Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#CatoConnects: The Nunes Memo, Surveillance, and Secret Courts
The infamous “Nunes memo” has landed. Produced by Congressional staff and declassified by the President, the document alleged surveillance warrants o…
8 years, 3 months ago
Should Public-Sector Workers Be Forced to Pay Union Fees?: A Preview of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a case …
8 years, 3 months ago
Statecraft and Liberal Reform in Advanced Democracies
How can advanced democracies modernize their economies and reform their welfare states? Drawing on the successful experiences of Sweden and Australia…
8 years, 3 months ago
You May Be a Sex Offender if...
In 1994, responding to a terrible murder, Congress passed a law requiring all 50 states to set up sex offender registries. Now many states closely co…
8 years, 3 months ago
Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man
Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass rose to become one of the nation’s foremost intellectuals—a statesman, author, lecturer, and scholar wh…
8 years, 3 months ago
Overturning the FDA’s Gag Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration exists to certify the safety and efficacy of medical technologies. Yet all too often, the FDA polices not drugs…
8 years, 3 months ago
Islamic Education in the United States
It has long been believed that the education system must assimilate new and different groups into American society. Public school assimilation effort…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Education is important, and the more of it you and everyone else get, the better. More years in school, more college degrees, means a better eco…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Trump Doctrine at One Year - Session C: Trump and the National Security-Making Process
A year into President Trump’s term, what can we say about the Trump Doctrine? As a candidate, Trump promised dramatic changes for American foreign po…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Trump Doctrine at One Year - General Session: The Trump Doctrine at One Year
A year into President Trump’s term, what can we say about the Trump Doctrine? As a candidate, Trump promised dramatic changes for American foreign po…
8 years, 3 months ago