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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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SCOTUS: Gay Marriage Legal Nationwide Jun 26, 2015

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The Supreme Court has found a fundamental right to same-sex marriage. Roger Pilon and Walter Olson comment on today's decision.

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Supreme Court Backs Obamacare Taxes, Subsidies Jun 25, 2015

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The Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision ratified the President's interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with respect to insurance premium subsidies and taxes to support those subsidies. Trevor Burrus and Michael F. Cannon comment.

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The Menu Labeling Morass Jun 24, 2015

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The FDA may soon have the power to criminally charge restaurant owners who fail to publicly post calorie information on menus. Ike Brannon comments.

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Capitalists Must Seize the Moral High Ground Jun 23, 2015

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Entrepreneurs create enormous value, but freely give away the moral high ground. The for-profit private sector should instead defend their benefit to society. John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, explains.

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Policing for Profit in the Lone Star State Jun 22, 2015

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This year, Texas had thirteen opportunities to reform the police practice of seizing citizens' property without securing criminal convictions. Texas rejected any and all reform. Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice discusses the fixes to civil asset forfeiture that might have been.

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Transfats, Tradeoffs and Government Power Jun 19, 2015

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The FDA's move to make transfats harder to use has broad implications for consumers, businesses and the power of government to deny people meaningful choices. Walter Olson explains.

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2015: A Good Year for Educational Freedom Jun 18, 2015

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State lawmakers made sure that 2015 was a very good year for educational freedom. Jason Bedrick comments.

The Year of Educational Choice: Update III

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Congress & President Work Together to Bust the Budget Jun 17, 2015

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The President and Congress are working together to circumvent budget controls established in 2011. Nicole Kaeding comments.

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Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy Jun 16, 2015

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Millennials' worldviews owe a great deal to early life experiences and the foreign policy issues that dominated their childhoods. Chief among them, the Iraq War. A. Trevor Thrall comments.

-- Millennials and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Next Generation's Attitudes toward Foreign Policy and War (and Why They Matter)

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The Questionable Benefits of Medicaid Expansion Jun 15, 2015

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A new study calls into question the benefits of expanding Medicaid for both taxpayers and people who use Medicaid services. Michael Cannon explains.

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