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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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Free Speech and Aggregate Contribution Limits Apr 02, 2014

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Contributions to candidates as individual acts don't corrupt the political process, so what about contributions overall?

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The Kidney Sellers of Iran Mar 31, 2014

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The kidney shortage in the United States is expensive for those affected. And if it's too expensive, it's often fatal. Iran has dramatically alleviated the kidney shortage by allowing donors to be compensated.
The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran

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Demystifying North Korea's Brutality Mar 28, 2014

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It's easy to laugh at North Korea's backwardness, but that laughter encourages us to ignore the government's brutality in the least free nation on earth. Michael Malice, in his new book, attempts to demystify the regime.
DEAR READER: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il

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Origination and ObamaCare Mar 27, 2014

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Bills to raise revenue are supposed to start in the U.S. House. So why did ObamaCare receive the "gut and replace" treatment when it arrived in the Senate?

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White House Offers Small NSA Reform Mar 26, 2014

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The President's plan to reform National Security Agency surveillance would nullify one form of bulk collection of Americans' phone records, but leaks about NSA implicate the agency is a far wider range of mischief.

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School Choice Is Winning Mar 25, 2014

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The number of states with zero school choice options gets smaller every year. Bob Bowdon of Choice Media evaluates the state of educational freedom for children in the United States.

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Tesla Motors' Disruptive Business Model Mar 24, 2014

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Tesla Motors makes "premium electric" automobiles, but some state-level protectionists don't like that Tesla owns its own dealerships.

Tesla and the Red-State Blues

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Anti-Sanctions for Ukraine? Mar 21, 2014

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Sanctions on foreign countries that do bad things don't tend to achieve the desired results, but what about lifting punitive trade restrictions on countries in need? Bill Watson calls them "anti-sanctions."

Let's Try Anti-Sanctions

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Seizure and Search of Mobile Phones at SCOTUS Mar 20, 2014

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The Supreme Court will soon have another chance to rein in police searches of our personal electronics.

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Three Years Since the War in Libya Mar 19, 2014

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Even on humanitarian grounds, the war in Libya didn't help the people of that country prosper, says Benjamin H. Friedman.

Did the Military Intervention in Libya Succeed?

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