level of oversight on the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The confusion between policies designed for poverty eradication versus reducing income inequality is widespread and mistaken. Orphe Divounguy of the Illinois Policy Institute comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For those concerned about the size of the administrative state, there are reasons to be cheerful about the regulatory record of the Trump Administration. Will Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The USMCA trade agreement among the U.S., Mexico, and Canada is moving forward, but forward into what? Simon Lester and Dan Ikenson discuss the deal's terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are good reasons to be concerned about monetary stability in our current economic good times. Economist Eric Sims makes the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian Sanchez details some of the structural problems in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court after a rare rebuke of the FBI's mishandling of warrant applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House has impeached President Trump, but there are still sticking points about the terms of a Senate trial. What new information might be produced in the trial? Gene Healy looks ahead at the likely outcomes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A case argued recently before the U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at a state that allows a private company to hold and enforce the copyright on the state's "annotated code." Trevor Burrus describes what's at issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A day ahead of an impeachment vote in the U.S. House, why these particular articles of impeachment? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First California did it, and now Florida is looking at ways to give student athletes a way to profit from their own likenesses and names, rejecting NCAA rules. Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute details the idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to break up big tech firms and impose new regulation on firms with high revenues. Walter Olson discusses what that might look like in practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State constitutions continue to serve as powerful and underappreciated protectors against overweening government. Rick Esenberg of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shipping regulation known as the Jones Act turns 100 next year. It's long past time for it to go according to Keli'i Akina of Hawaii's Grasroot Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.