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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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What Is Postal Banking? Jun 14, 2019

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Postal banking offered in financial reform legislation is a solution to a problem created by current interventions in the banking sector. So says Cato's Todd Zywicki.

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The Jones Act Spikes the Price of Hawaiian Rum Jun 13, 2019

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Bob Gunter's Koloa Rum is extremely expensive to ship to the mainland U.S., all thanks to the Jones Act.

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More from The Wealth Explosion Jun 12, 2019

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What makes modernity persist? When do efforts to perfect modernity undermine it? Stephen Davies is author of The Wealth Explosion.

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The SEC's New Enforcement Action against Kin Cryptocurrency Jun 11, 2019

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When does the SEC make a decision to go after a particular cryptocurrency offering? What standards apply? The case of Kik and its related crypto offering, Kin, isn't yielding any answers. Diego Zuluaga comments.

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Arabic Numerals and Open Societies Jun 10, 2019

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What are the important lessons from Islam's inward turn centuries ago? Mustafa Akyol comments.

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A New Presidential Power Grab over Mexican Tariffs Jun 08, 2019

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Is the president's assertion of authority to unilaterally lay a five-percent tariff on all Mexican goods authorized under law and the Constitution? Gene Healy comments.

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Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Economic Patriotism’ Jun 07, 2019

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Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has presented a broad economic plan that includes a shift in priorities for trade under the banner of "economic patriotism." Simon Lester comments.

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Next Steps in Prison Reform Jun 06, 2019

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Many federal inmates are about to be released under the First Step Act, but the road ahead for prison reform should focus more directly on putting fewer people in prison to begin with. Kevin Ring, president of FAMM Foundation, comments.

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When Regulators Are Also Competitors Jun 05, 2019

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The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Amtrak's regulatory power wherein the agency/company regulates its private sector rivals. What does that mean for competition between private and public entities in the future? William Yeatman comments.

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Parsing the Julian Assange Indictment Jun 05, 2019

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How much of Julian Assange's alleged espionage was the kind of thing good reporters do every day? Patrick Eddington comments.

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