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One of my goals for this show is to explore the complexities of issues people have strong opinions about and assume are straightforward. And it's difficult to think of one that fits that bill better than guns.Today I'm joined by my long time friend and Free Thoughts podcast co-host, constitutional lawyer Trevor Burrus. We talk about the causes of and misconceptions around gun violence, and how a free society should approach both the role of guns and the challenges of limiting the harm they do.Want to listen to new episodes of ReImagining Liberty two weeks early? Become a supporter and get early access and other perks.Produced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex speaks with Trevour Burrus about his concept of the Statrix and why the solution to every problem should not be more government programs, intervention and restriction.  Episode Notes: Introductory YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eavx1ZVVyzM    Seeing the Statrix: Invisible and Omnipresent by Trevor Burrus: https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/articles/burrus-cap-research-center-10-18-2018.pdf    The Boris Yeltsin Grocery Store Visit: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/When-Boris-Yeltsin-went-grocery-shopping-in-Clear-5759129.php#photo-6130394    Trevor's CATO article about the dairy industry: https://www.cato.org/commentary/rebel-farmers-government-cartels-how-new-deal-cartelized-us-agriculture 

The end of cannabis prohibition is long overdue. The Biden administration appears to recognize that, and is making substantial moves to bring that reality closer. Trevor Burrus discusses the importance of each of the President's directives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Across nearly a decade, and over four hundred episodes, of the Free Thoughts podcast, Trevor Burrus and I talked a lot about liberty. Today I invited him on ReImagining Liberty to continue that conversation. At issue is the question of how to approach being an advocate for radical liberalism in a political environment that seems to have lost its taste for it. We range, as we often do, rather broadly, from how not to talk about liberty, to how to start fruitful arguments, to the dangers of contrarianism and over-attachment to narratives. Trevor Burrus is a research fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor of the Cato Supreme Court Review. He's also the continuing host of my beloved Free Thoughts podcast, and it was joy getting to sit across microphones from him again. ReImagining Liberty is a project of The UnPopulist, and is produced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte. Join the ReImagining Liberty Discord community and book club. Music: Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod | Link | License

Across nearly a decade, and over four hundred episodes, of the Free Thoughts podcast, Trevor Burrus and I talked a lot about liberty.Today I invited him on ReImagining Liberty to continue that conversation. At issue is the question of how to approach being an advocate for radical liberalism in a political environment that seems to have lost its taste for it.We range, as we often do, rather broadly, from how not to talk about liberty, to how to start fruitful arguments, to the dangers of contrarianism and over-attachment to narratives.Trevor Burrus is a research fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor of the Cato Supreme Court Review. He's also the continuing host of my beloved Free Thoughts podcast, and it was joy getting to sit across microphones from him again.Support the show and get every episode two weeks early, as well as access to the Discord community and book club. Sign up here: https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/subscribeProduced by Landry Ayres. Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte.Music: Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod | Link | License This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.reimaginingliberty.com/subscribe

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.

This week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO Institute research fellow Trevor Burrus about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle and Pistol Associate v. Bruen and its implications for an individual's right to carry a fire arm in states such as Massachusetts. Guest: Trevor Burrus is a research fellow in […]

This week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO Institute research fellow Trevor Burrus about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle and Pistol Associate v. Bruen and its implications for an individual's right to carry a fire arm in states such as Massachusetts.

The Supreme Court has thrown out a New York law that gave itself discretion over whether law-abiding citizens could truly "bear" arms. Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trevor Burrus is a fellow for the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐​in‐​chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review *Follow him on Twitter: @TCBurrus

Suddenly, America has found itself entering the Summer with gun control leading the national debate. Last week, the Left controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed gun control legislation, and the Senate is currently discussing its own proposals. Matters regarding “ghost guns,” red flag laws, background checks, and more, dominate many discussions in Washington, D.C. With this long list, as well as the various stories and talking points dominating across headlines and social media, there is a lot of noise in our current news to sift through. That's why this week on CURE America with Star Parker, we sort through the noise to find the truth on the current movement of actions in Congress, to deeply understand each issue of the discussion, where its going, and the impact it could have on our nation. Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow at the CATO Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, breaks down for us this recent push in Congress to restrict 2nd Amendment rights and the repeatedly false claims that many of these proposals will make us safer. Our panel includes our long trusted expert, Jonathan Alexandre from Liberty Counsel Action, as well as our two recently new regular stars, Patrina Mosley with PPM Consulting and AJ Swinson from the Conservative Partnership Institute. Together, they'll dive deeper into the analysis of what's happening with our culture, the need for faith and a foundation of family, the Left's current actions in Congress, and the impact of gun control on the African-American community – historically and today.

On November 10th, the Court heard arguments in City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising, a case which concerned whether the Austin city code's distinction between on-premise signs, which may be digitized, and off-premise signs, which may not, is a facially unconstitutional content-based regulation under Reed v. Town of Gilbert. We are joined by Trevor Burrus, research fellow at the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, for this installment.

Inspired by Al Gore's “An Inconvenient Truth” and in the vein of his financial crisis origin story, “The Big Short”, Adam McKay's 2021 Netflix film, “Don't Look Up” posits a world where the sky is falling, politicians are too self absorbed to do anything, and the media is hellbent on distraction by any means necessary. Trevor Burrus, Matthew Feeney, and Natalie Dowzicky join us to parse the fact from fiction, and explain how successful it is in getting its strident hope across. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trevor Burrus, research fellow in the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, returns once again to the show to discuss campaign finance, the first amendment, and what the Supreme Court has to say about it.

Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO research fellow and constitutional scholar Trevor Burrus about the recent Supreme Court ruling, Americans For Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, reaffirming the right to privacy by denying the state of California the right to compel non-profits to disclose their list of donors.

Hubwonk Host Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO research fellow and constitutional scholar Trevor Burrus about the recent Supreme Court ruling, Americans For Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, reaffirming the right to privacy by denying the state of California the right to compel non-profits to disclose their list of donors. Guest: Trevor Burrus is a research fellow […]

The Left's blind spot about guns mirrors the Right's blind spot about immigrants. Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is a more prosperous world with less government intervention possible? Trevor Burrus of The Cato Institute joins me this Sunday to discuss the constitutionality of rent control and the related issue of expanding the "libertarian imagination,” in a world filled with statist dreamers.Bernie Sanders is obsessed with a vision of a national rent control policy, complete with a “Renter's Bill of Rights.” However, this imaginary bill of rights couldn't exist without violating the original bill of rights - in particular, the Fifth Amendment's “takings clause,” which guarantees that private land cannot be taken for public use without “just compensation.”Burrus, a senior fellow at Cato's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐in‐chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, has helped file a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of NYC landlords whose rights have been violated by a new set of “rent stabilization laws.” Burrus notes that “The right to exclude people from occupying your property is obviously central to the concept of ‘property.'”Among other illegal “takings” embedded in the law, the latest rent control push forces owners to transfer a lease from the original renter to their relatives. Advocates will argue that rent control helps the poor afford housing in areas where they otherwise couldn't live. However, 93% of economists already agree that rent control hurts the very people it's trying to help by restricting the supply, and decreasing the quality of the rentals on the market. We might consider shifting our focus from doing more studies on rent control to trying to win hearts and minds. This Sunday, Burrus helped me imagine what city life could be like in New York if property owners were free to set rents at the market rate, and developers were allowed to build new real estate to meet the resulting demand. If you take the red pill, you'll never look at our cities or government the same way again.

In the year 2157, on the outskirts of the system, far from alliance control, nine people look into the blackness of space and see nine different things. Joining us today are three people who see three different things in Joss Whedon’s cult classic series, Firefly, including; Julian Sanchez, Trevor Burrus, & Jennifer Huddleston. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cannabis descheduling at the federal level had a brief moment this year, but ultimately it didn’t happen. What does next year hold for continuing the trend toward decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis? Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus talk about egalitarianism with Professor Elizabeth Anderson. Should we be concerned about an equal distribution of resources in a society? An equal distribution of outcomes? Is it a bad thing for some people to be worse off than others through no fault of their own? And whose job is it to enforce such distributions—government or markets?This was originally released on May 5th, 2014. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trevor Burrus, research fellow in the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐​in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, joins us this week to discuss guns, gun owners, and gun laws.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview of law professor Tom W. Bell from 2018 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. They talk about the emerging trend of bottom up governments. Private providers increasingly deliver services that political authorities formerly monopolized, inspiring greater competition and efficiency. They discuss this quiet revolution that is transforming governments with the potential to bring more freedom, peace and prosperity to people everywhere.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview of economist Mike Munger from 2015 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. They talk about voluntary transactions and questions of justice in market pricing. What would everyone agree is truly voluntary? Are disparities in bargaining power coercive? What’s wrong with using the state to address these disparities? What about price gouging situations? What about sweatshops?

What would you say is the biggest choice before us today? Personally, I don't think it's about who we should elect to public office. As George Gilder explains, it's whether we will choose liberty or lockdowns. This year has been one long, uninterrupted learning experience for many of us. What are the most important takeaways? Jeffrey A. Tucker shares his top 20 lessons learned in 2020. It looks like a war zone in some of our city streets. But what exactly is the nature of the culture war that's raging across America? Doug Casey breaks it down for us. The real estate market in my home state of Utah is going nuts. Is home ownership still the American dream? Before you answer, consider what Thomas L. Knapp has to say. Talk about pouring gas onto a raging dumpster fire. The 2020 election was contentious enough without adding in the need to seat a new justice on the Supreme Court. Trevor Burrus has a few timely suggestions for quenching the fire of partisan judicial politics. Subscribe to the podcast Become a WrongThinker Patron Sponsors: Fire Steel The Staples Turner team at Patriot Home Mortgage Jeff Staples Real Estate Nicky's Wholesale Food Warehouse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview of legal scholar and lawyer Randy Barnett from 2015 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. Barnett describes five rights—informed by natural law—that are crucial for properly structuring a society. He also shows how libertarian theories successfully counter the structural societal problems of knowledge, interests, and power.

1. Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Cato Audio Roundtable: Ilya Shapiro and Trevor Burrus on the Cato SCOTUS Review 3. Simone Weichselbaum and Patrick Jaicomo on how Federal Task Forces Reduce Police Accountability 4. Nolan Gray on Housing Regulation and “Destroying the Suburbs” 5. John Glaser on the Decidedly Interventionist Foreign Policy of Joe Biden See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview free range kids activist, author, and syndicated columnist Lenore Skenazy from 2019 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. Should children ride the NYC subway by themselves? When did children stop having unsupervised and unstructured time? What did ‘strange danger’ do to change the way we parent? What are the consequences of over‐​parenting?

The punishment dealt by the coronavirus was bad enough, but many journalists and other creators have been doubly sandbagged by a California law that limits their ability to work on a freelance basis. The Cato Institute has filed a brief in the case of American Society of Journalists and Authors v. Becerra. Trevor Burrus, one of the author's of Cato's brief, describes what's at issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trevor Burrus, research fellow at Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, talks to us about the war on drugs.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview of trade policy researcher Daniel Ikenson from 2015 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. He explains how trade between countries increases wealth all around—and why restricting that trade is harmful to economic growth.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features an interview of philosopher and political scientist Jason Brennan from 2013 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. Conventional wisdom holds that governments make laws and their citizens have a duty to obey them. Most people think that’s so obvious that we don’t even really need to discuss it. But is it? Governments certainly want us to obey them, but what sort of arguments are there for why we should?

A case awaiting acceptance by the Supreme Court challenges required fees paid by attorneys to State Bar of Wisconsin. Much of that money then goes to fund extensive lobbying. Trevor Burrus and Andrew Grossman comment.Related material:Cato Institute brief in Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Aragona speaks with Trevor Burrus as he explores the many ways the drug war has failed drug addicts and society.

In the first episode of Sphere we ask the simple question: Should drug prohibition be ended nationwide? Our commenters are Trevor Burrus of Cato, Paul Larkin of the Heritage Foundation, and Jonathan Rauch of Brookings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

America's drug war has been a part of our lives for more than 100 years. With legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in an increasing number of states, conflicts have emerged on drug policy and power. To what extent can and should the states act independently of the federal government on an issue with national ramifications? Cato's Trevor Burrus, Heritage's Paul Larkin, and Brookings's Jonathan Rauch will discuss in this episode: should drug prohibition be ended nationwide?Learn More:"How Drug Prohibition Created the Fentanyl Crisis," by Trevor Burrus"Washington Versus Washington (and Colorado): Why the States Should Lead on Marijuana Policy," by Jonathan Rauch"The Medical Marijuana Delusion," by Paul J. Larkin Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A case argued recently before the U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at a state that allows a private company to hold and enforce the copyright on the state's "annotated code." Trevor Burrus describes what's at issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 2019 featuring Trevor Burrus, Ilya Shapiro, Caleb O. Brown, David Bier, Benjamin Powell, Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall, Maria Corina Machado See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Most neat and clean solutions to the problem of gun violence have significant problems. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Citizens United, a conservative non-profit corporation, was once caught in the crosshairs of campaign finance law. The company violated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act by broadcasting a political film within 30 days of a primary election. The Supreme Court split 5-4 on the issue. Did the court side with the free speech of a corporation? What happens when there are two different visions of the First Amendment? Are corporations people? Join James Harrigan, Antony Davies, and special guest Trevor Burrus as they recount the courtroom drama of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits The bystander effect https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31157529  The world is becoming a better place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP59tz2WreY Advances toward a cancer cure https://www.studyfinds.org/strategic-medicine-researchers-develop-trojan-horse-drug-that-tricks-then-kills-cancer-cells/ Foolishness of the week https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/health/beef-environment-resources-report/index.html Topic of the week: Political Speech and the Citizens United Decision Trevor Burrus https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus Trevor Burrus on Twitter https://twitter.com/tcburrus McCain-Feingold, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act https://ballotpedia.org/Bipartisan_Campaign_Reform_Act Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission https://ballotpedia.org/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/michael-moore-trumpland-might-have-been-illegal-citizens-united-its-all Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce https://ballotpedia.org/Austin_v._Michigan_Chamber_of_Commerce Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Congress can't just delegate all of its duties away. Where should the line be drawn? In Gundy, the Supreme Court turned away a challenge to one particular Congressional delegation, but new challenges are coming. Trevor Burrus and Ilya Shapiro comment on the case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck, the Supreme Court affirms that private platforms are not state actors, and are therefore not subject to First Amendment constraints. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tired of voting for a political candidate you don’t particularly like who represents a major political party you don’t particularly like so that another candidate who you dislike a little bit more won’t win office? If so, then ranked choice voting might be the electoral reform for you.Ranked choice voting is a system in which voters don’t just vote for a single candidate for each listed office on their ballot. Instead, they rank all of the candidates running for that seat, 1-2-3 and so on. Then, if no candidate wins a majority of the first place votes, the least successful candidate on the ballot is eliminated and those who preferred them as their 1st choice are then distributed based on their 2nd choice. And so on and so forth until one candidate passes 50%.Paul and Matthew are joined by Peter Van Doren as they discuss the ramifications of Maine changing to ranked choice voting (RCV) for federal elections in 2018, compare it to other alternative voting methods in other countries, and try to predict the ways it could transform American politics by validating third parties.What is the “first-past-the-post” voting style? Does the U.S. voting system have an alienation problem? What is the Hastert Rule? Are third parties largely shoved to the side during U.S. elections?Further Reading:Resources for Ranked-choice Voting, Provided by the State of MaineRanked-choice voting worked in Maine. Now we should use it in presidential races, written by Lawrence LessigRanked-choice voting passes the test in Maine, Boston GlobeRelated Content:Micro-Targeting Voters with Big Data, Building Tomorrow Podcast“Pay No Attention to the Man Who Won’t Stand Behind the Voting Curtain”, written by Jonathan BanksSome Very Good Reasons Not to Vote, written by Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeff Sessions has resigned as Attorney General, a move that opens up many questions about the future of investigations into the White House and harsh federal law enforcement. Trevor Burrus and Alex Nowrasteh comment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court holds that government "extraction of agency fees from nonconsenting public-sector employees violates the First Amendment" in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. Trevor Burrus comments on the case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The newly clarified role and status of administrative law judges will drive litigation for years, now that the Supreme Court has weighed in. Walter Olson and Trevor Burrus comment on Lucia v. SEC. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are celebrating Liberty Chronicles’ one year anniversary with a special Free Thoughts/Liberty Chronicles crossover episode featuring Free Thoughts Podcast host Trevor Burrus. We’ll discuss the Dorr War and its Supreme Court Case Luther v. Borden.Further Reading:Luther v Borden (1849)—Taney’s Majority Opinion and Woodbury’s Dissenting OpinionDennison, George M. The Dorr War: Republicanism on Trial, 1831-1861. Lexington: The University of Kentucky Press. 1976.Gettleman, Marvin. The Dorr Rebellion: A Study in American Radicalism: 1833-1849. New York: Random House. 1973.Grimstead, David. American Mobbing, 1828-1861: Toward Civil War. New York: Oxford University Press. 1998.Music by Kai Engel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The President has quietly endorsed an end to federal interference in legal-cannabis states, former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner joins the cannabis industry, and the FDA is seeking input from the public on the plant. Trevor Burrus comments on the accelerating change of cannabis policy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The gun control debate in the United States has raged on for decades, and in many ways has escalated in recent years. Every time there is a mass shooting, calls for more gun control as the “obvious solution” engulf social media and public policy discussions. Furthermore, faulty statistics and bad arguments tend to run rampant in any discussion. In this episode, legal scholar Trevor Burrus of the Cato Institute joins us to unravel some myths surrounding the gun control debate.

"When people can’t imagine how something could work without the government, they can’t and won’t demand it," says Trevor Burrus, research fellow at The Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies. Mr. Burrus joined the program to discuss what he calls the most insidious barrier to a freer society: the lack of imagination.

With more discretion given to U.S. Attorneys to enforce federal marijuana laws, what effects will it have on states that have legalized? Trevor Burrus discussed various elements of cannabis prohibition on #CatoConnects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Governments across the globe have begun evolving from lumbering bureaucracies into smaller, more agile special jurisdictions. Private providers increasingly deliver services that political authorities formerly monopolized, inspiring greater competition and efficiency. In Your Next Government?: From the Nation State to Stateless Nations, Tom W. Bell, professor at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law, shows how these trends suggest that new networks of special jurisdictions will soon surpass nation-states in the same way that networked computers replaced mainframes. This quiet revolution is transforming governments from the bottom up, inside out, worldwide, with the potential to bring more freedom, peace, and prosperity to people everywhere.Join us for a conversation with author Professor Bell, hosted by Aaron Powell and Trevor Burrus of Libertarianism.org’s Free Thoughts podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Treating guns like cars might not end up with the kind of regulation that gun prohibitionists want. But thinking about guns like we think about cars might get us to a more productive conversation. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first months of the Trump administration have confirmed that criminal justice will remain a contentious issue for the foreseeable future. Trump's "law and order" rhetoric on the campaign trail has led to significant changes in federal criminal justice policy. At the state and local levels, lawmakers are struggling with the opioid epidemic, overincarceration, and how to work with new federal enforcement goals.In the current environment, how should legislators tackle the most serious and enduring criminal justice issues? What policies should be implemented? What should officials' priorities be? To answer these and other questions, experts from courtrooms, universities, law enforcement agencies, and think tanks will gather at the Cato Institute for its third annual criminal justice conference, Criminal Justice at a Crossroads. We hope that you will join us. Panel 2: The Defendant in CourtHon. Jed Rakoff, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkScott Greenfield, criminal defense attorney and editor of Simple JusticeSuja Thomas, professor of law at University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignModerated by Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marijuana is legal to consume in a handful of states. So why is researching marijuana virtually impossible? Trevor Burrus discusses the federal role in prohibiting pot research. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Science-driven public policy has the potential to run roughshod over ethical considerations and important values. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, the Supreme Court considers to what extent a government giving used tires to a church playground can constitute a state establishment of religion. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Did the Citizens United decision make Michael Moore's new film possible? Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The motivations of mass killers matter when evaluating a proposed public policy response. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the “Statrix”? How does government warp our perception of the world around us? How does it disproportionately affect the poor?Trevor Burrus talks about the “Statrix,” a portmanteau of the state and the concept of an artificial world made popular in the 1999 action/sci-fi movie The Matrix. Show Notes and Further ReadingTrevor mentions the recent spate of track problems and fires that have been plaguing Washington D.C.’s metro system, which led to the creation of this website, ismetroonfire.com. He also explains this song by the Kingston Trio, which was meant to a protest fare increases on Boston’s public subway system.Here’s a series of articles by Megan McArdle on Washington D.C.’s streetcar project, written in 2009, 2014, and 2015 (the project was originally slated to be completed in 2006 and is still not fully rolled out today, in 2016).Trevor also mentions our podcast episode with Randal O’Toole, “Transportation, Land Use, and Freedom,” James Tooley’s book “The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World’s Poorest People are Educating Themselves,” and NeuCare, a new way to think about medical care. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One element of the right to counsel has been decided by the Supreme Court. Trevor Burrus comments on the justices' opinions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The contemporary British, Canadian, and American political systems come from the same democratic root, but have very different ways of separating and balancing power. How does the American presidential system compare to the parliamentary system? Does the government we have today function anything like the government the Founding Fathers envisioned?Frank H. Buckley joins Trevor Burrus this week for a discussion on his book, The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America.Is it accurate to say we have a “crown government?” What’s the danger in giving the president legislative power? Do presidential and parliamentary regimes tend to attract different types of leaders?Show Notes and Further ReadingBuckley’s newest book, The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America (2014).Gene Healy’s book The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power (2009) also explores these themes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wednesday on the C4 Show C4 talked about how the Trump campaign in invoking Sgt. Schultz in its defense of Corey Lewendosky. C4 then talked about how a teen who attacked a cop car during the first Baltimore riot was sentenced to complete his GED. In the third hour of the show C4 had on CATO's Trevor Burrus to talk about the tie at the Supreme Court yesterday and then C4 had on MD Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer to talk insurance and politics. In the final hour of the show C4 was joined by phone by St. Mary's University Professor Todd Eberly to talk politics and C4 also talked about President's 7 page plan to combat ISIS.

Wednesday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first two hours talking about the Presidential Primaries Tuesday and Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's dominance. C4 also talked to Professor Todd Eberly from Mt. Mary's College in the 10am hour about the Presidential Election. In the final hour of the show C4 talked to Trevor Burrus, research fellow at the CATO Institute, about President Obama's Supreme Court replacement pick.

Wednesday on the C4 Show we started out talking about the CNN/Baltimore Sun Special on Freddie Gray. Attorney A. Dwight Pettit joined the show to talk about his part in the special during the first hour. In the second hour of the show we talked about Sarah Palin endorsing Donald Trump and then Maryland Larry Hogan joined C4 to talk about the budget and the 2016 Session. In the final hour of the show Trevor Burrus from CATO joined C4 to look over some supreme court cases and we ended the show talking about the Flint MI water supply

Monday on the C4 Show we started for a moment talking about the Ravens loss to the Dolphins and then we talked about President Obama's Oval Office Speech on really nothing. In the second hour Trevor Burrus from the CATO institute joined C4 to talk about the NY Times Op-Ed on guns in America. And we ended the show joined in studio by Curt Anderson who talked crime in Baltimore.

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton isn't a fan of Citizens United, both the Supreme Court case and the organization. No wonder. The Citizens United film, Hillary: The Movie, was deeply critical of her. Now she wants to overturn the case that made the movie famous. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 2015 featuring Ilya Shapiro, Trevor Burrus, John Goodman, Ted Galen Carpenter, Kevin Dowd, Charles C. W. Cooke, John Tierney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

August 2015 featuring Walter Olson, Trevor Burrus, Scott Bullock, A. Trevor Thrall, Erik Goepner, Michael D. Tanner, Paul G. Mahoney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court has told California that its New Deal-era raisin price support program can't simply steal from farmers. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court's King v. Burwell decision ratified the President's interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with respect to insurance premium subsidies and taxes to support those subsidies. Trevor Burrus and Michael F. Cannon comment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Far from being something Americans should try to wipe out or even merely tolerate, the presence of offensive speech indicates that we live in a free society. It should, therefore, be vigorously protected. Trevor Burrus comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

December 2014 featuring Michael F. Cannon, Trevor Burrus, Adam Smith, Randal O'Toole, Christopher A. Preble, Neal McCluskey, Hon. Diane Sykes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aaron Powell and Trevor Burrus tackle listener questions in this episode, including a few perennial classics: If libertarianism is so great, where are all the libertarian countries? Why can’t libertarians, conservatives, and liberals all come together to “make it work” in Washington? How can access to education be guaranteed if the American education system is privatized? And what happens to people who “fall through the cracks” in a libertarian society without a government-provided social safety net?Aaron and Trevor are also joined by David Boaz, the executive vice president of the Cato Institute.Show Notes and Further ReadingDavid Boaz, Libertarianism: A Primer (book)Salon, “The question libertarians just can’t answer” (article)The Guardian, “YA dystopias teach children to submit to the free market, not fight authority” (article)Harvey Silverglate, Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (book)Jon Osborne, Miss Liberty’s Guide to Film and Video (book)Ira Levin, This Perfect Day (book)Terry Gilliam, Brazil (movie)Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters (movie)Joss Whedon, Serenity (movie)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 2014 featuring Ilya Shapiro, Trevor Burrus, Richard Kovacevich, Randy E. Barnett, Rep. Ted Poe, Sidney Powell, Brian Doherty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The militarization of local police didn't happen overnight. It took decades. Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pay no attention to the hype. Today’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby is a narrow and fully justified application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to closely held, for-profit corporations. Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Aaron Powell and Trevor Burrus talk about egalitarianism with Professor Elizabeth Anderson. Should we be concerned about an equal distribution of resources in a society? An equal distribution of outcomes? Is it a bad thing for some people to be worse off than others through no fault of their own? And whose job is it to enforce such distributions—government or markets?Anderson is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does the death penalty make us safer? Should the state be given the ultimate power to decide matters of life and death? Given the data on innocents that have been sentenced to die, how skeptical of the death penalty should we be?Ben Jones joins Aaron Powell and Trevor Burrus to help answer these questions. Jones is a campaign strategist for Equal Justice USA (EJUSA) and works in support of Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty, a project of EJUSA. Jones is also pursuing a Ph.D. in political science at Yale University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March 2014 featuring Ilya Shapiro, Trevor Burrus, David Boaz, Timothy Sandefur, Mark A. Calabria, P.J. O'Rourke See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Timothy Sandefur joins Trevor Burrus and Jason Kuznicki for a conversation about America’s founding documents: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence.Which is the Constitution’s primary value: liberty or democracy? Is it enough to tell lawmakers to just “go back to the Constitution” when Constitutional interpretation varies so wildly? What does the Constitution have to say about slavery? Individual rights? Voting rights?Sandefur is a principal attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation and the author of the 2014 book The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty. He also heads the Pacific Legal Foundation’s Economic Liberty Project, which protects entrepreneurs against intrusive government regulation.Show Notes and Further Reading:Supreme Court CasesTroxel v. GranvilleGrutter v. BollingerLawrence v. TexasBarron v. BaltimoreMuller v. OregonJohn Locke, Second Treatise of GovernmentWilliam Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of EnglandAkil Amar, America’s Unwritten ConstitutionJ. Harvey Wilkinson, Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 2012 featuring Trevor Burrus, Jim Harper, Randy E. Barnett, Ginger McCall, Sen. Ron Wyden, Steven Landsburg See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Pilon, Ilya Shapiro, Michael F. Cannon, Michael D. Tanner and Trevor Burrus evaluate the ObamaCare Supreme Court ruling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

May 2012 featuring Trevor Burrus, Clark Neily, Steve Forbes, Dale Carpenter, Joshua Rovner, Adam D. Thierer, Mary Anastasia O'Grady See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

7 AM - Photoshop contest controversy!; Trevor Burrus from the Cato Institute previews the SCOTUS hearing about Obamacare on Monday; Philly mayor says don't feed the homeless; Baby name regret is growing.