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) Political Pressure and Monetary Policy
Both Republicans and Democrats pressure the Fed toward different agendas, revealing deeper institutional problems. Norbert Michel and Jai Kedia argue that broad discretion and an inflated view of the ...Show More
7) Feeding AI's Energy Appetite
Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston discuss how outdated energy policies created barriers to new generation just as AI data centers began demanding unprecedented amounts of power. They imagine a pat...Show More
8) Peace President?
President Trump is taking a victory lap for brokering peace in Gaza—while simultaneously escalating the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine and launching airstrikes against suspected cartel boats. Our panel ass...Show More
9) Protecting Immigration Enforcement Officers and the Constitution
According to recent government data, immigration enforcement has become a much more dangerous job. David Bier and Patrick Eddington discuss the policy tradeoffs driving these numbers, previous adminis...Show More
10) Trump Universities?
President Trump’s new “Compact with Academia” aims to reshape higher ed using the leverage of federal funds. Our panel unpacks the constitutional risks of Washington’s latest salvo in the campus cultu...Show More