Cato Podcast

The Whren case decided 20 years ago gave police wider latitude to detain people. It hasn't all been to the good. Jonathan Blanks explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would have state agencies boycott those who would boycott Israel and he does his best to circumvent the Citizens United decision. David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The struggle for clearly delineating hemp from marijuana in federal law is a decades-long one. Eric Steenstra of Vote Hemp explains why virtually all hemp products in the U.S. must be imported. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The concept of "large HSAs" has landed on Capitol Hill. How would they work? Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Twelfth Amendment could be invoked in an election scenario where no electoral majority emerges. What does that look like? Ilya Shapiro explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telecom reform in the 1990s is considered a big success. So why is the FCC nibbling around the edges of undoing that reform? Larry Downes comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does Gross Output compare with Gross Domestic Product in describing the economy? Economist Mark Skousen comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal intelligence agencies are enlisting new agents, and some of them could be people you already know. Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In presenting the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to Danish newspaper editor Flemming Rose, former ACLU president Nadine Strossen discusses the importance of unfettered freedom of speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flemming Rose is the 2016 recipient of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Rose is the author of The Tyranny of Silence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The struggle for limited government must contend with an entrenched foe: the ruling class, which carries with it an agenda for larger government. Lawrence B. Lindsey discusses his new book on the subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would targeting nominal GDP remove Federal Reserve discretion? Would it constrain fiscal policy? Economist David Beckworth comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Nevada program aimed at giving parents more educational options for their children goes to court. Jason Bedrick comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump needs drones to make his border security plans work. The problem is that it won't work. Matthew Feeney and Alex Nowrasteh comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economic liberty and religious liberty are often expressed by the same choices. Jay W. Richards comments on the current fights pitting economic and religious liberty against government power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elite coastal cities appear at odds with businesses trying to bring in talent. Timothy B. Lee, a writer at Vox, discusses the housing issues that pit homeowners against the demands of industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new restroom mandate from the Obama White House would be rendered irrelevant if parents had more choices for their kids. Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the tenth anniversary of the Cato Daily Podcast, Cato Institute president Peter Goettler talks with host Caleb O. Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Berman, founder of Berman and Company, discusses how to "change the conversation" and the myriad candidate missteps in the 2016 election season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2016 election for president is at once full of anger and devoid of substantial discussions of the most serious problems of government. Ben Domenech, publisher of The Federalist, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Transportation Security Administration doesn't care for rules, except the ones it imposes on travelers. Marc Scribner and Jim Harper comment on the TSA's effort to pat down its attempts to skirt the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oklahoma has made it easier for victims of civil asset forfeiture to seek attorneys fees, but the practice continues. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trademarks are a special kind of intellectual property, but just what do they punish and protect? Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA has decided that e-cigarettes should be treated in the same manner as other tobacco products. That could mean bad things for former smokers who used e-cigarettes to quit. Terence Kealey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Jacobs helped redefine the idea of how cities could thrive. Her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, is a classic work detailing how vibrant city life emerges. Emily Washington of the Mercatus Center comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many ways to smooth the assimilation process for refugees. Alex Nowrasteh looks at the case of refugees from Syria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The failure of government in Venezuela continues. Ian Vasquez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank Dikötter discusses his new book, The Cultural Revolution: A People's History. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What kind of constitution does the U.S. really have? Randy E. Barnett makes his case in Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) discusses possible changes to how the feds treat cannabis and elucidates his proposed amendment to alter the First Amendment's protections for political speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What stands in the way of jumpstarting entrepreneurship? How should businesses' complaints about housing supply be addressed? Economist Edward L. Glaeser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Obama's pledge of 250 troops to fight ISIS in Syria seems to be designed mainly to placate domestic constituencies. Chris Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does President Obama think about the possibility of "Brexit," Great Britain's possible departure from the European Union? Also, why should Britons care what he thinks? Tom Clougherty comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Financial markets stand to benefit from distributed blockchain technology, but so do regulators. J. Christopher Giancarlo of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it time to declassify key pages of the 9/11 Report? Emma Ashford discusses the complicated U.S.-Saudi relationship in light of the looming declassification. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do cops use so-called "stingrays" to intercept phone communication and why is it such a big secret? Adam Bates explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why must the U.S. spend still more billions to provide "reassurance" to European allies? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How might the CFPB regulate payday lenders? Thaya Brook Knight explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The policies that help drive companies to move production outside the U.S. are worth understanding, the convenient rhetoric of politicians notwithstanding. Dan Pearson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will the blockchain change business? Patrick Byrne, founder of Overstock.com, offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York has led government efforts to regulate bitcoin, so how did they do it? Dana Syracuse and Peter Van Valkenburgh comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The designation of "systemically important financial institution" for MetLife would mean billions of dollars in costs that regulators never bothered to tally. Thaya Brook Knight comments on how MetLife, at least for now, gets to avoid additional federal control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump wants to ban remittances back to Mexico. Problem is, says Alex Nowrasteh, such a plan might spur more illegal immigration to the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To what extent should the Federal Election Commission attempt to blunt the impact of the Citizens United decision? Allen Dickerson with the Center for Competitive Politics comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Panama Papers leak has revealed that many current and former heads of authoritarian governments hid money from taxation. But even if that money turns out to have been stolen, should that fact bring an end to financial privacy? Dan Mitchell comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How most of us think about human flourishing could be all wrong. Mark Weber is a co-producer of the film, Poverty, Inc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One element of the right to counsel has been decided by the Supreme Court. Trevor Burrus comments on the justices' opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sentencing reform could come this year, but sticking points remain. Kevin Ring of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Department of Justice last year suspended its practice of providing kickbacks to local police engaged in civil asset forfeiture. Now it's back. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice and Cato's Adam Bates comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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