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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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How States, Feds, and Countries Are Approaching 'Online Safety Oct 20, 2023

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The approaches taken by governments to online safety vary widely. Matthew Feeney and Jennifer Huddleston discuss how various states and countries are handling the issue and assess the risks to privacy.

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Are States Trying to Subvert Donor Privacy Since Bonta? Oct 19, 2023

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Since 2020's Bonta decision at the U.S. Supreme Court, states have broadly taken two approaches to donor privacy, according to Luke Wachob of People United for Privacy Foundation.

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As Universal School Choice Advances, Hurdles Remain Oct 18, 2023

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Marc LeBlond directs policy at EdChoice.

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The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World Oct 17, 2023

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Johan Norberg is author of The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World.

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Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector Oct 16, 2023

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In his new book, Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector, Michael Cannon walks readers through a variety of ways to make health care in the United States better, more transparent, more secure, and more universal.

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Balancing the Loud, Local Voices Opposing New Housing Oct 13, 2023

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The housing crisis is actually myriad local crises. Combating that will, at some point, require some local ingenuity. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project has a few ideas to help generate the will to build more.

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State-Level Strategies for Constraining Spending Oct 11, 2023

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States are under more serious constraints than the feds when it comes to spending levels. There are still more steps governments can take to do so. Vance Ginn with the Pelican Institute details some of the ways states can get more control over budgets.

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Counting the Costs NIMBYism Imposes on Everyone Else Oct 10, 2023

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It's worth knowing just how costly it is to effectively give the loudest voices at a zoning board meeting the power of the veto. Chris Denson of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation discusses the tax NIMBYs impose on the rest of us.

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State Drug Sentencing amid Increasing Fentanyl Overdoses Oct 09, 2023

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Misconceptions about the motivations of drug dealers and users have likely worsened the increases in drug overdoses. Are state lawmakers rethinking how they approach drug-related sentencing? Lauren Krisai of the Justice Action Network comments.

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When Lawmakers Don't Make the Laws (State Government Edition) Oct 08, 2023

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The people who write the rules under which we must live generally ought to be subject to accountability from voters. That's not a controversial proposition, but how it works in practice is more complicated. Daniel Dew of the Pacific Legal Foundation comments.

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