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Free Markets for Electricity
Episode 55
As data centers begin demanding power at the scale of entire cities, the electricity system is running headlong into regulatory barriers built for a …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
When Presidents Decide to Go to War Alone: Venezuela Edition
Episode 54
The arrest of Nicolás Maduro raises hard questions about presidential power, congressional authority, and the legal boundaries of military force. Cat…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Debanked for Dissent: How Putin’s Reach Extends Abroad
Episode 53
A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after being labeled an extremist by the Kremlin. Nicholas Anthony interviews An…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Banking on Moral Hazard: The Push for $10 Million Deposit Insurance
Episode 52
A plan to massively expand FDIC insurance is gaining traction in Washington, despite little evidence that customers or community banks are asking for…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Australia’s Social Media Ban and the Illusion of Online Safety
Episode 51
From Australia’s social media ban to U.S. and UK age-verification laws, governments are increasingly treating online access as something to be licens…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
How Fuel Economy Rules Made Cars Bigger, Pricier, and Less Safe
Episode 50
Intended to save fuel and protect consumers, CAFE standards have instead penalized efficient small cars, subsidized trucks and SUVs, and created a de…
9 months ago
Social Security’s Popularity Problem
A new Cato survey reveals that Americans overwhelmingly support Social Security while fundamentally misunderstanding its structure, finances, and lon…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Global Freedom Slump
Episode 48
Cato's Ian Vásquez and the Fraser Institute's Matt Mitchell walk through the 2025 edition of the Human Freedom Index, documenting a worldwide decline…
9 months, 1 week ago
Better Care for Billions Less: Fixing Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Incentives
Episode 47
Cato's Michael Cannon and the Center for Long-Term Care Reform's Stephen Moses examine how Medicaid’s long-term-care eligibility rules let middle- an…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Strategy Without Strategy: Inside the New NSS
Episode 46
The Cato Institute's Katherine Thompson and Josh Shifrinson join Justin Logan to dissect the most contentious passages of the National Security Strat…
9 months, 2 weeks ago