Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy
At the end of the Cold War, the United States was confident that it stood on the precipice of a new era of peace and prosperity as the world’s sole s…
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Parental Leave: Is There a Case for Federal Action?
Paid family leave has become an issue of national significance, and some policymakers think the federal policy status quo is insufficient. As a resul…
7 years, 7 months ago
Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need
Like many Americans, Randal O’Toole loves passenger trains, yet he acknowledges that intercity passenger trains and — outside of the New York r…
7 years, 7 months ago
Trump’s Attack on the Trade Regime: A Search for Solutions: Panel 3: Current State of U.S. Trade Politics
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the past few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are sho…
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The Federal Role in Public Transit
Transit ridership is declining nationwide despite billions of dollars in federal subsidies, observes Randal O’Toole, one of the nation’s leading crit…
7 years, 7 months ago
Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
The internet and social media were supposed to radically democratize news and information — yet many observers now worry that they are undermin…
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Double Game: Why Pakistan Supports Militants and Resists U.S. Pressure to Stop
The Trump administration has taken a hardline approach toward Pakistan, cutting military and security aid throughout 2018 and accusing Pakistan of no…
7 years, 7 months ago
#CatoDigital—The Right to Bear 3D-Printed Arms: A First and Second Amendment Issue
In early May 2013, an online open-source organization called Defense Distributed released design files for the Liberator, the world’s first completel…
7 years, 7 months ago
The Liberal International Order: Past, Present, and Future
Recent political tumult and the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency have driven anxious commentators to lament the collapse of a post-194…
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