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Cato Podcast

1,242 episodes · 6 with AI analysis

Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast , leading scholars and policy analysts from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Monetary Policy Rules vs. DiscretionFiscal Policy and Inflation ControlHousing Supply Constraints and Zoning ReformPermitting Process AccelerationTariff Policy and Consumer PricesSugar Program and Agricultural ProtectionismJones Act and Shipping CostsImmigration Policy and Labor CostsChicken Tax and Vehicle TariffsEthanol Mandate and Renewable Fuel Standards

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 16, 2026

How to Fix Washington's Affordability Crisis

Monetary Policy Rules vs. DiscretionFiscal Policy and Inflation ControlHousing Supply Constraints and Zoning Reform
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Apr 2, 2026

The Great Political Realignment

Political realignment theory and structural driversNational identity vs. cosmopolitanism as primary political divideEconomic globalization and deindustrialization effects on voting behavior
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Feb 26, 2026

Rhetoric vs. Reality in the State of the Union

Tariff Policy and Constitutional AuthoritySupreme Court IEPA Decision and Legal Fallback MechanismsEconomic Growth Claims vs. GDP Statistics
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Feb 24, 2026

Who Decides When America Goes to War?

War Powers Resolution effectiveness and procedural limitationsCongressional Article I enumerated powers vs. executive Article II authorityAuthorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) scope creep and elastic definitions
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Feb 17, 2026

Ed Crane and the Ideas That Changed Washington — and the World

Libertarian movement history and development in United StatesThink tank institutional strategy and organizational designClassical liberal policy advocacy and influence mechanisms
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Feb 19, 2026

No Tax on Tips, New Tax on Billionaires?

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 Extension and PermanenceTips and Overtime Income Tax DeductionsWealth Tax Economic Impact and Administration
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