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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:

The Power of Police Unions Nov 19, 2015

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Do police unions protect bad cops? Are police unions a benefit to public safety? Derek M. Cohen of the Texas Public Policy Foundation comments.

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Overhauling American Criminal Justice Nov 18, 2015

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How would federal appeals court judge Alex Kozinski change the American criminal justice system?

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The Evolution of Everything Nov 17, 2015

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The latest book from Matt Ridley is The Evolution of Everything, where he discusses changes in faith, government, technology and our own minds.

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The Attacks in Paris and Chasing Ghosts Nov 16, 2015

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Programs designed to fight terrorism at home demand metrics to determine their effectiveness. All too often, these studies aren't conducted. John Mueller and Mark G. Stewart discuss their book, Chasing Ghosts.

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Excursions into Socialist Calculation Nov 13, 2015

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This is a sample of the Excursions podcast from Libertarianism.org. In this episode, George H. Smith discusses the marginal utility revolution in economic thought. This revolution provided the foundation for Ludwig von Mises's argument that rational economic calculation is impossible in a socialist economy.

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Ohio's Crude Stab at Cannabis Legalization Nov 12, 2015

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From the off-year election to the crude marketing and cronyist structure of the ballot initiative, perhaps Ohio's marijuana initiative was doomed to fail. Morgan Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project comments.

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Anemic Recovery, Regulation and Taxation Nov 11, 2015

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Robert Higgs discusses our most recent economic recovery and some thoughts on how Keynesians explain events in American economic history. Higgs is author of the new book, Taking a Stand.

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Policing for Profit Proceeds Apace Nov 10, 2015

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Civil forfeiture has grown tremendously in recent years. Lisa Knepper and Angela C. Erickson from the Institute for Justice discuss their new report, Policing for Profit.

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Socialism, Oil and the Bolivarian Alliance Nov 09, 2015

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Socialist-leaning countries in Latin America want to present themselves as a counter to U.S. power in the hemisphere, but without oil revenues, the movement may have trouble fueling its plans. Fergus Hodgson of the PanAm Post comments.

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Policing the Speech Police in Wisconsin Nov 06, 2015

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More than two years after pre-dawn raids on the homes of political activists in Wisconsin, there is good news for unfettered political speech. Eric O'Keefe was among those under investigation.

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