Podcast Episodes

Are Massive Federal Deficits Now Inevitable?

In the "modern budget era," we have federal spending increases baked into the cake. Economist Ed Lopez says that makes massive overspending in good t…

4 years, 1 month ago

Active Denial and U.S. Military Strategy in Asia

The United States has many foreign policy commitments that it may not be able to credibly execute in the coming years, most especially in Asia. Eric …

4 years, 1 month ago

How the Academy Rehabilitated Karl Marx

Karl Marx made serious contributions to the field of economics, but they don't justify his strangely elevated status in American university courses. …

4 years, 2 months ago

Do Administrative Courts Deliver Due Process?

Some recent cases shed light on the degree to which federal administrative law courts deliver due process to defendants. Will Yeatman explains why it…

4 years, 2 months ago

Is Fair Trade Coffee Effective at Helping Low-Income Farmers?

Is fair trade coffee better? Does it help low-income farmers? Economist Victor Clear makes his case.

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4 years, 2 months ago

Does the Fed's Dual Mandate Primarily Serves the Fed?

Economist Thomas Hogan discusses the ways in which the Federal Reserve's "dual mandate" has led monetary policy astray.

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4 years, 2 months ago

Occupational Licensing Reform and Family Flexibility

Vanessa Brown Calder details how some straightforward occupational licensing and other labor market reforms can help working families.

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4 years, 2 months ago

Latin America’s Leftward Lurch

What explains the leftward lurch of several countries in Latin American countries? Cato's Daniel Raisbeck says it's complicated.

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Educational Freedom after Carson v. Makin

School systems that are inherently discriminatory may be the next big target for the educational freedom movement. Neal McCluskey comments.

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Federal Reserve Tests the Waters of Central Bank Digital Currency

What exactly is the Federal Reserve planning for any central bank digital currency? So far, responses to the mere suggestion that they'll adopt one a…

4 years, 2 months ago