The 5 Best Cato Daily Podcast Episodes
1) The Cost-Benefit Calculation for College
Author Zak Slayback says too few young people seriously consider the costs and benefits of college versus other choices.
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College can be a great idea for some and for some others it’s an albatross of debt with few positive attributes
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Cops Shoot Woman, SCOTUS Tells Her She May Not Sue
The Supreme Court has told a woman that despite being shot by police eight times under questionable circumstances, no civil jury should ever hear her case. Clark Neily comments.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands for our right to sue police. Even if you agree w police having qualified immunity, it’s important that the p...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Serious Proposals to Reduce Gun Deaths
If lawmakers want to get serious about reducing gun deaths, the War on Drugs and suicide are the best places to start. Trevor Burrus evaluates the proposals from those who march against gun violence.
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A reasoned discussion of the proposals on guns. Sadly it seems that they appear to have little influence on the largest causes of gun relat...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Why Won’t Courts Question Qualified Immunity?
Courts are loathe to take cases that might alter or weaken qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that protects police from some of the consequences of serious misconduct. Why? William Baude of the Un...Show More
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Qualified immunity means that many government officials are immune from prosecution for what would land a normal person in prison. This is ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) The Case against Qualified Immunity
"Qualified immunity" is a doctrine that protects police from misconduct that would send someone without a badge to jail. Clark Neily and Jay Schweikert discuss the controversy.
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A significant discussion on how the legal immunity courts have given to government employees changes their relationship to the general publi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Fallout From the Minnesota Fraud Scandal
Cato's David Bier and Chris Edwards discuss the welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota, including the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam, to explain how federal money flowing through state programs cre...Show More
7) Free Markets for Electricity
As data centers begin demanding power at the scale of entire cities, the electricity system is running headlong into regulatory barriers built for a different era. The Cato Institute's Travis Fisher s...Show More
8) When Presidents Decide to Go to War Alone: Venezuela Edition
The arrest of Nicolás Maduro raises hard questions about presidential power, congressional authority, and the legal boundaries of military force. Cato's Brandan P. Buck and Clark Neily analyze the ope...Show More
9) Debanked for Dissent: How Putin’s Reach Extends Abroad
A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after being labeled an extremist by the Kremlin. Nicholas Anthony interviews Anna Chekhovich of the Anti-Corruption Foundatio...Show More
10) Banking on Moral Hazard: The Push for $10 Million Deposit Insurance
A plan to massively expand FDIC insurance is gaining traction in Washington, despite little evidence that customers or community banks are asking for it. Cato's Nicholas Anthony, Norbert Michel, and J...Show More