The Cato Weekly Podcast - Cato Institute

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How Do Immigrants Vote? Dec 28, 2020

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Immigrants make up a valuable group of voters in American elections. How did they vote in 2016 and 2020? Alex Nowrasteh explains.

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Regulating Cannabis in 2021 Dec 26, 2020

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Cannabis descheduling at the federal level had a brief moment this year, but ultimately it didn’t happen. What does next year hold for continuing the trend toward decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis? Trevor Burrus explains.

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Salaam Alaikum and Merry Christmas Dec 25, 2020

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Understanding the role of Jesus in Islam may be a key to expanding mutual religious toleration. Mustafa Akyol explains why.

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Religious Persecution Across the Globe Dec 24, 2020

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Religious persecution around the globe continues. How would a Biden Administration differ in foreign policy relating to religion?

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How COVID-19 Changed the Federal Reserve Dec 23, 2020

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The Federal Reserve's expansion into credit allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic will be difficult to roll back. Jim Dorn comments.

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Team Biden and the Means to "Full Employment" Dec 22, 2020

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What new government programs would be justified in pursuit of a target of "full employment" in the economy? Ryan Bourne discusses what the Biden economic team might be planning.

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Sizing Up the SolarWinds Hack Dec 21, 2020

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The devastation and expense of the attack on customers of SolarWinds, including many secretive government agencies, won't be known for some time. Julian Sanchez details some of what we know now.

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Trump, Biden, and Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal Dec 19, 2020

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Team Trump pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, and that appears to have placed Iran closer to achieving nuclear weapons. John Glaser discusses what it would mean for the U.S. to try to revive the deal in a Biden Administration.

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Vaccine Distribution When Demand Far Exceeds Supply Dec 18, 2020

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What's the libertarian answer to distributing a vaccine against a deadly disease when supply is so low relative to the demand? Michael Cannon makes his case.

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Are Facebook's Newer Properties Evidence of Monopoly? Dec 17, 2020

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Was Facebook's purchase of Instagram and other properties evidence of monopolistic practices? Will Duffield and Ryan Bourne are skeptical.

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