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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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Ensuring Election Speed, Efficiency, and Security Apr 05, 2024

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Separating credible election reforms from those born of conspiracy theories is a valuable task, especially when some current proposed reforms threaten to make elections slower, less efficient, and less secure. Walter Olson provides details.

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The High Cost of Mandatory Parking Apr 03, 2024

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If markets demand parking, it will largely be provided. In so many cases, however, it's governments setting the rules for how much parking must be provided for new housing or commercial ventures. Requiring all that parking raises costs and make lots of unique development unaffordable. Author M. Nolan Gray explains why markets are generally far better at setting the right mix.

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There Is No Such Thing as a Wage-Price Spiral Apr 02, 2024

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The wage-price spiral is a popular explanation for why a temporary inflation might persist or even accelerate. Economist Bryan Cutsinger says the wage-price spiral narrative is unsupported by the empirical evidence.

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The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons Apr 01, 2024

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The growth in the size and scope of government can be understood along multiple dimensions. Economist Abigail Hall has studied crisis and the growth of government in the context of nuclear proliferation.

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Replacing Federal Bureaucrats and the Trump Agenda Mar 29, 2024

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Trump-supporting organizations are hoping that making it easier to fire career bureaucrats will make achieving the presidential hopeful's agenda easier. Cato's Tom Firey has some bad news for that plan.

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Courts Should Affirm First Amendment Rights of Youths in the Digital Age Mar 28, 2024

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Fears around children’s and teenagers’ online safety are basically as old as the internet itself. That's no reason to abridge the rights of young people online. Jennifer Huddleston explains.

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United States v. Apple Mar 27, 2024

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The Department of Justice accuses Apple of behaving like a monopoly. Patrick Hedger of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and Cato's Jennifer Huddleston discuss the merits of the case.

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Private School Enrollment in the Wake of COVID-19 Mar 26, 2024

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The ability of private schools to better meet parent demand compared with public schools may help explain rising demand for private school education. Neal McCluskey explains.

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A Would-Be Home Distiller Fights Back in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury Mar 25, 2024

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An engineer and brewer thought he would take up home distilling as a hobby, but he then learned it's a federal crime. In Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury, he's fighting back. The Buckeye Institute's Robert Alt explains.

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The Canceling of the American Mind Mar 23, 2024

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fine concepts, but DEI offices on college campuses appear to have fostered a problematic culture. Greg Lukianoff is coauthor of The Canceling of the American Mind.

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