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| Better Care for Billions Less: Fixing Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Incentives | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:45:11 | |
Cato's Michael Cannon and the Center for Long-Term Care Reform's Stephen Moses examine how Medicaid’s long-term-care eligibility rules let middle- and upper-middle-class households shelter assets and shift costs onto taxpayers, driving up spending and lowering quality for the poor. Drawing on Moses’s new Cato paper Better Long-Term Care for Billions Less, they explain how perverse incentives, generous exemptions, and weak estate recovery undermine private planning and inflate a program already consuming one-third of Medicaid’s budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Strategy Without Strategy: Inside the New NSS | 09 Dec 2025 | 00:39:24 | |
The Cato Institute's Katherine Thompson and Josh Shifrinson join Justin Logan to dissect the most contentious passages of the National Security Strategy, including its warnings about European “civilizational erasure,” its revived Monroe Doctrine instincts, and the absence of military escalation language on China. The discussion weighs whether this NSS truly reflects restraint and realism or simply refines old habits under a new rhetorical wrapping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| What a Long Shutdown It's Been | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:34:01 | |
Romina Boccia joins Nicholas Anthony to discuss how the shutdown centers on demands to extend subsidies for earners making well above median household income—all the way up to $500,000 annually. Federal workers and SNAP recipients have been offered up as political collateral for a deal that would cause an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in additional deficit spending—all while we continue trucking toward a fiscal cliff. Show Notes: Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman, "Food Stamp Shutdown Reveals the Fragility of Federal Welfare," Cato at Liberty Blog, October 30, 2025 Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman, "End Obamacare’s Welfare for the Wealthy COVID Credits," Cato at Liberty Blog, October 23, 2025 Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman, "Welfare Digest | End the ACA Subsidies for the Well-Off," Debt Dispatch, October 22, 2025 Romina Boccia and Ritvik Thakur, "Debt Digest | Remove Obamacare Regulations Instead of Extending COVID-era Credits," Debt Dispatch, October 14, 2025 Romina Boccia, "Shutdown Theatrics Just Distract Us from the Real Problem: Obscene National Debt," New York Post, October 2, 2025 Romina Boccia and Ritvik Thakur, "Debt Digest | Let Obamacare COVID Credits Expire," Debt Dispatch, October 2, 2025 Romina Boccia, "Thoughts About the Government Shutdown," Cato at Liberty Blog, October 1, 2025 Romina Boccia, Ritvik Thakur, and Ivane Nachkebia, "Debt Digest | Government Shutdown Is Likely," Debt Dispatch, September 8, 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Governments That Pursue Tariffs Are Terrible Role Models | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:09:36 | |
The tariff policies dubiously adopted by President Trump have echoes of previous authoritarian governments. Ian Vasquez explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| What Should the U.S. Do for Afghan Refugees? | 16 Aug 2021 | 00:12:07 | |
In the immediate wake of U.S. departure from Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the government there, the U.S. owes something to the people who helped sustain this ill-fated war. Alex Nowrasteh details some history and offers ideas for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Advancing Liberty with Broad Perspective | 13 Aug 2021 | 00:11:52 | |
Culture war battles, however seductive in the moment, are a distraction to the long-term fight for liberty, and broader perspective can help focus our attention. Wolf von Laer of Students for Liberty comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Military Affiliation in the Attack on the Capitol | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:12:33 | |
The attack on the Capitol in January was serious, but it's important not to overstate the size of the threat the groups involved pose. Abigail Hall comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Overcoming the Hurdles to Seasteading | 11 Aug 2021 | 00:12:00 | |
Creating new cities or countries on the ocean has long been just a dream. Is seasteading getting closer. Joe Quirk of the Seasteading Institute thinks so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| New School Year, Big Shifts for Parents | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:10:41 | |
The next school year looks to be as uncertain or more uncertain than the last one. Kerry McDonald discusses what the pandemic has changed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Louisiana Regulators Crush Services for Special Needs Families | 09 Aug 2021 | 00:10:43 | |
Louisiana regulators have sharply limited competition in special-needs childcare because, well, it would make their jobs more difficult if they allowed it. Anastasia Boden of the Pacific Legal Foundation says that's not a good enough reason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A New Proposal to Begin the End of the Drug War | 08 Aug 2021 | 00:11:25 | |
The Drug War marks its 50th year this year. That's five decades too long. Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey has a few ideas about how to jumpstart the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Biden Ignores Court Rulings and Legal Counsel to Extend Eviction Ban | 07 Aug 2021 | 00:19:47 | |
President Biden has been surprisingly frank in his belief that the eviction moratorium he's just extended probably won't hold up to legal scrutiny. In fact, it's what courts and his own legal counsel have told him. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror | 06 Aug 2021 | 00:22:14 | |
How does our own government's propaganda shape our views of efforts to fight wars or to even go to war in the first place? Abigail R. Hall is coauthor of Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| How the ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Works in Utah | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:09:30 | |
Regulation has the potential to stop new business before it starts. What if it didn't? Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute details "the regulatory sandbox" experiment in Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Aren't Reciprocal and Other Reasons They Don't Make Sense | 08 Apr 2025 | 00:14:30 | |
There are several errors, misconceptions, and confusing assumptions that went into the creation of Donald Trump's new wealth-destroying tariff regime. Scott Lincicome explains a few of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A Bumpy Road to Ranked-Choice Voting | 04 Aug 2021 | 00:12:36 | |
Supporters of ranked-choice voting argue that it might reduce partisanship and compel candidates to be less polarizing. New York’s recent confusing experience with ranked-choice voting offers some lessons. How does it work? Is it ready for greater adoption? Adam Kissel of the Cardinal Institute offers his take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Unionization after Janus | 03 Aug 2021 | 00:08:32 | |
Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center explains some of the reasons why unionization in Michigan has fallen so dramatically after the Supreme Court's Janus decision in 2018 and what that might mean for unionization elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth | 02 Aug 2021 | 00:19:06 | |
The processes that have given rise to so much new knowledge show signs of sputtering. Jonathan Rauch, author of The Constitution of Knowledge argues that it's time to restore respect for the "how" of creating new knowledge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| New York's Counterproductive Half Measure on Sex Work | 31 Jul 2021 | 00:12:42 | |
When New York decided to stop cracking down on sex workers, it maintained harsh policing of sex workers' customers. Kaytlin Bailey of The Old Pro Project explains why New York should just decriminalize the whole enterprise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Trade Is Good for Your Health | 30 Jul 2021 | 00:17:27 | |
James Bacchus is author of the new paper, "Trade is Good for Your Health.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| New Avenues in the War on Big Tech | 29 Jul 2021 | 00:10:10 | |
Members of Congress continue to fight against large technology platforms, and many hope antitrust claims will give them sway that the First Amendment does not. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses the contours of this new fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Whole Foods in a Pandemic | 28 Jul 2021 | 00:16:08 | |
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says the long-term changes to business many expect to come in the wake of the pandemic may be overstated. He discusses how the grocery chain has dealt with the pandemic, and how it's stressed labor markets and supply chains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Single Family Zoning and Race | 26 Jul 2021 | 00:11:08 | |
Residential zoning goes back a full century, and that zoning carried with it the specific intent of racial segregation. Patrick Tuohey of the Better Cities Project details why there should be a public reckoning over the racist legacy of zoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Suspicionless FBI Snooping on Concerned Women of America | 23 Jul 2021 | 00:10:36 | |
Do FBI agents have too much free time? Cato's Patrick Eddington has discovered that Concerned Women of America have been subjected to FBI inquiries with no claims of criminal activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| NSO Group Software Used to Surveil Journalists, Activists, and Governments | 22 Jul 2021 | 00:14:33 | |
A data leak reveals thousands of potential targets of digital surveillance using software from Israeli firm NSO Group. Targets include reporters, activists, and allegedly some leading government officials. Julian Sanchez and Patrick Eddington comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Don’t Ask the Fed to Fix Bad Trade Policy | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:10:05 | |
The Federal Reserve can blunt the impact of a good deal of politically driven economic mischief. What about the new punitive tariff regime from the President? Jai Kedia suggests that you not get your hopes up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Safe Consumption of Opioids and Harm Reduction | 22 Jul 2021 | 00:23:24 | |
Reducing social costs associated with drugs like heroin means seeking solutions beyond mere criminal enforcement. Safe injection sites are one of these policies. Rhode Island has legalized safe injection sites, but federal hurdles remain. Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| How Government Boosts Low-ROI Graduate Degrees | 20 Jul 2021 | 00:20:11 | |
Even some graduate degrees from elite institutions deliver few earnings benefits. Why do people get them? And how do government payoff programs make the cost of those degrees appear lower than they really are? Neal McCluskey explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| How Are Plea Bargains Coercive? | 19 Jul 2021 | 00:17:02 | |
The plea bargain as it's practiced by prosecutors has become a tool that helps pervert justice by penalizing people who seek a jury trial. Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing a suit in Maricopa County, Arizona to challenge how the plea bargain is used. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The President Wants More Control over Shipping Goods | 17 Jul 2021 | 00:20:43 | |
The President wants to remove some barriers to shipping goods across the U.S. and among nations, but has been recently silent about restrictions that are substantially counterproductive to Americans’ well being. Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Departure from Afghanistan So Far | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:14:10 | |
The planned U.S. departure from Afghanistan is underway, but the Biden Administration seems reluctant to give up the authority to go back in at any moment. John Glaser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Cybersecurity: Defense and Offense | 13 Jul 2021 | 00:10:00 | |
Brandon Valeriano argues that defense against cyberattacks means actually doing the work of hardening systems against attacks rather than issuing threats after the fact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Enormous Human Cost of China's Communist Party | 12 Jul 2021 | 00:07:36 | |
As the CCP marks 100 years, the party's human rights abuses, mass slaughter of Chinese people, crackdowns on free speech, and internment camps for minorities won't be front and center. Doug Bandow and Eric Gomez comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Don't Stop Repealin' (Authorizations for the Use of Military Force) | 09 Jul 2021 | 00:19:31 | |
At some point, says Gene Healy, Congress will get around to repealing the authorization for the use of military force that has enabled so much American-led global meddling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A High Court Win for Nonprofit Donor Privacy | 08 Jul 2021 | 00:28:52 | |
In AFPF v. Bonta, the Supreme Court made clearer that donors to nonprofits deserve greater privacy protection from state actors. Trevor Burrus examines the case
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| Thomas Again Urges Supreme Court to Address Qualified Immunity | 07 Jul 2021 | 00:08:49 | |
A case of university led prior restraint spurred Clarence Thomas to urge his fellow justices to take up a case regarding qualified immunity. Jay Schweikert details the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley Through Eisenhower | 04 Apr 2025 | 00:55:20 | |
With respect to the substantial federal power to repress and surveil Americans, how did we get here? Patrick Eddington provides the first part of the story in The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley Through Eisenhower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Yes, You Have the Right to Record Police | 06 Jul 2021 | 00:11:25 | |
A Florida appeals court has let cops off the hook after they arrested a woman after she recorded those cops doing their jobs. James Craven details why clarity on this issue is more important than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Baltimore's Persistent Aerial Surveillance Ruled Unconstitutional | 05 Jul 2021 | 00:12:26 | |
Persistent aerial surveillance may make the jobs of cops easier, but it's no solution if it endangers your rights. Matthew Feeney discusses the case of Balitmore's aerial surveillance program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| SCOTUS Opens Door to Reining in the Administrative State | 02 Jul 2021 | 00:09:05 | |
A patent case decided by the Supreme Court in June holds much larger implications for federal regulators. Thomas Berry comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Counting the Costs of the Jones Act | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:31:45 | |
In restricting transportation of all manner of products, the Jones Act disproportionately harms the poor and raises prices for everyone else. Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Cato's Colin Grabow discuss the new effort to eliminate the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Big Federal COVID Spending > Big Waste and Fraud | 30 Jun 2021 | 00:15:21 | |
In the wake of an especially massive outflow of federal money, the accounting for how the money was spent is just beginning. Cato's Will Yeatman says that we shouldn't get our hopes up that the money was spent well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| What’s Next after SCOTUS Rebukes NCAA? | 30 Jun 2021 | 00:07:55 | |
The Supreme Court's ruling against the NCAA regarding benefits paid to student athletes virtually guarantees that there will be future litigation on strikingly similar issues. The NCAA is hoping for time to change its rules. Ilya Shapiro comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Ugly Bipartisan History of Crack Cocaine Sentencing | 29 Jun 2021 | 00:23:36 | |
Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Ugly Bipartisan History of Crack Cocaine Sentencing | 29 Jun 2021 | 00:23:36 | |
Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| False Confessions and Trust in Police | 25 Jun 2021 | 00:29:03 | |
Interrogation methods that elicit false confessions speaks to the quality of policing. Marissa Boyers Bluestine of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School details the costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Evidence on Post-COVID Employment Hesitancy | 24 Jun 2021 | 00:15:15 | |
How much of the current difficulties faced by employers are driven by extra unemployment benefits? Ryan Bourne explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Is Rooftop Solar a Threat to Stable Electricity? | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:22:39 | |
Big energy facilities make the grid more stable, but rooftop solar reduces the need for those plants. Regulators have a hard time negotiating the tension. Economist Lynne Kiesling comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Omnibus "For the People Act" Is a Wish List of Constitutional Violations | 23 Jun 2021 | 00:14:48 | |
There's more to voting rights in the For the People Act, and the fact that the massive piece of legislation is only partially constitutional just isn't good enough. Walter Olson offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Shouldn't Conservatives Be Big Advocates for Decentralized Tech? | 22 Jun 2021 | 00:20:11 | |
Conservatives like to bemoan their treatment at the hands of companies like Facebook and YouTube, but fostering decentralized alternatives is somehow nowhere in their stump speeches. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||