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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 Expression and Discrimination Laws Mar 18, 2014

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When should your right to free expression be trumped by the demands of antidiscrimination laws?

Choosing What to Photograph Is a Form of Speech

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Freaked-Out Parents, Bubble-Wrapped Kids Mar 14, 2014

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There was a time in the United States when young children roamed free of the fear of kidnapping or other horrible fates. The world has gotten much safer since then.

Quit Bubble-Wrapping Our Kids!

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NSA Fakes Facebook to Spread Malware Mar 13, 2014

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The NSA's use of hijacked botnets and fake Facebook pages are aimed at gathering intelligence on a massive scale, whether or not those surveilled are suspected of any wrongdoing.

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CIA Watches the Watchmen Watching Them Mar 12, 2014

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The head of the Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of surveilling and intimidating Senate staffers as they attempted to learn more about alleged CIA abuses.

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Putting the IRS in Charge of Speech Mar 11, 2014

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The IRS is a political agency. It's been used against political opponents going back to at least the 1960s. New proposed rules governing nonprofits that lobby Congress could muzzle those groups when they want to talk to their own members. David Keating is President of the Center for Competitive Politics.

Censorship Through the Tax Code: How the Proposed IRS Rules for Social Welfare Groups Stifle Political Activity

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The Explosion in Criminal Penalties Mar 10, 2014

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The dramatic rise in criminal penalties at both the state and federal level is cause for concern. Marc Levin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation argues that many petty crimes, though rightfully illegal, shouldn’t carry jail time. Restitution, he argues, is often a more appropriate penalty.

Welcome Rumblings of a Wider Drug War Clemency
In the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the Classic Article The Aims of the Criminal Law

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China's Influence in American Universities Mar 07, 2014

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There has been an explosion of partnerships, exchanges, and programs between U.S. institutions of higher education and those in China. While made in the spirit of intellectual and scholarly collaboration, these relationships have proceeded without serious consideration of the practical and moral/ethical issues posed by dealing with authoritarian regimes.
Chinese Intrusions into American Universities: Consequences for Freedom

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Overseas Contingency Slush Fund Mar 06, 2014

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Federal funds designated for “overseas contingency operations” are supposed to be for unplanned expenses associated with war. But the funds avoid federal budget caps on military spending and avoid normal scrutiny associated with other federal spending priorities. Now that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, Christopher A. Preble argues it’s time for lawmakers to zero out that spending.
Truth in Budgeting and Personnel Costs in the OCO

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Obama's Odd myRA Proposal Mar 05, 2014

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The President’s myRA proposal aimed at helping low-income Americans save for retirement seems to have missed a key element of helping low-income people save more: the tax break provided by traditional IRAs. The myRA proposal doesn’t provide that break and, says Jagadeesh Gokhale, that makes it an inapt savings vehicle for people with low incomes.

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How to Identify Serious Pension Reform Mar 04, 2014

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The state pension problem continues to worsen, but several states are moving ahead with positive reforms. Will Freeland is a research analyst at the American Legislative Exchange Council. We talked about which states are doing reform right and how to know if your state lawmakers are serious about fixing the problem.

State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead by Jagadeesh Gokhale

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