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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:

Can the President Quarantine States? Apr 11, 2020

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The President tossed out a tweet suggesting he might quarantine whole states where COVID-19 has hit especially hard. Is that constitutional? Gene Healy comments.

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What's the Value Proposition for Higher Ed Now? Apr 10, 2020

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The pandemic sweeping the globe has temporarily shuttered in-person higher education. Does the mass adoption of online education reduce the stigma long associated with institutions of higher learning that exist only online? Cato’s Neal McCluskey comments.

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Noble Lies and COVID-19 Apr 09, 2020

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Lying for noble reasons is still lying, but those lies harm the credibility of people who are supposed to be experts. Alex Nowrasteh argues that noble lies about the coronavirus carry substantial costs.

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Defense Spending Priorities and COVID-19 Apr 08, 2020

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What's the military's role in a global pandemic? How should spending priorities change in response? Chris Preble comments.

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What Does Oversight Mean for That Sudden $2-Trillion in New Spending? Apr 07, 2020

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What are the oversight structures built into the massive relief package recently approved by Congress? Will Yeatman describes the multiple layers of oversight included.

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States Suspend Certificate-of-Need Laws to Address COVID-19 Apr 06, 2020

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Which states are standing in the way of a better pandemic response? Angela Erickson of the Pacific Legal Foundation discusses why some states have relaxed health care certificate-of-need requirements while others are effectively preventing a more robust private sector response to the crisis.

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China’s Confused Coronavirus Response Apr 04, 2020

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There are many reasons to be skeptical of the adequacy of China's response to the coronavirus outbreak. How does that impact relations among countries? Eric Gomez comments.

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Federalism vs. Federal Power in a Pandemic Apr 03, 2020

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What prevents a federally ordered national lockdown as a response to COVID-19? Federalism, for one. Walter Olson explains.

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Homeschooling's Past, Present, and Future Apr 02, 2020

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Parents were caught flatfooted with respect to schooling during a pandemic. Kerry McDonald discusses modern homeschooling's origins and what learning outside a conventional classroom might look like when normalcy returns.

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Tariffs in a Pandemic Are Taxes on Lifesaving Goods Apr 01, 2020

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The Trump Administration will delay the collection of some tariffs, but won't lower the taxes that Americans pay to receive foreign goods. Simon Lester explains.

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