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  • August 7, 2021
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    Biden Ignores Court Rulings and Legal Counsel to Extend Eviction Ban
    Biden Ignores Court Rulings and Legal Counsel to Extend Eviction Ban
    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.
    Featuring Walter Olson and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 6, 2021
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    Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror
    Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror
    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.
    Featuring Abigail R. Hall and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 5, 2021
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    How the ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Works in Utah
    How the ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Works in Utah
    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.
    Featuring Connor Boyack and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 4, 2021
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    A Bumpy Road to Ranked-Choice Voting
    A Bumpy Road to Ranked-Choice Voting
    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.
    Featuring Adam Kissel and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 3, 2021
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    Unionization after Janus
    Unionization after Janus
    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.
    Featuring Jarrett Skorup and Caleb O. Brown
  • August 2, 2021
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    The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
    The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
    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.
    Featuring Jonathan Rauch and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 31, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    New York's Counterproductive Half Measure on Sex Work
    New York’s Counterproductive Half Measure on Sex Work
    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.
    Featuring Kaytlin Bailey and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 30, 2021
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    Trade Is Good for Your Health
    Trade Is Good for Your Health
    James Bacchus is author of the new paper, “Trade is Good for Your Health.”
    Featuring James Bacchus and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 29, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    New Avenues in the War on Big Tech
    New Avenues in the War on Big Tech
    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.
    Featuring Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 28, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Whole Foods in a Pandemic
    Whole Foods in a Pandemic
    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.
    Featuring John Mackey and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 26, 2021
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    Single Family Zoning and Race
    Single Family Zoning and Race
    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.
    Featuring Patrick Tuohey and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 23, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    Suspicionless FBI Snooping on Concerned Women of America
    Suspicionless FBI Snooping on Concerned Women of America
    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.
    Featuring Patrick G. Eddington and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 22, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    NSO Group Software Used to Surveil Journalists, Activists, and Governments
    NSO Group Software Used to Surveil Journalists, Activists, and Governments
    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.
    Featuring Julian Sanchez, Patrick G. Eddington, and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 21, 2021
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    Safe Consumption of Opioids and Harm Reduction
    Safe Consumption of Opioids and Harm Reduction
    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.
    Featuring Jeffrey A. Singer and Caleb O. Brown
  • July 20, 2021
    Cato Daily Podcast
    How Government Boosts Low-ROI Graduate Degrees
    How Government Boosts Low-ROI Graduate Degrees
    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.
    Featuring Neal McCluskey and Caleb O. Brown
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