The Cato Weekly Podcast - Cato Institute - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

The Cato Weekly Podcast – Cato Institute — Government
The Cato Weekly Podcast – Cato Institute

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.

Copyright: © Cato Institute 2025

Latest Episodes:

A Few Facts about the Pay Gap Feb 01, 2016

Show notes

President Obama wants to compel many companies to begin reporting salary information to the federal government. Thaya Brook Knight comments.

Correction: The proposal would not require companies to provide the information as part of their own tax filings, but would require them to use the information from employees’ Forms W-2 to compile the required disclosure, which would be made to the EEOC.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Measuring the Impact(s) of Immigration Jan 29, 2016

Show notes

Beyond economics, what impacts do immigrants have on the United States? Benjamin Powell of Texas Tech University comments.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The American Criminal Justice System Needs an Overhaul Jan 28, 2016

Show notes

Federal judge Alex Kozinski says the American criminal justice system needs more than minor tweaks to repair its gross injustices.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Understanding the Fight over GMOs Jan 27, 2016

Show notes

Robert Fraley, Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto, discusses the promise of and resistance to genetically modified organisms.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2015's Big Advances in Educational Freedom Jan 26, 2016

Show notes

2011 was supposed to be the "year of school choice." But last year has plenty to recommend it. Jason Bedrick runs down the impressive recent achievements in advancing educational freedom.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#FeeltheBern: Higher Education Edition Jan 25, 2016

Show notes

Bernie Sanders' pitch for tuition-free college wasn't supposed to be the biggest education story in the Presidential race. Neal McCluskey comments.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Executive Move on Immigration Goes to SCOTUS Jan 22, 2016

Show notes

As policy, President Obama's 2014 action on immigration may be good. As a constitutional matter, it's highly questionable. Alex Nowrasteh and Ilya Shapiro comment.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DHS Backs Down (Again) on REAL ID Jan 21, 2016

Show notes

The Department of Homeland Security appears to have kicked the deadline for REAL ID compliance down the road once again. Jim Harper comments.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can Spending Corrupt a Ballot Initiative? Jan 20, 2016

Show notes

The Supreme Court has an opportunity to clarify that spending money to influence voters on a ballot initiative isn't a corrupting influence. Allen Dickerson with the Center for Competitive Politics and Cato's Trevor Burrus comment.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Credit Rating Agencies #FeeltheBern? Jan 19, 2016

Show notes

Bernie Sanders wants to turn credit raters into nonprofits. Mark Calabria comments.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Related Podcasts