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December 12, 2023 Due Process and Federal Agency Adjudications
It's hard to take seriously the federal agencies that undertake their own adjudications and often award damages to themselves. Adi Dynar of the Pacific Legal Foundation discusses how "due process" works in administrative law courts.
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10 min
December 11, 2023 Is Converting Vacant Commercial Property a Housing Solution?
The housing crunch affects so many parts of the country. In Arizona, it's harder to build than you might think. Leo Biasiucci is the Republican majority whip of the state's House of Representatives. We talked about how best to advance flexibility for new housing.
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18 min
December 09, 2023 Supreme Court Ponders Federal Agencies That Act Like Courts
The Supreme Court recently heard the case of Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Jarkesy. Cato's Tommy Berry and the Pacific Legal Foundation's Oliver Dunford evaluate what the court heard.
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13 min
December 08, 2023 Looking Ahead to Shrinking Federal Surveillance Powers
Federal lawmakers are continuing to ponder the end of some warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens. Patrick Eddington provides a brief history lesson and an assessment of where things stand now.
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19 min
December 07, 2023 Defending Gestational Surrogacy
Gestational surrogates provide a valuable service for many couples who want children, but the process has drawn significant criticism. Cato's Vanessa Brown Calder dispels the misconceptions.
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16 min
December 06, 2023 Occupational Licensing Reform in 2023 and Beyond
States are advancing policies that embrace universal recognition of various occupational licenses and others that end a broad range of certificate of need requirements. Ed Timmons runs the Knee Regulatory Research Center. He details the progress.
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17 min
December 02, 2023 Tracking CBDCs Before They Launch
The central bank digital currency is on the wish list for many central banks despite the lack of compelling use cases for the currency and troubling rollouts of CBDCs thus far. Nicholas Anthony details the Human Rights Foundation's new tracker for CBDCs.
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9 min
December 01, 2023 Addressing Big Impediments to Delivering Civil Justice
America's civil justice system has a variety of problems that must be addressed. Bridget Mary McCormack, a former chief justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and the current head of the American Arbitration Association, has a few ideas.
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24 min
November 30, 2023 Canada's Link Tax Delivers Dire Warning
Link taxes are supposed to help prop up ailing print media outlets by charging big tech firms for the privilege of linking to news content. The case of Canada’s link tax is challenging that hope. Cato's Paul Matzko comments.
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9 min
November 27, 2023 Illinois Handed Immense Power to Government Unions, So How's It Going?
Last year, Illinois voters handed breathtaking new powers to collective bargaining agreements for government employees. Mailee Smith of the Illinois Policy Institute evaluates the status.
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10 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…