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Surf, Speech, and Government Cartels
Episode 75
In Newport Beach and along California's state beaches, government-created monopolies have effectively banned independent surf instructors from earnin…
6 months ago
Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation (Z)
Episode 74
Cato’s new media fellow, Rikki Schlott, joins Ryan Bourne to talk Gen Z: how social media shaped them, why online life has made young people both mor…
6 months, 1 week ago
Who's Watching the $170 Billion?
Episode 73
A 30-day DHS shutdown hasn't slowed ICE or Border Patrol, because nearly $170 billion in One Big Beautiful Bill funding keeps them running with minim…
6 months, 1 week ago
Anthropic, Albany, and the AI Backlash
Episode 72
AI policy discussions increasingly hinge on control: who sets the terms for how AI can be used, what it can say, and who gets access. Cato's Ryan Bou…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Strait of Hormuz and the Price of War
Episode 71
Beyond the immediate crisis, the conversation explores the unintended consequences of military escalation in the Middle East and the limits of U.S. p…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Unlawful Voting Is a Tiny Problem
Episode 70
The push for new federal databases and legislation like the SAVE Act is often justified as necessary to stop widespread unlawful voting. But accordin…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
War Powers and the Road to Iran
Episode 69
As the White House signals openness to escalation and murky and conflicting objectives, uncertainty clouds both the legal basis and strategic endgame…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rhetoric vs. Reality in the State of the Union
Episode 68
President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday was a full-throated victory lap: America is supposedly “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever…
7 months ago
Who Decides When America Goes to War?
Episode 67
Cato’s Katherine Thompson sits down with Matt Duss of the Center for International Policy to examine the persistent conflict between Congress and the…
7 months ago
No Tax on Tips, New Tax on Billionaires?
Episode 66
Ryan Bourne sits down with Cato’s Adam Michel to unpack what the 2026 tax year will bring, including new provisions commonly described as “no tax on …
7 months, 1 week ago