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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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Latest Episodes:

Understanding Cato’s Letters (Part One) Dec 26, 2022

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Paul Meany of Libertarianism.org discusses the cultural environment in which Cato's Letters arrived and their impact on the American Revolution.

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2022's Big State Subsidy Binge Dec 23, 2022

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This year is looking more like a historic year for government handouts to well-heeled companies. John Mozena with the Center for Economic Accountability details how federal spending has fueled big state-level corporate giveaways.

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The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate Dec 22, 2022

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This mismeasurement of income inequality has given us costly and unjustified policy interventions to boost redistribution. That's the argument from the book coauthored by Cato's John F. Early, The Myth of American Inequality.

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In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace Dec 21, 2022

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Wishing the United States were less of a global hegemon doesn't mean giving up on engagement with the globe, as Christopher Coyne argues in his new book, In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace.

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How the Feds 'Thanked' Distilleries When They Shifted to Hand Sanitizer Dec 20, 2022

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When we knew little about COVID-19 and hand sanitizer was in short supply, distilleries stepped in to fill the gap. For their efforts, the federal government thanked them with ... a hefty bill. Daniel Dew of the Pacific Legal Foundation comments.

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Congressional Dysfunction and Separation of Powers Dec 19, 2022

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Outgoing Republican Representative Peter Meijer of Michigan would like to see Congress reassert powers over war from the executive branch and address its own dysfunction. We discussed what he’s learned in his term in Congress, if his party plans to engage in any form of introspection, and what’s next for him.

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Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems Dec 16, 2022

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Todd Myers is author of Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems.

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Criminal Justice Reform on Behalf of Workers Dec 15, 2022

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Productive employment is associated with avoiding entanglement in the criminal justice system, but for those already entangled that fact may be of little comfort. Scott Lincicome explains why criminal justice reform may also be pro-worker policy reform in his chapter of Empowering the New American Worker.

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Health Care and the New American Worker Dec 14, 2022

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Employment and health care are inextricably linked, and often that means limiting the choices of workers across the economy. Michael Cannon authored the health care chapter in Cato's new book, Empowering the New American Worker.

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What Has Joe Biden Gotten Right on Immigration? Dec 13, 2022

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The President hasn't done much with respect to immigration, but there are a few bright spots. David Bier discusses the Biden record on immigration so far and a new paper on guest workers.

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