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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:

What Unions Won’t Let Employers Say Jan 12, 2020

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How does labor law restrict communications between workers and employers? Ken Girardin of the Empire Center in New York discusses some of the "Dos and Don'ts" in public sector labor law.

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How Long Does the Third Party Doctrine Have Left? Jan 11, 2020

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Courts routinely have trouble keeping up with technology, so how long before the Third Party Doctrine is radically altered or eliminated? Billy Easley analyzes tech policy at Americans for Prosperity.

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Is the Cato Institute under Deep State Surveillance? Jan 10, 2020

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Cato's Patrick Eddington wants Congress to make clear if domestic policy groups are among those currently targeted for federal surveillance.

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Are Big Banks Bad Banks? Jan 09, 2020

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What are the costs and risks associated with banking consolidation? Should it be concerning that the biggest banks decades ago are still the biggest? Diego Zuluaga comments.

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Rounds of U.S./Iranian Attacks on Pause Jan 09, 2020

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What ought to follow hostilities between Iran and the United States after Iran's military response to the death of a high ranking general? Chris Preble and John Glaser comment.

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Trump's Major Escalation against Iran Jan 06, 2020

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By killing Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, the Trump Administration has undertaken a major escalation of hostilities in the region. Cato's Emma Ashford and John Glaser comment.

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Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act Jan 03, 2020

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Some proposed reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act come directly from research conducted by Cato's Diego Zuluaga. He describes why, short of getting rid of the law, reform is so essential.

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The Antiquities Act, Protecting Land, and Executive Authority Jan 01, 2020

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What is the proper balance to protecting natural resources while respecting the value of those lands for alternative uses? Jonathan Wood with the Pacific Legal Foundation comments.

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Sphere: Should Drug Prohibition Be Ended Nationwide? Dec 31, 2019

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In the first episode of Sphere we ask the simple question: Should drug prohibition be ended nationwide? Our commenters are Trevor Burrus of Cato, Paul Larkin of the Heritage Foundation, and Jonathan Rauch of Brookings.

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Getting Honest on Bail Reform Dec 30, 2019

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What is bail for? What is pretrial detention for? How do we fix bail for the benefit of society and defendants? Josh Crawford with the Pegasus Institute comments.

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