Cato Podcast

By Cato Institute

Each week on Cato Podcast, leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peac... more

4.5

958958 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Cato Podcast:

How many episodes does Cato Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 5,668 episodes available.

Cato Podcast episodes:

February 20, 2025 Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland
The feds want millions of businesses and other corporations to turn over sensitive information so they can snoop for evidence of crimes. It’s an affront to financial privacy, anonymous association, and other liberties. The requirement is laid out in the Corporate Transparency Act, now the subject of litgation at the Fifth Circuit. Caleb Kruckenberg represents the Texas Top Cop Shop and others in the case.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
14min
February 19, 2025 Fentanyl Smugglers Don't Care about Your Stinkin' Laws
Lawmakers wouldn't truly change current federal fentanyl policy with the HALT Fentanyl Act; they'd simply continue a framework that has failed over the past seven years to stop sellers of illicit fentanyl from meeting market demand. Jeff Singer explains.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
16min
February 18, 2025 Immigrants Still Use Less Welfare
Immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis in 2022. Alex Nowrasteh explains why in a new paper.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
9min
February 17, 2025 To Shrink Government, DOGE Needs Congress
The Department of Government Efficency, such as it is, can't really do much to cut government without Congressional approval. Gene Healy discusses what a more serious approach to spending and regulatory reform will have to entail.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
18min
February 14, 2025 The Good and Bad of Trump's Education Executive Orders
Some of what is implicated by President Trump's executive orders in the realm of education simply can't happen without Congress. Neal McCluskey breaks down what's in them.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
22min
February 13, 2025 Considerations for the Near-Term Future of 'Debanking'
It's hard to function without a bank account, which is why "debanking" disfavored people and groups works so well. Nicholas Anthony explains how the feds encourage it, and how it can be used to punish ideological opponents.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
16min
February 12, 2025 Tariffs, North American Carmakers, and EV Handouts
The long and winding supply chains inherent in auto manufacturing face signifcant threats from presidentially imposed tariffs. Reporter Christopher Otts at The Wall Street Journal discusses the impact on car prices and manufacturers decisions.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
20min
February 11, 2025 Where Is State-Level Leadership on Housing Reform?
The American housing crunch demands some state-level legislative reform. Christian Britschgi of Reason identifies a few bright spots in state efforts to get government out of the way of housing creation.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
15min
February 10, 2025 Tariff Threats and Real-World Impacts
Even the credible threat of a tariff can make businesses rethink their currently profitable trading relationships. Brian Albrecht of the International Center for Law & Economics evaluates the current tariff threats and how it may impact business decisions.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
14min
February 07, 2025 When Sex Work Is Treated Like Sex Trafficking
The difference between prostitution and sex trafficking should be clear, but thinking among law enforcement and lawmakers seems to blur the distinction at every turn. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason details the implications of Commonwealth v. Garafalo, a case in Massachusetts that may ultimately define all sex work as sex trafficking.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
11min

FAQs about Cato Podcast:

How many episodes does Cato Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 5,668 episodes available.

More shows like Cato Podcast

Cato Event Podcast by Cato Institute

Cato Event Podcast

117 Listeners

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch by Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

2,846 Listeners

EconTalk by Russ Roberts

EconTalk

4,273 Listeners

Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin

Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke

707 Listeners

GLoP Culture by Ricochet

GLoP Culture

1,826 Listeners

Cato Audio by Cato Institute

Cato Audio

29 Listeners

The Reason Roundtable by The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

1,516 Listeners

The Fifth Column by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

The Fifth Column

2,899 Listeners

The Libertarian by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin

The Libertarian

991 Listeners

The Editors by National Review

The Editors

4,908 Listeners

Power Problems by Cato Institute

Power Problems

90 Listeners

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg by The Dispatch

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

6,617 Listeners

Uncommon Knowledge by Hoover Institution

Uncommon Knowledge

2,032 Listeners

The McCarthy Report by National Review

The McCarthy Report

2,831 Listeners

The Political Orphanage by Andrew Heaton

The Political Orphanage

981 Listeners

Quillette Podcast by Quillette

Quillette Podcast

804 Listeners

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

739 Listeners

Honestly with Bari Weiss by The Free Press

Honestly with Bari Weiss

8,460 Listeners