Cato Podcast

The President's executive orders on guns contain some relatively benign elements, but parts of the plan could violate the rights of many Americans. David B. Kopel evaluates the plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Transportation Security Administration is again pushing to reject some state IDs for air travel and compel more travelers to go through naked body scanners. Jim Harper comments on the law and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immigration enforcement can get easier with better immigration policy. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new Islamic military alliance has fewer members than initially claimed. Emma Ashford discusses why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President's powers are limited, but the President could reschedule (or deschedule) marijuana to make it easier for entrepreneurs in states where federal and state law don't agree. Ilya Shapiro comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following meaningful gains against ISIS by Iraqi Security Forces, just how should American leaders respond to maximize the benefits? Chris Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New guidance asks states to begin providing more details about who gets special tax deals. Will Freeland from the American Legislative Exchange Council comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How well do so-called targeted sanctions on Russia work for effecting policy change? Emma Ashford offers her analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Certificate of need laws can give entrenched providers a role in deciding which competitors are allowed to operate. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice discusses the case of medical imaging in Virginia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Family integrity is hard to maintain when an inmate is held hundreds of miles from home. Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums talks about what it means for prisoner reintegration into society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States was a grand compromise, one created out of common views of rights and government power. Professor Rob McDonald of West Point discusses what that means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A popular voucher program may come to an end unless it is reauthorized -- something this year’s federal omnibus spending bill failed to do. Jason Bedrick offers his analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Americans at present have little appetite for wars of choice, but debates among presidential candidates reflect a very different consensus. Chris Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The current immigration debate has turned nativist. The new, uglier debate centers on barring immigration, not expanding it. Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concentrating power into administrative agencies creates something like a fourth branch of government. Jonathan Turley comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Reserve raised its target for the federal funds rate and hiked actual interest paid on excess bank reserves. George Selgin comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the 2015 dip in global carbon emissions the beginning of a sustained decline? Chip Knappenberger says it's not likely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The so-called Islamic State poses problems for Republican candidates trying to differentiate themselves from President Obama. Christopher A. Preble comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The criminal justice system has, in many ways, turned police officers into revenue officers. Grover Norquist explains why that's a serious problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latin American populism, at least for now, is on the wane. Ian Vasquez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Excise taxes in New York and other states have given rise to cigarette smuggling. Michael D. LaFaive of the Mackinac Center explains the consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Ridley discusses his new book, The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are several arguments for regulating bitcoin, but they need to face basic scrutiny. William J. Luther evaluates the claims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extending the promise of affordable, dependable health insurance at the state level is alive and well. Justin Owen of the Beacon Center of Tennessee discusses how states can improve health care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pennsylvania's alcohol laws seem designed to waste everyone's time and energy. Bob Dick from the Commonwealth Foundation offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The foster care systems in the United States regularly break up families. Is there a way to prevent that? Andrew Brown with the Foundation for Government Accountability discusses one idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the economic impacts of zoning? William Fischel is author of Zoning Rules! The Economics of Land Use Regulation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telemedicine is a field in its infancy. In Texas, some physicians appear to want to keep it that way. John Davidson of the Texas Public Policy Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Criminal law needs "mens rea" reform. So says Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute in Ohio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Government surveillance aside, security expert Bruce Schneier says the price of ubiquitous corporate tracking is also unclear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The general warrant, a relic of colonial America, could make a comeback. Georgetown Law's Laura Donohue discusses the history of general warrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special Thanksgiving Argument Edition of the Cato Daily Podcast. Duke University's Michael Munger discusses the bad choices of voters versus consumers and fears about the sharing economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State legislators should learn how cops plan to use drones for surveillance. Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new fight over eminent domain is unfolding in Chicago. Hilary Gowins of the Illinois Policy Institute comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will sentencing reform and other fixes to our broken criminal justice system come soon? Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums and Cato's Adam Bates discuss the prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist Robert Higgs discusses what he's learned over the years. His new book is Taking a Stand: Reflections on Life, Liberty, and the Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do police unions protect bad cops? Are police unions a benefit to public safety? Derek M. Cohen of the Texas Public Policy Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How would federal appeals court judge Alex Kozinski change the American criminal justice system? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest book from Matt Ridley is The Evolution of Everything, where he discusses changes in faith, government, technology and our own minds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Programs designed to fight terrorism at home demand metrics to determine their effectiveness. All too often, these studies aren't conducted. John Mueller and Mark G. Stewart discuss their book, Chasing Ghosts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a sample of the Excursions podcast from Libertarianism.org. In this episode, George H. Smith discusses the marginal utility revolution in economic thought. This revolution provided the foundation for Ludwig von Mises's argument that rational economic calculation is impossible in a socialist economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the off-year election to the crude marketing and cronyist structure of the ballot initiative, perhaps Ohio's marijuana initiative was doomed to fail. Morgan Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Higgs discusses our most recent economic recovery and some thoughts on how Keynesians explain events in American economic history. Higgs is author of the new book, Taking a Stand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Civil forfeiture has grown tremendously in recent years. Lisa Knepper and Angela C. Erickson from the Institute for Justice discuss their new report, Policing for Profit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Socialist-leaning countries in Latin America want to present themselves as a counter to U.S. power in the hemisphere, but without oil revenues, the movement may have trouble fueling its plans. Fergus Hodgson of the PanAm Post comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than two years after pre-dawn raids on the homes of political activists in Wisconsin, there is good news for unfettered political speech. Eric O'Keefe was among those under investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress is rarely willing to make the kind of tradeoffs necessary to freeze, let alone reduce spending. Will new House Speaker Paul Ryan change that? Jonathan Bydlak from the Coalition to Reduce Spending comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress hasn't authorized President Obama's new war in Syria. The executive branch claims Congress in 2001 already approved it. Gene Healy discusses Obama's new war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fight over carbon restrictions must be weighed against the value of helping poor countries develop. Richard Tol of the University of Sussex comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EPA's clean power plan is the subject of legal challenges, but those challenges may not ultimately matter. Andrew Grossman updates the status of the legal fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.