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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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Educational Freedom, Blaine Amendments, and Carson v. Makin Jun 21, 2022

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The Supreme Court's decision in Carson v. Makin comes at the end of a long line of cases relating to state-level discrimination against schools and other institutions of a religious nature. Neal McCluskey discusses the case and its implications.

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The January 6 Committee and Electoral Reform Jun 20, 2022

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The wild theories advanced to help Donald Trump hang onto the White House again highlight the need for a bit more clarity in how presidential elections should proceed. Thomas Berry explains.

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The Bank Secrecy Act and Inflation Jun 17, 2022

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Financial privacy in the U.S. is very much on the wane, and inflation only makes the problem worse. Nick Anthony explains.

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Fed Accelerates Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation Jun 16, 2022

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The Fed's uneven response to inflation highlights some of the central bank's more longstanding problems: the framework adopted in the wake of the financial crisis and its dual mandate to combat both inflation and unemployment. Norbert Michel explains.

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Drug Paraphernalia Laws Stymie Harm Reduction Jun 14, 2022

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State and federal laws governing "drug paraphernalia" make it more difficult to set up and operate private programs to get people clean needles and other services. Jeff Singer explains.

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Has the American Right Abandoned Free Speech? Jun 13, 2022

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be the best exemplar of a movement on the right to view corporations as political punching bags when those firms display ideological commitments contrary to Republican preferences. Paul Matzko comments.

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Toward Accountability for FBI Misconduct Jun 11, 2022

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Recent revelations about wide-scale FBI misconduct raises the question: What would appropriate accountability look like? Patrick Eddington comments.

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Promise and Pitfalls in Taking Psychedelic Medicine Mainstream Jun 10, 2022

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The promising results thus far in the clinical use of psychedelics shouldn't obscure the pitfalls of the regulatory processes. Researcher William Leonard Pickard discusses what the future might hold for psychedelic medicines.

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The Laws of War for Social Media Jun 09, 2022

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What changes when people trying to make effective use of social media are active participants in a war? How advisable is it for large social media platforms to effective pick sides in a conflict? Will Duffield comments.

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The Illinois Experiment in Legal Cannabis so Far Jun 08, 2022

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Illinois has struggled with its cannabis legalization, and it's not hard to see why. Adam Schuster of the Illinois Policy Institute details the several problems with the state's legalization so far.

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