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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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Future MDMA Treatment Following FDA's Rejection Sep 13, 2024

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The FDA's rejection of MDMA as a treatment may well be a short-term setback for legally helping people with PTSD and other disorders. Mason Marks of Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy offers his assessment.

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How Is Free Speech Doing at American Colleges? Sep 11, 2024

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After months of protest, counterprotest, and administrative overreaction over the last school year, the protection of free speech on college campuses seems less certain than ever. Angela Erickson of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression discusses their new College Free Speech Rankings.

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The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World Sep 10, 2024

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In The Islamic Moses, Mustafa Akyol provides a theological and historical exploration of the connection between Islam and Judaism through the single most-mentioned character in the Quran.

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Freedom Conservatives in 2024 Sep 06, 2024

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What will/should conservatism look like after this election year? John Hood of the John William Pope Foundation comments.

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Economic Growth Is (Still) Underappreciated Sep 06, 2024

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The "degrowth" movement has many adherents, so it's worth emphasizing the manifold benefits of economic growth to the lives of humans across the globe. Justin Callais of the Archbridge Institute explains.

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X (and More) Banned in Brazil Sep 05, 2024

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What appears to have started as a judge's request to have critical content removed from X (Twitter) has escalated into the country's highest court banning the service altogether. Cato’s David Inserra discusses how the US should respond.

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Hard Data on States That Impose Big Regulatory Burdens Sep 03, 2024

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Getting a handle on the state-level regulatory burdens can identify inexpensive ways for states to step away from useless intervention. Patrick McLaughlin of the Mercatus Center details a new index aimed at that task.

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Illegal Public Sector Electioneering against School Choice? Sep 02, 2024

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Fights over whether states should give parents a broader range of education options don't get much more pointed than public school officials leveraging state resources to advocate against public questions. Jacob Huebert of the Liberty Justice Center details two current cases of that kind of electioneering.

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Prescribing Psychologists and Access to Care Aug 30, 2024

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What should we expect from the state-level advance of prescribing psychologists, non-physicians who are able to prescribe certain medications? Jeff Singer says their potential for helping patients is strong.

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Harris's Price-Control Free Plan to Control Grocery Store Prices Aug 29, 2024

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It's still just a wisp of an idea, but Kamala Harris's plan to ban so-called "corporate price gouging" assumes a lot (wrongly) about how grocery stores operate. Scott Lincicome offers his thoughts.

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