Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAs Pandemic Concerns Fade, 'Cops Practicing Medicine' Returns
Pandemic-driven rules governing the prescribing of certain drugs are due to expire. Cato's Jeff Singer explains why government intrusions into the pr…
3 years, 5 months ago
Would New Legislation Actually Make Kids Safer Online?
State legislatures and Congress hope to create new rules to protect young people online, but those proposals come with their own costs and risks to p…
3 years, 5 months ago
What Do Americans Think of Central Bank Digital Currency?
The federal impositions that would be enabled by central bank digital currency (CBDC) are hard to overstate. A new poll from the Cato Institute indic…
3 years, 5 months ago
Cannabis Legalization vs. Nanny Statism in Ireland
As Ireland ponders cannabis legalization, Paul Meany suggests that the debate is an opportunity to more clearly establish that individuals are morall…
3 years, 5 months ago
About That Xi and Putin Meeting ...
War in Ukraine has supposedly brought China and Russia closer together. Facts on the ground make that narrative less compelling. Eric Gomez comments …
3 years, 5 months ago
The U.S. Has Too Many Classified Documents
Federal agencies are already swimming in classified documents, and most of that secrecy is unwarranted. The problem promises to get worse. Patrick Ed…
3 years, 5 months ago
Assessing the Risks and Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Central Bank Digital Currency
Central bank digital currencies are still not widely understood, but that's not stopping governments from moving ahead with the new technology. Nick …
3 years, 6 months ago
All the President's Budget Assumptions
Presidents are known to make rosy assumptions when they propose budgets to Congress. How realistic are they? Cato's Adam Michel comments on the recen…
3 years, 6 months ago
United States v. Hansen
When are your words of mere encouragement to a friend criminal under federal law? Tommy Berry details a case that holds serious implications for free…
3 years, 6 months ago
TikTok Grandstanding and National Security
Congressional anger at the popular app TikTok could be better aimed at making Americans' data more secure from snoopers and hostile foreign governmen…
3 years, 6 months ago