Cato Event Podcast
1) Virtual Fireside Chat with Senator Ron Wyden (D‑OR)
Thirty years ago, as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Section 230 became law. The law was the result of a bipartisan effort that saw the potential of the internet and sought to encourage innov...Show More
2) Panel 1: Past: Section 230’s origins and early interpretations
Thirty years ago, as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Section 230 became law. The law was the result of a bipartisan effort that saw the potential of the internet and sought to encourage innov...Show More
3) Panel 3: Future: Section 230 and emerging content moderation strategies and AI
Thirty years ago, as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Section 230 became law. The law was the result of a bipartisan effort that saw the potential of the internet and sought to encourage innov...Show More
4) Panel 2: Present: Current Debates and Challenges Regarding Section 230
Thirty years ago, as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Section 230 became law. The law was the result of a bipartisan effort that saw the potential of the internet and sought to encourage innov...Show More
5) Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America’s Future Against a Rising China
The debate about US policy toward China hinges on rarely stated judgments about the nature of the challenge. Is China mainly a revisionist or a status quo state? Should the United States keep all its ...Show More
6) No Compulsion in Religion—No Exceptions: Islamic Arguments for Religious Freedom
The Qur’an famously declares, “There is no compulsion in religion.” Yet, various forms of religious compulsion persist today in parts of the Muslim world, including death penalties for apostates and b...Show More
7) Liberty, Literature, and Civil Discourse in the Classroom
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we recall the key principles that form America’s foundation. Of these, the “certain unalienable rights” the Founders declared a...Show More
8) Combatting Overcriminalization: From the Shark House to the White House
For centuries, the greatest protection against unjust convictions and punishments was the institution of jury independence, including so-called “jury nullification.” The prosecutions of John Moore and...Show More
9) SHUFFLE Directed by Benjamin Flaherty
Winner of the Grand Prize for Documentary at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival, Shuffle is filmmaker Benjamin Flaherty’s powerful exposé of unintended consequences in American health...Show More
10) Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest
In the name of material progress, the West has sought to develop and frequently exploit the less-developed “rest.” William Easterly will draw from 400 years of history—ranging from the conquest o...Show More