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Cato Cage Match: Monetary vs. Fiscal Policy
Episode 21
Norbert Michel and Dominic Lett square off over whether fiscal or monetary policy is the bigger mess. Lett highlights how entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare are driving unsustaina…
Published on 13 hours ago
First, Do No Harm
Episode 20
What should “public health in a free society” look like, and what limits should courts impose on executive trade powers? This week’s panel covers the shakeup at the CDC, asks whether America really n…
Published on 5 days, 13 hours ago
Righting the Endangerment Finding
Episode 19
Join Cato's Alex Nowrasteh and Travis Fisher as they unpack a pivotal moment in climate policy reform. The duo explores Fisher's tenure at the Department of Energy and the groundbreaking report that …
Published on 1 week ago
High-Stakes Intel
Episode 18
"Golden shares” at home, grand bargains abroad. In this episode, Cato scholars weigh Trump’s push for equity stakes in U.S. firms under the CHIPS Act and his effort to strike a quick deal with Putin …
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
TikTok: Free Speech or Security Threat?
Episode 17
Cato’s Jennifer Huddleston and Tommy Berry examine the 2024 TikTok divest-or-ban law and what it means for Americans. They explain how the law could reshape the app market, restrict free speech, and …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Capital Punishments
Episode 16
As President Trump’s “crime emergency” puts troops on D.C.’s streets, socialist Zohran Mamdani surges ahead in the New York mayoral race. On the panel, Cato scholars debate whether America’s capitals…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Trade, Power, and Tension: The U.S.-China Story
Episode 15
Justin Logan and Clark Packard break down the twists and turns of the U.S.-China relationship—from trade liberalization and consumer benefits to lost manufacturing and rising geopolitical tensions. T…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Summits, Guns, and Money
Episode 14
As President Trump pushes to unwind one proxy war—with Russia in Ukraine—he’s ramping up another in this hemisphere: ordering the Pentagon to ready battle plans against Latin American drug cartels. O…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
From Risk to Innovation: Analyzing Trump's New AI Action Plan
Episode 13
In this episode, Senior Fellow in Technology Policy Jennifer Huddleston and Technology Policy Research Fellow Matthew Mittelsteadt break down the Trump administration's new AI Action Plan and what i…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Offers You’d Better Not Refuse
Episode 12
Last week, President Trump ramped up pressure on two favorite targets: elite universities and Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In the “War on Woke U,” the administration landed a $50 million settlement from …
Published on 1 month ago