Cato Podcast

The Federal Reserve is working to prevent the Fourth Corner Credit Union from providing cannabis entrepreneurs in Colorado with basic banking services. George Selgin comments.The Federal Reserve’s War on Drugs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Massive savings can come to those who shop around for medical care, but the government stymies consumers who might want to reap those rewards. Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Human freedom encompasses far more than economic matters. Ian Vasquez discuess the new Human Freedom Index. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to spend another $350 billion on higher education over ten years. Neal McCluskey says the plan would effectively subsidize students with higher earning potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Founding Era was a violent one, and yet the Framers of the Constitution took great pains to constrain the government's war power. Christopher A. Preble discusses modern rejoinders to the fear of an executive branch empowered to make war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new speech police on college campuses aren't helping students become resilient people. Greg Lukianoff comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Subprime lending was a key component of the financial crisis. Now that the dust has settled, it's back in a big way. Mark Calabria comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SEC's new rule compelling public companies to report ratios of CEO pay to other workers may provide a toehold for further regulation of corporate compensation. Thaya Knight comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the road back to a rational monetary system? Judy Shelton offers her concerns and ideas for orderly money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fight against ISIS began a year ago, but Congress has yet to take a vote on the war. That's despite thousands of airstrikes and thousands of U.S. soldiers on the ground. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine says it's past time for Congress to assert itself on war powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scandal at high levels in Brazil's government may give rise to big political and policy changes. Fabio Ostermann and Kim Kataguiri are leaders of the Free Brazil Movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EPA's ability to compel states to do its bidding may not rely on having certain regulatory rules upheld in court. So says Andrew Grossman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The seizure of Rhonda Cox's truck at the hands of Arizona cops was just the beginning of her education in civil asset forfeiture. Attorney J Cabou discusses her case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Willpower may well be the greatest human strength. New York Times columnist John Tierney discusses how willpower can be used and abused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The truth about the death of Samuel DuBose at the hands of Ray Tensing in Cincinnati might never have come to light if not for Tensing's own body camera. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Bernie Sanders wants to protect low-income Americans at the expense of the planet's poorest people, but there's not much evidence his plan would work. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. criminal justice system is overdue for an overhaul. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) hope to save taxpayers' money while reducing mandatory minimum sentences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The standards of evidence used to take innocent owners' property under civil asset forfeiture are too weak according to Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cancer rates are down in America. Lifespans are up all over. Food is more abundant. Poverty is in decline. Critical to this progress is technology. Ronald Bailey discusses how and why to keep that ingenuity coming in his new book, The End of Doom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio has backed away from plans to regulate services like Uber and Lyft. But he may revisit the issue soon enough. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would an emphasis on character education give rise to political leaders who value liberty? or does liberty allow character to emerge? Foundation for Economic Education President Lawrence W. Reed comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Governments have a poor record of workforce development. Private philanthropy may hold the key to moving people from dependency to the middle class. Jo Kwong makes her case.Book: Clearing Obstacles to Work: A Wise Giver's Guide to Fostering Self-Reliance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President's recent commutations of drug convicts' sentences and efforts to highlight criminal justice problems are welcome news. Adam Bates says there's much more work to be done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are immigrants more likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The loose alliance among conservatives and libertarians needn't necessarily remain. Charles Cooke argues in The Conservatarian Manifesto for a conservative defense of free markets and limited government both robust and principled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now is as good a time as any to get the federal government entirely out of education, according to Neal McCluskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regulatory takings, those that deny Americans certain uses of their property, don't receive enough attention, according to U.S. Rep. Tom Reed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will millenials' politics shape elections to come? And why are Republicans so bad at courting them? Kristen Soltis Anderson tries to explain in her new book, The Selfie Vote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What good is encryption if the FBI has its own key? It’s worse than useless, according to Patrick Eddington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asking federal judges to decide what past felonious "conduct" presents an immediate risk of harm to others is a bridge too far, according the U.S. Supreme Court. Mary Price of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas has begun the process of seizing valuable distribution rights from craft brewers and giving those rights to beer distributors. Attorney Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice comments on a new lawsuit challenging the taking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Should public employees be compelled to support a labor union? Andrew M. Grossman discusses the case of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court has told California that its New Deal-era raisin price support program can't simply steal from farmers. Trevor Burrus comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Puerto Rico’s debt is driven by both fiscal mismanagement and federal regulation. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greece's debts leave it with few choices, but little incentive to cooperate with the rest of the Eurozone. George Selgin discusses how they got here and next steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court has found a fundamental right to same-sex marriage. Roger Pilon and Walter Olson comment on today's decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision ratified the President's interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with respect to insurance premium subsidies and taxes to support those subsidies. Trevor Burrus and Michael F. Cannon comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA may soon have the power to criminally charge restaurant owners who fail to publicly post calorie information on menus. Ike Brannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entrepreneurs create enormous value, but freely give away the moral high ground. The for-profit private sector should instead defend their benefit to society. John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year, Texas had thirteen opportunities to reform the police practice of seizing citizens' property without securing criminal convictions. Texas rejected any and all reform. Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice discusses the fixes to civil asset forfeiture that might have been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA's move to make transfats harder to use has broad implications for consumers, businesses and the power of government to deny people meaningful choices. Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State lawmakers made sure that 2015 was a very good year for educational freedom. Jason Bedrick comments.The Year of Educational Choice: Update III Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President and Congress are working together to circumvent budget controls established in 2011. Nicole Kaeding comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millennials' worldviews owe a great deal to early life experiences and the foreign policy issues that dominated their childhoods. Chief among them, the Iraq War. A. Trevor Thrall comments.-- Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Generation's Attitudes toward Foreign Policy and War (and Why They Matter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study calls into question the benefits of expanding Medicaid for both taxpayers and people who use Medicaid services. Michael Cannon explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The incentive structure built into Obamacare create earnings cliffs that may alter the behavior of millions of Americans. Aaron Yelowitz explains the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kelo eminent domain decision wasn't quite what libertarians might have wanted, but the visceral response from the public and pressure on legislatures may have helped protect Americans' property even better. Scott Bullock comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The importance of the Magna Carta to the American founding is easily forgotten, but hard to overestimate. Roger Pilon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do nations stack up when it comes to the rule of law? Juan Carlos Botero with the World Justice Project is working to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.