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Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast, leading scholars and policy analysts from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Latest Episodes:

A Clarification on Systemic Racism Mar 30, 2021

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Understanding what systemic racism is requires an understanding of what it isn't. Jonathan Blanks of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity details a few important distinctions.

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The Black Police Experience and Qualified Immunity Mar 29, 2021

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What does a former cop think about qualified immunity? Sonia Pruitt is head of The Black Police Experience.

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Pollsters Still Perplexed over GOP Performance at the Polls Mar 26, 2021

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Pollsters got it wrong again in 2020, underestimating support for Donald Trump and Republicans more broadly. How are they going to get it right? Emily Ekins discusses the theories.

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Medicare Is ‘Junk Coverage’ Mar 25, 2021

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The people who set the prices for a lot of Medicare-funded services point out many of the problems that leads Michael Cannon to conclude that the behemoth of government health care provides "junk" coverage.

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Loosening Telehealth Rules Beyond the Pandemic Mar 24, 2021

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Big players expanding telehealth offerings while a great deal of state regulation is temporarily suspended might mean a vast expansion of telehealth offerings going forward. Jeff Singer comments.

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Fostering Inclusive Economic Recovery in California Mar 23, 2021

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California's poverty is dramatically more stark than in other states. Delivering on an inclusive economic recovery from a pandemic means addressing several underlying policy problems. Michael Tanner comments ahead of his conference in April.

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How Biden Can Do Right by Kids Crossing the Border Mar 22, 2021

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The Biden administration has ways to make good on pledges to treat young people crossing the border fairly. David Bier comments.

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Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 Mar 19, 2021

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Rick Perlstein's Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 details a downtrodden GOP approaching irrelevance ahead of the surprising resurgence of Ronald Reagan.

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The Stupidity of War Mar 18, 2021

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Stupid wars go back a long time, but the idea that war is stupid is relatively new. John Mueller explores the modern idea in The Stupidity of War.

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When Will the U.S. Exit Wars in Yemen and Afghanistan? Mar 17, 2021

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When will President Biden withdraw all support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen? Does Joe Biden own the war in Afghanistan if he doesn’t stick to the current timeline for U.S. departure? Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California discusses the Biden foreign policy so far.

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