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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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Trump and the GOP Congress Spend Big with Your Money Feb 16, 2018

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Despite some substantial plans to privatize some infrastructure and cut other needless federal spending, the infrastructure and other spending plans by Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are substantial budget busters. Chris Edwards comments.

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#CatoConnects: The Nunes Memo, Surveillance, and Secret Courts Feb 15, 2018

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Intelligence experts have generally been skeptical of the conclusions of the "Nunes memo," but the fight over this document may do long-term damage to attempts to provide important oversight for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Julian Sanchez comments.View full event

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Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man Feb 14, 2018

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It's difficult to overestimate what Frederick Douglass overcame to become one of the greatest advocates for liberty in the 19th century. Timothy Sandefur is author of the new Cato book, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man.

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The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It Feb 13, 2018

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What can be done to counter public corruption? Frank Buckley is author of The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It.

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The Unbelievable Case of McCoy v. Louisiana Feb 12, 2018

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Is it unconstitutional for defense counsel to concede the defendant's guilt over that defendant's express objection? In McCoy v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to affirm that a competent defendant may play an important role in his own defense strategy. Jay Schweikert comments.

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Lives of the Necromancers Feb 10, 2018

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Politicians testing the credulity of Americans with outlandish statements is far from unprecedented. Anthony Comegna is editor of the new volume, Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin.

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The Tax Bill Didn’t Kill Obamacare Feb 09, 2018

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Obamacare lives. Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute discusses what that means for states trying to make reforms.

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Cutting Aid and Cutting Remarks over Pakistan Feb 08, 2018

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The President's rhetoric and tone don't bode well for getting cooperation from Pakistan, even on shared goals. Sahar Khan comments.

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Bad Math on Counterinsurgency Feb 06, 2018

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Killing insurgents on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan seems to end up giving us more of them. Erik Goepner comments on how that math does and doesn't add up.

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Little Nukes, Big Deal Feb 05, 2018

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Would expanding low-yield nukes in our nuclear arsenal make us safer? Eric Gomez comments on the new nuclear posture review from the Pentagon.

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