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    April/May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 74:51


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownWalter Olson and Thomas Berry on the Trump administration and the lawCaleb R. Trotter on state licensure boards threat to free market competitionMark Clifford on the story of Jimmy Lai as a champion of Hong Kong's freedomBrian Doherty and Gene Healy on the intellectual roots of the Libertarian movement in Brian Doherty's book, Modern LibertarianismExclusive: Jeffrey Singer on his new book, Your Body Your Healthcare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    February/March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 68:25


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownPatrick Eddington, Mike Fox, and Brent Skorup on surveillance and criminal justiceRomina Boccia and Adam Michel on how Congress can help the DOGE be successfulRyan Tracy, Norbert Michel and Jennifer J. Schulp on what to expect from the Trump administration's impact on financial marketsJennifer Huddleston and Rep. Jay Obernolte on AI policy and its futureExclusive: Tom Palmer on his Free Society article, “Civil Society or Political Society?” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 66:58


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownDavid J. Bier and Clark Packard on trade and immigrationThomas A. Firey and Walter Olson on regulationJeffrey A. Singer and Michael F. Cannon on healthcareJustin Logan and Brandan Buck on foreign policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 82:00


    Introduction: Caleb O. Brown Erica York and Scott Lincicome on trade and globalization Senator Rand Paul and Caleb O. Brown on the demagoguery of protectionism Robert F. Bauer and John Samples on restoring political ethicsMartin A. Makary and Jeffrey A. Singer on groupthink and its effect on modern medicine Exclusive: Romina Boccia on spending and the debt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 77:05


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownAlex Nowrasteh and Gene Healy on the Executive Orders HandbookHon. Neomi Rao on the Supreme Court's return to a best meaning approach to the lawNicholas Anthony and Caleb O. Brown on Trump's proposal to limit credit card interestU.S. Representative Patrick McHenry and Jennifer J. Schulp on the decline of American financial privacyExclusive: Thomas Berry on Cato's 23rd annual Constitution Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 77:55


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownMustafa Akyol and Doug Bandow on the power of common ground between Jewish and Muslim peopleBrian Blankenship on burden sharing in the NATO allianceRobert R. Redfield and Ryan Bourne on the global pandemic response and its economic outcomesEmily Ekins, Scott Lincicome, and Caleb O. Brown on how many Americans misunderstand the cost of protectionismExclusive: Gene Healy on the new foreword for his book, The Cult of the Presidency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 71:34


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownJennifer Huddleston and Thomas A. Berry on the NetChoice cases and internet free speech after the last Supreme Court termClark Neily and Caleb O. Brown on the potential implications for legal gun ownership of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. RahimiMarian Tupy on the overall trend toward increasing abundanceJohan Norberg on the importance of diversified supply chains and globalizationExclusive: Eric Gomez on the alliance between Russia and North Korea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 80:50


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownAaron Ross Powell, Tom G. Palmer, and Caleb O. Brown on David Boaz: The Libertarian ExponentJennifer Huddleston and William Rinehart on the impact of “killer acquisitions” on smaller companiesMichael F. Cannon on prescription drug spending in the Medicare programScott Lincicome on the litany of industrial policy measuresExclusive: Daniel Raisbeck and Ian Vásquez on Cato's recent conference in Buenos Aires, The Rebirth of Liberty in Argentina and Beyond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 68:15


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownBryan Caplan and Nolan Gray on the science and ethics of housing regulationJohan Norberg on why the free market will save the worldJason Fichtner and Rachel Greszler on how to confront the social security dilemmaPrashant Narang on what the US can learn from India's confrontation with economic freedomExclusive: Nicholas Anthony on the challenges for banks within the cannabis industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 70:51


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownJennifer Huddleston and David Inserra on government overreach in TechKristin A. Shapiro and Robert Corn-Revere on Section 230 and other cases that impact Murthy v. Missouri and the First AmendmentErec Smith and Senator Eric Schmitt on DEI's divisive programmingCaleb O. Brown and Mark Calabria on the fundamental problem of housing policyExclusive: Alexander Hammond on Hammond's new book, Heroes of Progress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    April 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 70:42


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownMatt Taibbi and Gene Healy on freedom of speech and the Twitter FilesCaleb R. Trotter on Shannon MacDonald's lawsuit challenging unconstitutional telehealth restrictionsAlex Ward on a post-Trump American foreign policyRobert A. Levy on five of the most important cases facing the Supreme Court this yearExclusive: Ryan Bourne on the War on Prices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    March 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 67:39


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownScott Lincicome and Travis Fisher on liquified natural gas and energy policyJennifer Huddleston, and Steve DelBianco on the implications of the NetChoice casesJennifer J. Schulp on what action the SEC should take following a social media hackNicholas Anthony on a new federal law regarding reporting cryptocurrency transactionsExclusive: Erec Smith on DEI, universities, and academic freedom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    February 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 71:54


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownJason Sorens and Will Ruger on the seventh edition of Freedom in the 50 StatesDirector-General of the World Tarde Organization Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Scott Lincicome on the state of globalizationR. David McLean on the benefits of shareholder capitalismVictoria Coates and Brandan P. Buck on the current state and history of GOP foreign policy, moderated by Justin LoganExclusive: Daniel Raisbeck on Argentina and new President Javier Milei Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    January 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 69:39


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownScott Lincicome and Deirdre McCloskey on Cato's Defending Globalization projectWilliam Ruger and Jason Sorens on the seventh edition of Freedom in the 50 StatesAmy Caiazza and Daniel Gorfine on the SEC's proposed rules on predictive data analyticsAlexandra Hudson on The Soul of CivilityExclusive: Ian Vasquez on the Human Freedom Index 2023 report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    December 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 75:08


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownClark Neily and Cody Wisniewski on Rahimi v. United StatesJeff Kosseff on Liar in a Crowded TheaterAsma Uddin on the Montgomery County Public Schools lawsuit over the school curriculumAlex J. Adams on Idaho pharmacy prescription lawsExclusive: David Kemp on OPEC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    November 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 54:56


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownHonorable Judge Bridget Mary McCormack on access to justice and public confidence in courts (35 mins)FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill on banking conditions and policies following the SVB failure (8 mins)Adam D. Thierer on the E.U. vs U.S. on technology policy regulation (4 mins)Exclusive: Norbert Michel on credit cards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    October 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 68:12


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownRound table: The nature of RICO cases with Clark Neily and Walter OlsonBrian Finucane and Justin Logan on the powers granted in authorizations of military forceSenator Bill Haggerty (R-TN) and Jennifer Schulp on U.S. competitiveness and financial regulationJulie Gunlock on the state of parenting under contemporary family policiesExclusive: Michael Cannon on his upcoming book Recovery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    September 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 70:26


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownRound table: Recent SCOTUS decisions with Thomas Berry and Anastasia Boden.Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) on North Korean denuclearizationRobyn Bagley on the Educational Savings Account program implementationDavid Beito and Caleb O. Brown on mass surveillance by FDRExclusive: Chelsea Follett on Centers of Progress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    August 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 68:07


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownRound table: Romina Boccia, Chris Edwards, Scott Lincicome, and Adam Michel evaluate ‘Bidenomics'Kit Taintor on Welcome.US and the role of private sponsorship in immigration policyJeb Hensarling and Jelena McWilliams on SEC executive compensation clawback rulesJames Fishback and Caleb O. Brown on the devolution of high school debate Exclusive: Walter Olson on SCOTUS business cases Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    July 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 62:52


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownRound table: Benefactor's Summit discussion with Alex Nowrasteh and Vanessa Calder on family policy.Anthony Sanders on unenumerated rights.Todd Meyers on environmental technologies. Exclusive: Patrick Eddington on Cato's Surveillance Week Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    June 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 57:02


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownFriedman Prize keynote address by William McGurn or the acceptance speech by Sebastian Lai.Senator Pat Toomey on inflation and mismanagement of monetary policy.Eric R. Claeys on Lockean approach to property.Exclusive: Jennifer Huddleston on internet safety legislation and freedom of speech encroachment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    May 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 74:46


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownJennifer Huddleston and Will Duffield on social media regulations and big tech policySenator Tim Kaine on repealing the 1991 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against IraqFormer U.S. Secretary of Defense Chris Miller and Justin Logan on cutting the defense budgetMark Calabria, Dana Wade and Norbert Michel on challenges faced at the Federal Housing Finance AgencyExclusive: Thomas Berry on executive power and the administrative state Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    April 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 58:43


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownAdam Michel and Michael Cannon on President Biden's proposed federal budget.Rep. Tom Emmer on the risk of central bank digital currencies.Rep. John Rose on the need to reform the Bank Secrecy Act; and Kat Timpf, Norbert Michel, and Aaron Klein discuss the impact of the Act on financial privacy.Thomas Berry, Nicole Saad Bembridge and Jess Miers on how SCOTUS responded to Gonzalez v. Google. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    March 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 64:46


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownIan Vasquez and Johan Norberg on global freedom during COVID-19Tiffany J. Smith and Dane Lund on regulating decentralized financeJay Schweikert on police accountabilityClark Neily on jury trials and plea bargaining Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    February 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 60:38


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Romina Boccia and Scott Lincicome on the 118th Congress3. Martin A. Makary and Ari N. Schulman on how the CDC handled COVID-194. Scott Lincicome on independent workers5. Emily Ekins on the 2022 Housing Affordability National Survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    January 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 60:10


    1.Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Jennifer Schulp and Jack Solowey on crypto regulation3. Mark Uyeda, SEC Commissioner on4. The Right Honourable Kemi Badenoch MP on trade5. Patrick Eddington on government transparency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 56:10


    Show Notes:Introduction by Caleb O. BrownThomas A. Berry and Andy Craig on The Electoral Count ActNeal McCluskey and Darcy Olsen on 20 years of the Center for Educational FreedomTed Galen Carpenter on media coverage of foreign policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    November 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 68:00


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    October 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 62:40


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownA Conversation between Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Peter GoettlerLawrence H. Summers on the new book SuperabundanceNeal McCluskey on the new book The Fractured Schoolhouse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 62:07


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownClark Neily and Trevor Burrus on the Supreme Court's 2021-2022 termDr. Jeffrey Singer and Johan Norberg on Pandemic Policy Postmortem: Lessons from SwedenSahar Khan on the Taliban today Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    August 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 64:50


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Doug Bandow and Justin Logan on NATO3. Rachel Furguson, Marcus Witcher, and Ameshia Cross on Black Liberation Through the Marketplace4. Jeff Kosseff and Patrick Eddington on The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped Online Speech5. Thomas Berry and Andy Craig on the Electoral Count Act See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    July 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 57:31


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. George Selgin and Nicholas Anthony on central banks3. Scott Lincicome and U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey of PA on trade policy4. Dr. Jeffrey Singer on harm reduction See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 62:14


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown2. Norbert Michel and Scott Lincicome on inflation in the United States3. Chris Edwards on the economics of home-based businesses4. Marta Belcher and Jennifer Schulp on financial privacy in a digital era5. David Boaz on the rise of authoritarianism on the planet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    May 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 60:23


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownNeal McCluskey and Jason Bedrick on homeschooling 2021 versus 2022Colleen Hroncich on universal pre-KAshley Rogers Berner on peace through school choiceColleen Hronich, Amber Brown, Bernita Bradley, and Eric Wearne on the status of homeschooling See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    April 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 68:28


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownMike Tanner and Vanessa Brown Calder on housing regulations Gabriella Beaumont-Smith on letting solar tariffs dieU.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR), Dr. Carl L. Hart, and Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer on the overdose crisisChris Kemmitt of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on public school administrators covered by qualified immunityDavid Boaz on why we need a movement for freedom See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    March 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 62:23


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Governor Chris Sununu, William Ruger, and Jason Sorens on Freedom in the 50 States 3. Kurt Couchman of Americans for Prosperity on state budgets 4. Walter Olson on the Electoral Count Act 5. William Yeatman and Thomas Berry on Justice Stephen Breyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    February 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 63:23


    1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Eric Gomez and Jordan Cohen on arms sales 3. Ian Vásquez on the radical leftist shift in Chile 4. Chris Edwards defends startups and their angel investors 5. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon gave the keynote address at the surveillance conference 6. Daniel Dew of the Pacific Legal Foundation on the branches of government See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    January 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 62:47


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    December 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 67:02


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownNorbert Michel and Jennifer Schulp on regulation of cryptocurrencyScott Lincicome on improving our brittle supply chainsArizona Gov. Doug Ducey, Dr. Jeffrey Singer, and Gene Healy on Arizona's success with free marketsJohn Samples and Robert Corn-Revere get inside the mind of the censor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    November 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 66:34


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownClark Neily talks to Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld and Christina Swarns of the Innocence Project on their fight to exonerate the wrongfully convictedAdam Schuster of the Illinois Policy Institute on why public pension reform is important not just for IllinoisMichael Cannon on Health Savings Accounts reforming American health careScott Lincicome on the current availability of rapid take home COVID-19 testsMustafa Akyol on his new book, Why, as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    October 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 70:17


    1.Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Jennifer Schulp and SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman on the future of equities markets 3. Nolan Gray, a housing researcher on the hurdles to reforming housing 4. Abigail Hall, an economist, on military affiliation in the attack on the Capitol 5. Will Ruger, President Trump's nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan on the rocky but necessary exit from Afghanistan 6. Matthew Feeney on the promising and troubling potential uses of drone technology See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    September 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 62:53


    1.Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Trevor Burrus and Walter Olson on Constitution Day 3. Patrick Eddington on suspicionless FBI snooping on Concerned Women of America 4. Somil Trivedi Of the ACLU on how plea bargains are coercive 5. U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on a new proposal to begin the end of the drug war 6. Michael Cannon on Politics, Science, and Money: The Collective Meltdown over the New Alzheimer's Drug See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 65:05


    Introduction: Caleb O. BrownIan Vásquez and Doug Bandow on the unrest in Haiti and CubaJohn C. Goodman on his book, New Way to Care: Social Protections That Put Families FirstMatthew Feeney on decentralized techTrevor Burrus on a high court win for nonprofit donor privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    July 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 69:52


    1) Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2) Nolan Gray and Scott Lincicome on rising housing costs 3) David Weller and Neha Mishra on international and domestic digital trade regulations 4) Julian Sanchez and Patrick Eddington on the Pentagon Papers, 50 years later 5) Charles Silver on his co-authored book, Medical Mal practice Litigation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    June 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 68:12


    1) Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2) Clark Neily, Jay Schweikert, and Ben Cohen on his new book, Above the Law 3) New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf on ending qualified immunity in his state 4) Stuart Buck on collecting better criminal justice data 5) Erin Partin on cannabis legalization efforts 6) Mustafa Akyol on blasphemy laws See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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