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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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Cato FOIA Work Uncovers Substantial FBI Misconduct Apr 11, 2022

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Getting a sense of the FBI's handling of its agents' misconduct has occupied a lot of Patrick Eddington's time the last two years. Earlier this year, the agency has begun providing some of the requested documents.

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Immigration Restrictions Worsened the Labor Crunch Apr 08, 2022

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Donald Trump's immigration restrictions helped lay the groundwork for employers' current labor woes. Joe Biden has done precious little to fix it. David Bier explains.

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Wither Consumer Welfare to Guide Antitrust Regulators? Apr 07, 2022

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The team in charge of the Federal Trade Commission appear to have very different ideas about what should guide the agency's actions. Duke economist Michael Munger discusses why the "consumer welfare" standard for antitrust action is on the ropes and what it means for a free economy.

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Deregulate Low-Income Entrepreneurs to Address American Poverty Apr 06, 2022

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The poverty rate in the United States is generally unmoved in recent years despite many trillions of dollars in spending. Creighton University economist Colin O'Reilly says there's a better way.

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Do Immigrants Use More Welfare? Apr 05, 2022

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Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of "Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019."

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Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class Apr 01, 2022

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What happened to the jury trial, something considered essential to the Founders' vision for a criminal justice system? Dan Canon traces the slow death of the American jury trial in Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class.

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The If, Who, Why, and How of Weapons Transfers to Ukraine Mar 31, 2022

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Who should and shouldn't send weapons to Ukraine? What weapon transfers should be viewed as provocation of war? What tends to happen after weapons transfers? Cato's Jordan Cohen discusses the ins and outs of weapons transfers.

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Joe Biden's Taxing Plans for Unrealized Capital Gains Mar 30, 2022

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If you like business investment and the innovation that comes with it, Joe Biden's plan to tax certain unrealized capital gains makes no sense. Chris Edwards explains.

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The Biden Plan for Universal Pre-K Mar 29, 2022

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Colleen Hroncich is author of the new Cato paper, "Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution."

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Full Senate Considers SCOTUS Nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson Mar 28, 2022

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The Senate will now consider what it knows and has heard about the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before a vote on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tommy Berry and Jay Schweikert discuss the most important parts of the hearings.

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