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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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Shelter from the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted Mar 14, 2023

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In his new book, Shelter from the Storm, Cato's Mark Calabria details his time as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency during one of the most turbulent times for housing finance.

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Nigeria's Disastrous Rollout of Central Bank Digital Currency Mar 13, 2023

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Nigeria's experience with central bank digital currencies should give pause to advocates for the privacy killing monetary innovation. Cato's Nick Anthony comments.

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Search Warrants and the Police Killing of Breonna Taylor Mar 11, 2023

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Police killed Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky three years ago. The warrants that led to her death remain a black eye for the judicial branch there. Julie Kaelin is a circuit judge in Louisville who has tried to reform warrant approval in Kentucky.

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Home Equity Theft at the Supreme Court Mar 10, 2023

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The Cato Institute has filed a brief in the Supreme Court case of Tyler v. Hennepin County. Tommy Berry details the argument against the government's taking of Ms. Tyler's home and all the equity it contains.

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Local Consequences of Certificate of Need in Health Care Mar 09, 2023

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Ron Shultis of the Beacon Center in Tennessee details some of the local costs that certificate of need laws can impose on health care consumers.

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New Hampshire's Governor on the Regulatory State, Accountable Cops, and Ukraine Mar 09, 2023

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New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu (R) discusses devolving the regulatory state, police accountability, and U.S. support in the war in Ukraine.

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The 1619 Project and Capitalism Mar 08, 2023

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The 1619 Project has been converted to a television production on Hulu. Cato's Paul Meany takes a look at a few of the more controversial claims.

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Do Effective Policy Solutions to the ‘Baby Bust’ Exist? Mar 06, 2023

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Americans aren't having as many kids these days. It reflects a global trend, and the consequences of the slowdown may be dire. Still, it's not clear that policy has any especially respectful solutions to address it. Writer Tim Carney (a father of six) discusses what to do – in policy and in the culture – about the "baby bust."

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A Path Forward in Fights over African American History Mar 01, 2023

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In January, Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced an end to AP classes in African American history in state schools. Historian David Beito details why that history matters, what's missing in common treatments of African American history, and why choice in education is as important as ever.

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Scope of Practice and the Delivery of Health Care Feb 28, 2023

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At least some of the modern fights over health care can be traced back to divvying up the healthcare marketplace in statute. Jeff Singer discusses the problems inherent in pervasive scope of practice regulation.

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