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) Surf, Speech, and Government Cartels
In Newport Beach and along California's state beaches, government-created monopolies have effectively banned independent surf instructors from earning a living, with one instructor fined $40,000 after...Show More
7) Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation (Z)
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 more anxious and more persuadable, and how the sociali...Show More
8) Who's Watching the $170 Billion?
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 minimal transparency and almost no congressional oversig...Show More
9) Anthropic, Albany, and the AI Backlash
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 Bourne hosts Jennifer Huddleston, Senior Fel...Show More
10) War Powers and the Road to Iran
As the White House signals openness to escalation and murky and conflicting objectives, uncertainty clouds both the legal basis and strategic endgame of U.S. involvement in Iran. The Cato Institu...Show More