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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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Resolving Puerto Rico's Fiscal Failures Mar 03, 2016

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Puerto Rico's massive debts are leading some in Washington to argue for a bailout. Ike Brannon says that would set a bad precedent for financially troubled states like Illinois.

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Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel Mar 02, 2016

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Drug cartels face many of the same incentives and constraints faced by any other business. Tom Wainwright, author of Narconomics, comments.

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Learning from Making a Murderer Feb 29, 2016

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The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer raises important questions about how investigators and prosecutors do their jobs. Cato's Tim Lynch and Shawn Armbrust of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project comment.

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The Inevitability of Federal-Land-Use Fights Feb 26, 2016

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Without pricing the various uses of land, the feds manage to turn land-use disputes into bitter fights. Randal O'Toole comments.

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Emissions and the Clean Power Plan Feb 24, 2016

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The Supreme Court's stay of the President's Clean Power Plan complicates efforts to reduce emissions. Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, comments.

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Guantanamo Bay, Talking Points, and Endless War Feb 23, 2016

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President Obama says closing Guantanamo Bay would nix a popular talking point for people hostile to America. Ben Friedman argues that not dropping so many bombs in foreign countries might be more effective.

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Foreign Policy: #FeeltheBern vs. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain Feb 22, 2016

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Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump hang their hats on the notion that they recognize the Iraq War as erroneous. Christopher A. Preble argues that foreign policy is more than just errors avoided.

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Weighing the Record of Antonin Scalia Feb 19, 2016

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There is much for libertarians to like in the opinions of Antonin Scalia. His full record is worth examining. Roger Pilon comments.

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Apple Will Fight Federal Conscription to Defeat Encryption Feb 18, 2016

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Apple CEO Tim Cook wants customers to know that the company will fight a federal effort to compel the company to cripple its own security. Julian Sanchez comments.

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Scalia on Regulation and Criminal Justice Feb 17, 2016

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Antonin Scalia's legacy in both regulation and criminal justice is a mixed one. Walter Olson and Tim Lynch comment.

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