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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:

Is the U.S. A Force for Good in Venezuela? Jan 25, 2019

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The United States has a long history of involvement in overthrowing governments in the Americas. Is this round of support for opposition leaders in Venezuela different? John Glaser comments.

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The Redacted Manafort File Jan 24, 2019

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What we still don't know about what former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort told prosecutors is telling. Julian Sanchez comments.

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Trump Should Mail (or Tweet) in the State of the Union Jan 23, 2019

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The State of the Union is a blustery and vacuous ritual, and it doesn't have to be that way. Nancy Pelosi has offered Donald Trump a great opportunity to mail it in. Gene Healy comments.

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How "Market Failure" Arguments Lead to Misguided Policy Jan 22, 2019

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What makes a 'market failure'? Ryan Bourne is author of the new paper, "How ‘Market Failure’ Arguments Lead to Misguided Policy.”

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An Overdue Pardon for the 'Groveland Four' Jan 18, 2019

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Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America details the decades-old wrongful arrest of four young black men on rape charges in Florida and the work of Thurgood Marshall and other attorneys to assert basic Constitutional rights on behalf of the defendants. The last of the Groveland Four died in 2012, but thanks in large part to the book, they have now been officially pardoned.

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The Myth of the Cyber Offense Jan 17, 2019

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Do cyber operations among rival states achieve their stated objectives? What are the escalation risks? Brandon Vareriano is co-author of the new Cato paper, "The Myth of the Cyber Offense: The Case for Restraint."

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Defining 'National Emergency' Down Jan 16, 2019

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What does the Constitution have to say about national emergencies, both real and imagined? Gene Healy comments.

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The Case for an Immigration Tariff Jan 15, 2019

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As a pressure valve against our broken immigration system, why not let immigrants pay for the privilege? Alex Nowrasteh makes his case in a new Cato paper.

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Dark Money and 'Lawless Prosecutions' Jan 14, 2019

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A new documentary showcased by PBS presents Montana as a success story of campaign finance reform and Wisconsin's John Doe investigations as a failure. Steve Klein of the Pillar of Law Institute details some omissions in the Dark Money documentary.
Related podcasts:
Wisconsin’s ‘John Doe’ Raids Two Years Later October 2, 2015
“John Doe” Prosecutors Lose Big in Wisconsin October 6, 2016

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Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate Jan 11, 2019

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The right to self medicate has a long history. It's time Americans rediscovered it. Jessica Flanigan makes her case in the new book Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate.

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