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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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The Burglary That Revealed Hoover’s Corrupted FBI Mar 16, 2021

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Fifty years ago this month, a group of anti-war activists broke into the FBI and revealed terrible crimes committed by that agency under the secrecy of COINTELPRO. Patrick Eddington details the history.

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Are Libertarians Too Influential in Federal Court Decisions? Mar 15, 2021

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Do judges feel undue influence from libertarian legal scholars? Sheldon Whitehouse may believe that's the case, and he'd like to change the way groups like the Cato Institute are allowed to engage with the judiciary. Ilya Shapiro comments.

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Breonna Taylor’s Killing One Year Later Mar 13, 2021

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A year after Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor, what's changed? Peter Kraska is a policing researcher at Eastern Kentucky University who worked on the Taylor case. He comments on police reform efforts now underway.

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The Urge to Punish and Criminal Justice Reform Mar 12, 2021

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It's easy to want to throw the book at someone who's engaged in some egregious conduct, but it's harder to understand what even seemingly minor punishments entail. Author and criminal justice scholar John Pfaff discusses the incentives inherent in the way criminal justice is carried out in America.

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End the National Security Free Pass for Presidential Meddling in Trade Mar 11, 2021

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The Trump administration made extensive use of national security justifications for restricting trade. It's time for the law that allows it to go. Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome comment.

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When Are Online Platforms Culpable for Users' Criminal Behavior? Mar 10, 2021

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Should online platforms get blamed for criminal behavior that occurs online, even when police fail to act? Will Duffield comments.

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Vaccine Distribution, Harm Reduction, and Winding Down a Pandemic Mar 09, 2021

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How governments have opted to distribute COVID-19 vaccines leaves a lot to be desired. And precisely what does the end of this pandemic look like? Comedian Andrew Heaton guest hosts in a conversation with Jeff Singer.

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Impeachment and Its Aftermath for the GOP Mar 05, 2021

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The last days of the Trump Administration saw an attack on the Capitol and an historic second impeachment for a sitting President. For Republicans who voted to bring that President to trial, what now? Republican Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler offers her thoughts.

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First, Do No Harm to the Global Supply Chain Mar 05, 2021

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The domestic politics of global supply chains are full of unfortunate incentives even now, when the stakes are historically high. Scott Lincicome comments.

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Some Initial Thoughts on Why Texans Froze Mar 04, 2021

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Texans are still dealing with the aftermath of that recent deep freeze. Peter Van Doren breaks down the relevant facts and provides some early economic analysis.

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