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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:

Your Body, Their Rules Feb 25, 2025

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When police lean on medical professionals to violate their oaths, there is good news about how seriously those professionals take that pledge. Jeff Singer and Mike Fox comment.

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Government Racial Categories Are (at Best) Pointless Feb 24, 2025

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There are many examples of governments using racial categories in nefarious ways, and the upside for cataloging people by race seems vanishingly small. Cato's John Early explains.

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Questions about Trump's Second Amendment Executive Order Feb 22, 2025

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Patrick Eddington details some of the missed opportunities and looming issues relating to President Trump's executive order on firearms.

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Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland Feb 20, 2025

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The feds want millions of businesses and other corporations to turn over sensitive information so they can snoop for evidence of crimes. It’s an affront to financial privacy, anonymous association, and other liberties. The requirement is laid out in the Corporate Transparency Act, now the subject of litgation at the Fifth Circuit. Caleb Kruckenberg represents the Texas Top Cop Shop and others in the case.

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Fentanyl Smugglers Don't Care about Your Stinkin' Laws Feb 19, 2025

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Lawmakers wouldn't truly change current federal fentanyl policy with the HALT Fentanyl Act; they'd simply continue a framework that has failed over the past seven years to stop sellers of illicit fentanyl from meeting market demand. Jeff Singer explains.

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Immigrants Still Use Less Welfare Feb 18, 2025

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Immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis in 2022. Alex Nowrasteh explains why in a new paper.

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To Shrink Government, DOGE Needs Congress Feb 17, 2025

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The Department of Government Efficency, such as it is, can't really do much to cut government without Congressional approval. Gene Healy discusses what a more serious approach to spending and regulatory reform will have to entail.

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The Good and Bad of Trump's Education Executive Orders Feb 14, 2025

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Some of what is implicated by President Trump's executive orders in the realm of education simply can't happen without Congress. Neal McCluskey breaks down what's in them.

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Considerations for the Near-Term Future of 'Debanking' Feb 13, 2025

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It's hard to function without a bank account, which is why "debanking" disfavored people and groups works so well. Nicholas Anthony explains how the feds encourage it, and how it can be used to punish ideological opponents.

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Tariffs, North American Carmakers, and EV Handouts Feb 12, 2025

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The long and winding supply chains inherent in auto manufacturing face signifcant threats from presidentially imposed tariffs. Reporter Christopher Otts at The Wall Street Journal discusses the impact on car prices and manufacturers decisions.

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