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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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Revelations of CIA-led Torture Should Mean Reform Dec 10, 2014

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Revelations in a new Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA-led torture detail an agency that acted without specific authority and misled its own overseers. Patrick G. Eddington comments on the new report.

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The Road from Lima on Climate Change Dec 09, 2014

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The climate change talks in Peru are much like those held each December: lofty rhetoric and limited prospects for a global agreement on climate change. Patrick J. Michaels comments.

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Accountability Requires Release of Torture Report Dec 08, 2014

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The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to soon release details about CIA-led torture during the George W. Bush White House. Patrick Eddington comments.

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A Needed Debate over Iraq, Syria Dec 08, 2014

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The uncertain march to war in Iraq and Syria continues. Christopher Preble comments on John Kerry's testimony and the dubious authority underlying the President's war plans.

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Europe's Beleaguered Banks and Economic Recovery Dec 05, 2014

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Europe's banks have been pushed around by regulators, leading to shrinking credit for businesses and a weaker economy. Steve Hanke explains.

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Agreeable Immigration Reform for Obama and the GOP Dec 04, 2014

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There are immigration reforms that the President and the incoming Congress can agree to implement. Alex Nowrasteh explains.

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Mayday PAC's Missteps Dec 02, 2014

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Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC was supposed to bring about the end of superPACs. Instead, it may have violated some of the least complicated elements of campaign finance regulation. David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics comments.

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Key Insights of Public Choice Thinking Dec 01, 2014

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Public choice economics came at a critical time, when trust in government was increasing. The insights of that field should make us all less trusting of broad governmental solutions, according to Don Boudreaux.

"Why Government Fails and Why Ideas Matter," Cato Policy Report, November/December 2014

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Obamacare's Calorie Count Mandate Nov 26, 2014

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Another hidden gift inside the Affordable Care Act: mandatory calorie labeling for many restaurant menus. Walter Olson comments on the complications and potential unintended consequences of such a mandate.

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The Tyranny of Silence Nov 25, 2014

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When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. Flemming Rose is author of The Tyranny of Silence.
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