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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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Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell Aug 26, 2015

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Can the federal government's agencies pick and choose which religious groups are burdened by Obamacare? Josh Blackman, one of the authors of a Cato Institute brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell, says no.

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The Work versus Welfare Tradeoff: Europe Aug 25, 2015

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How do European governments stack up when it comes to promoting work over welfare? Charles Hughes and Michael D. Tanner take a look in their new Cato paper, "The Work versus Welfare Trade-Off: Europe."

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An Existential Threat to Bitcoin? Aug 24, 2015

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The possible transition to a new form of software for Bitcoin has been cast as an existential threat, though it's not clear that it is. Jim Harper comments.

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Trump's Zero-Sum Talk on Trade Aug 21, 2015

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Donald Trump's talk on trade pits Americans against foreign trading partners. Dan Ikenson says Trump's rhetoric seriously misrepresents the benefits trade delivers to the parties involved.

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The Fed Tries to Stop Cannabis Credit Union Aug 20, 2015

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The Federal Reserve is working to prevent the Fourth Corner Credit Union from providing cannabis entrepreneurs in Colorado with basic banking services. George Selgin comments.The Federal Reserve’s War on Drugs

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Regulation Drives Medical Tourism Aug 19, 2015

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Massive savings can come to those who shop around for medical care, but the government stymies consumers who might want to reap those rewards. Michael Cannon explains.

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The Human Freedom Index Aug 18, 2015

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Human freedom encompasses far more than economic matters. Ian Vasquez discuess the new Human Freedom Index.

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Candidate Clinton's Big-Spending Higher Ed Plans Aug 17, 2015

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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to spend another $350 billion on higher education over ten years. Neal McCluskey says the plan would effectively subsidize students with higher earning potential.

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War Is the Health of the State Aug 14, 2015

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The Founding Era was a violent one, and yet the Framers of the Constitution took great pains to constrain the government's war power. Christopher A. Preble discusses modern rejoinders to the fear of an executive branch empowered to make war.

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The Dangers of Campus Speech Police Aug 13, 2015

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The new speech police on college campuses aren't helping students become resilient people. Greg Lukianoff comments.

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