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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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Assessing the Terrorism Risk of Immigrants Sep 13, 2016

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How likely are you to be killed by a foreign-born terrorist inside the United States? The odds are vanishingly small. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data.

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Modern Zoning versus Microhousing Sep 12, 2016

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Renters in Seattle are learning that the low-cost tiny apartments they'd like to occupy are being zoned out of existence. Vanessa Brown Calder comments.

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What's a Faithful Electoral College Elector to Do? Sep 09, 2016

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The Electoral College is meant to provide a check on mob rule. So what's a faithful elector to do in 2016? Andrew M. Grossman comments.

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Self-Control or State Control? You Decide Sep 08, 2016

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Being responsible for your own happiness is an opportunity, not a burden. Tom G. Palmer is editor of the new book, Self-Control or State Control? You Decide.

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The Protectionist Impulse Sep 07, 2016

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The benefits of trade may be all around us, but that doesn't mean we're naturally supportive of it. Dan Pearson explains.

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Welfare Reform and Immigrant Outcomes Sep 06, 2016

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How has welfare reform impacted the fates of immigrants to the United States? David Bier parses the data.

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Paul Ryan's Focus on Poverty amid Political Season Sep 02, 2016

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In a political season featuring divisive candidates, Paul Ryan has spent an inordinate amount of time promoting his own sketched out plans for reforming programs aimed at alleviating poverty. Michael Tanner comments.

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A Doubling Down on 'Trumpism' Sep 01, 2016

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Donald Trump's photo-op in Mexico has done nothing to obscure his insistence on both building a wall at the southern border and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh comments.

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Alabama's Odd Regulation on Talking to the Government Aug 31, 2016

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Alabama requires both registration and an ethics course for anyone deemed a "lobbyist" by the state. Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice is challenging the requirement.

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Police 'Pre-search' and the Fourth Amendment Aug 31, 2016

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Baltimore police have engaged in large-scale surveillance without any authorization. The implications for policing are troubling. Jim Harper comments.

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