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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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Fear of Terrorism Drives Anti-Immigrant Push Feb 02, 2018

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Anti-immigration forces would like you to believe that immigrants pose an outsize risk with respect to terrorism. They don't. Alex Nowrasteh explains.

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The Vast Powers of Customs and Border Protection Feb 01, 2018

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is imbued with vast powers, and evidence shows those powers are used without many of the checks that exist in other federal agencies. Alex Nowrasteh and Matthew Feeney comment.

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A Big-Spending, Flag-Waving State of the Union Jan 31, 2018

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The State of the Union is a tradition that probably ought to go, but this one had the big spending plans Americans have come to expect. Cato's John Glaser, Chris Edwards, and Neal McCluskey comment on the substantive policy proposals.

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The New and Old Tech of Border Surveillance Jan 31, 2018

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Technology to intercept illegal immigrants can also be used to hassle American citizens. Much of the new technology doesn't work as well as advertised. Meanwhile, the logistical problems with building a massive border wall have barely begun. Matthew Feeney and David Bier comment.

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The New National ID Systems Jan 30, 2018

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A world where authorities no longer have to even ask for ID is a scary one, especially if you have no recourse in how that massive collection of data gets used. Jim Harper is author of "The New National ID Systems."

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Trump Immigration Plan Would Dramatically Reduce Legal Immigration Jan 30, 2018

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The draconian restrictions on legal immigrants proposed by the Trump White House would exclude nearly 22 million people from the opportunity to immigrate legally to the United States over the next five decades. David Bier comments.

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Puncturing Persistent Myths about Immigrant Crime Jan 29, 2018

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If you're worried about crime, worry more about the criminality of your fellow Americans and less about the criminality of immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data on immigrants and crime.

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Who Pays the Price When You Don’t Get A Speedy Trial? You Do Jan 26, 2018

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Why don't prosecutors and judges pay a price when the right to a speedy trial is violated? Clark Neily comments.

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The 2017 Human Freedom Index Jan 25, 2018

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"The Human Freedom Index” presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. It is co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Ian Vasquez is the report's co-author.

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That Memo, the Deep State, and the FISA Court Jan 24, 2018

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An as-yet-undisclosed memo circulating in the House of Representatives promises to challenge the credibility of some elements in the FBI, but if the claims it contains are substantial, it may pose challenges for the secretive FISA court. Julian Sanchez comments.

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