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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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Beginning of the End for Civil Asset Forfeiture? Jan 16, 2015

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has halted so-called "equitable sharing" seizures undertaken by federal agencies. Tim Lynch says the move should be just the first step toward ending civil asset forfeiture entirely.

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Leaving Science to the Private Sector Jan 15, 2015

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Should science and research be considered public goods? Terence Kealey argues on behalf of leaving science to the private sector.

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Too Big to Jail Jan 14, 2015

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How do prosecutors negotiate with corporations when they file charges? Brandon Garrett is author of Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations.
Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations (Cato Book Forum)

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Your Beer Is Full of Taxes Jan 13, 2015

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A struggle to cut federal excise taxes on beer again reveals the strange ways we regulate alcohol. Michelle Minton comments.

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Reject the Medicaid Expansion Jan 12, 2015

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The best way for states to curb Obamacare is in simply rejecting the expansion of Medicaid. That according to Christie Herrera with the Foundation for Government Accountability.

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The Struggle for Truly Free Speech Jan 09, 2015

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Flemming Rose, in a conversation with Jonathan Rauch, describes his newspaper's decision to publish depictions of the prophet Mohammed and the firestorm that followed.

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Saving Congress from Itself Jan 06, 2015

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Former U.S. Senator James L. Buckley makes the case for ending subsidies to state and local governments.

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Human Progress Marches On Jan 05, 2015

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Steven Pinker puts human progress in perspective.
If Everything Is Getting Better, Why Do We Remain So Pessimistic?

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A Path to Lower Spending in 2015 Dec 30, 2014

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Divided government can mean smaller government. There are some reasons to be optimistic that government could shrink in 2015. Jonathan Bydlak of the Coalition to Reduce Spending offers his take.

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NSA's Christmas Eve Document Dump Dec 29, 2014

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The National Security Agency left something under the tree: redacted accounts of some agency abuses over the last decade. Patrick Eddington comments.

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