The Cato Weekly Podcast

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January 30, 2025 Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy
What does a Christian theology consistent with liberal values and institutions look like? Jonathan Rauch suggests something has gone wrong in communities of faith in the US, and hopes for a reckoning in Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.
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20 min
January 29, 2025 Libertarianism Oversimplified?
If you are a libertarian, odds are good that you started with a particular writer or thinker. Political philosopher Matt Zwolinski suggests you read more broadly before committing yourself to one particular vision for libertarian society.
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18 min
January 28, 2025 Facebook, Content Moderation, and Federal Jawboning
Did Facebook roll over for the Trump administration? Content moderation at scale is incredibly difficult, and the company will be criticized no matter what it does. David Inserra and John Samples discuss the state of play.
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22 min
January 27, 2025 Making Legal Immigration More Difficult Is Part of the Trump Agenda
Republicans often talk tough when it comes to illegal immigration, but dramatically reducing legal immigration is key to the Trump agenda, and that fact makes the oft-repeated "just immigrate legally" canard fall apart. David Bier explains.
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24 min
January 24, 2025 What's the Best Way to End the Department of Education?
There are multiple ways to end the Department of Education. The method chosen matters. Neal McCluskey explains why.
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10 min
January 23, 2025 Trump Trade Tactics against Canada and Greenland
Are Trump threats aimed at Canada and Denmark (over Greenland) anything more than bluster? Cato's Doug Bandow and Clark Packard talk about the implications for trade and foreign relations.
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11 min
January 22, 2025 The Pardon Power's Importance amid Presidential Abuses
US Presidents past and present have abused the constitutional pardon power, but the abuses of that power in just the last week by Presidents Biden and Trump should get special scrutiny. Clark Neily explains.
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22 min
January 21, 2025 Assessing the Nuclear Triad
The three delivery systems for nuclear weapons deserve a reassessment. Eric Gomez explains.
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10 min
January 20, 2025 Should the US Scrap the Presidency?
Should the US presidency be replaced with a prime minister? Adam Gurri of Liberal Currents entertains the idea.
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17 min
January 17, 2025 Supreme Court Allows TikTok Divest-or-Ban Order to Proceed
The Supreme Court today said it will allow a federal order for TikTok to end its availability in the US. Cato’s Tommy Berry and David Inserra evaluate the court's opinion and detail possible repercussions for tech and free speech.
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13 min

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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…