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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 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 resea... more

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FEMA was meant to help only when disasters exceeded state capacity. Yet today it functions primarily as a national subsidy machine, encouraging development in floodplains, bailing out wealthy coastal states, and shifting costs onto taxpayers far from... more

Romina Boccia, Michael F. Cannon, and Adam Michel break down the 43-day government shutdown driven by demands to extend temporary Obamacare subsidies for upper-income households earning well into six figures. The trio examines how the stalemate expos... more

The Cato Institute's Justin Logan and Brandan P. Buck unpack the Trump administration’s shifting justifications for military action in Venezuela, from fentanyl and cocaine interdiction to Monroe Doctrine revivalism. They explore the legal and strateg... more

Can a president tax Americans at will under the guise of a national emergency? The Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome and Brent Skorup dissect the high-stakes Supreme Court battle over Trump’s “fentanyl tariffs,” the broadest assertion of trade power i... more

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Recent Guests

Chris Edwards
Kiltz Family Chair in Fiscal Studies at The Cato Institute, writer about FEMA and federal disaster response
Cato Institute
Episode: The Disaster Aid System: How FEMA Rewards Risk
Romina Boccia
Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at Cato
Cato Institute
Episode: What a Long Shutdown It's Been
Hester Peirce
Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2018
Securities and Exchange Commission
Episode: SEC Commissioner Challenges Financial Surveillance
Kenneth Corvo
Associate Professor of Social Work at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Episode: The Rise of University Administration
Leo Biasiucci
Republican Majority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona State Government
Episode: Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Is Converting Vacant Commercial Property a Housing Solution?
Casey Mattox
Vice President of Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
Episode: Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Why Do Rights-Violating University Officials Get Qualified Immunity?
Mason Marks
Senior fellow and project lead on the Project on Psychedelic Law and Regulation at Harvard Law School
Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics
Episode: Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Psychedelics and the Advance of Cognitive Liberty
Virginia Postrel
Author of The Fabric of Civilization, How Textiles Made the World
Episode: Best of Cato Daily Podcast: The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
Charles Murray
Author and political scientist, known for his work on social policy and public opinion
Episode: Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Let’s Render Some Federal Codes Unenforceable

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Ryan Bourne
Cato's R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics

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    Must listen for anyone interested in libertarian ideas

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    Spin the derangement narrative some more. Cato is less and less libertarian and more and more leftist.

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Feeding AI's Energy Appetite
Q: Do you have any responses to that from kind of the energy policy perspective?
I think it's really unfortunate timing on behalf of the data center industry, that it's almost like it's a coincidence.
Feeding AI's Energy Appetite
Q: Is this something they should be concerned about these frivolous uses or how do you look at this from an energy policy?
First of all, I want people to absolve themselves of the guilt of using energy for things like AI.
Free Speech and Domestic Tranquility
Q: So, given the record of failure of Peronism is kind of clear for all to see, why is it so enduring in Argentina?
Peronism's endurance is attributed to its stronghold in certain regions, regulatory capture, and the complexities involved in changing a long-standing economic system.
Free Speech and Domestic Tranquility
Q: Emily, what's the role of social media in all of this?
Social media usage correlates with a belief that violence is sometimes needed to advance political causes, particularly among younger individuals who spend more time online.
Cato Cage Match: Monetary vs. Fiscal Policy
Q: What's the sort of 30-year outlook on monetary policy from your perspective?
The direction does not seem favorable, with potential issues looming regarding fiscal influence on monetary policy.

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