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The Eternal Quest for More Tariffs
Episode 115
Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled that the president could not use the "International Emergency Economic Powers Act" (IEEPA) to impose tariff…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wealth Taxes Failed Abroad. Why Try Them Here?
Episode 114
Most rich countries that tried annual wealth taxes eventually scrapped them, but now California and Elizabeth Warren want to run the experiment in th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Iran: Schrodinger's War
Episode 113
The conflict with Iran is simultaneously ending and escalating, and Justin Logan says that's no accident. He tells the Cato Institute's Laura Bondank…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
AI: Must We Act Now?
Episode 112
Artificial intelligence could transform productivity, employment, and living standards. But does that mean governments should “act now” to “steer” th…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Happy 60th Birthday, Now Pay the Bill
Episode 111
Medicare spent $1.2 trillion in 2025 and still can't show it's saving lives. The Cato Institute's Laura Bondank-Harmon is joined by Michael Cannon an…
2 months ago
The Wisdom of Crowds: An Intro to Prediction Markets
Episode 110
Prediction-market pioneer Robin Hanson joins Cato's Ryan Bourne to explain this new industry's promise, how betting can improve decision-making, and …
2 months ago
The Fight Against Financial Surveillance
Episode 109
Financial surveillance in America is expanding.
In this episode, host Nicholas Anthony sits down with Representative Warren Davidson to discuss the g…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Childcare So Expensive?
Episode 108
Parents in many parts of the country face eye-watering childcare bills, yet providers often operate on thin margins and workers remain modestly paid.…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Amendment That Wouldn't Bend
Episode 107
Trump's executive order tested the limits of the 14th Amendment and lost, 6-3. Cato's Laura Bondank-Harmon is joined by David Bier and Tommy Berry to…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Injuries and Usurpations, 250 Years Later
Episode 106
Americans know the Declaration’s soaring opening case for natural rights and government by consent. Fewer remember its long list of “injuries and usu…
2 months, 2 weeks ago