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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 the FBI Crime Lab Promotes and Defends Junk Science Feb 24, 2022

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The FBI's crime lab is considered one of the very best, but the agency also has a long record of scientific errors that have contributed to false convictions. Radley Balko details the latest scandal.

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Senate Republicans Shocked to Learn about False Convictions Feb 23, 2022

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A few U.S. Senators speaking in opposition to a candidate for a federal judgeship appeared shocked to learn a few facts about false convictions. Clark Neily discusses the nomination of Nina Morrison to serve as a judge in U.S. District Court.

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Biden's Big Promises on Seized Afghanistan Cash Feb 22, 2022

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Joe Biden's promises about what to do with seized assets from Afghanistan face both problems and problematic implications. Sahar Khan explains.

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SEC Moves to Curtail Public Input on Regulation Feb 18, 2022

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The disconnect between the public and the massive regulatory state was already large. Now one federal agency, the SEC, appears ready to reduce the amount of time the public has to comment on pending regulation. Jennifer Schulp and Will Yeatman comment.

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Is Strip Searching Students in a School Covered by Qualified Immunity? Feb 17, 2022

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Discussions of qualified immunity focus almost exclusively on police. What about when public school administrators clearly violate the rights of students? Should parents of those children be able to hold administrators accountable in civil court? Chris Kemmitt is deputy director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

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Conservatives Embrace Big Government over Big Tech Feb 16, 2022

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How have conservatives changed their tune about large tech companies, so-called Big Tech? Matthew Feeney and Ryan Bourne comment.

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School Choice > Partisan Culture War Feb 15, 2022

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The goal of school choice advocacy ought to be more educational freedom for families. Embracing culture war fights that school choice would naturally alleviate is a mistake. Neal McCluskey makes his case.

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High Tension at Ukraine’s Border Feb 14, 2022

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The brink of war has arrived in Ukraine, so what could have prevented it? What’s the path forward for the United States? What has NATO's role been in hiking tensions? Doug Bandow and Will Ruger comment.

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The CIA's Collection and Storage of Sensitive Information about Americans Feb 14, 2022

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The CIA has been collecting and storing sensitive information about Americans, and it's possible that the agency circumvented the law in doing so. Patrick Eddington and Julian Sanchez comment.

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Ideker Farms v. United States and What Makes a Taking Feb 11, 2022

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Under the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, the federal and state governments must pay “just compensation” for taking private property for public use. Sam Spiegelman discusses Ideker Farms v. United States.

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