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Data Centers Turn Electricity into Breakthroughs
Episode 105
Golf courses and factories use just as much water and electricity as data centers, yet only the latter draws local protests and construction bans. Ca…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Proud to Be American, Worried About What's Next
Episode 104
60% of Americans say their rights and freedoms are at risk. Yet nearly two thirds still call America the land of opportunity and three quarters belie…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Dangerous Push to Tax AI
Episode 103
Republicans and Democrats are finding rare common ground: taxing AI. But should they? Cato's Adam Michel and Daniel Bunn of the Tax Foundation disman…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Abundance Alliance?
Episode 102
Abundance liberals want a politics focused on delivering more homes, energy projects, infrastructure, and innovation, and will even countenance dereg…
3 months ago
What the Declaration Still Has to Say in 2026
Episode 101
Before 1776, the world was largely run by monarchies and despots. The Declaration changed that. Cato's Paul Meany and Tommy Berry explore why its pri…
3 months ago
The Degrowth Temptation
Episode 100
A new Global Justice Report associated with Thomas Piketty urges near-zero growth for rich countries, sweeping redistribution, global wealth taxes, s…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Retirement System That Works Against You
Episode 99
Social Security crowds out private savings, the tax code penalizes investment, and Trump accounts can leave families worse off than a plain brokerage…
3 months, 1 week ago
Economics In One World Cup
Episode 98
Ticket prices, scalpers, tourists, visas, turf, trade, and politics: the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a rich case study for economists. Cato’s Ryan Bourne …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
When the President Sues the Government He Controls
Episode 97
The Anti-Weaponization Fund started as a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS in his personal capacity and ended as a $1.776 billion slush…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Markets We Love to Ban
Episode 96
Kidneys, surrogacy, prostitution, gambling, price gouging, assisted dying: some transactions make people recoil, even when all parties consent. Cato'…
3 months, 3 weeks ago