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Cato Daily Podcast - The Human Cost of Welfare
Lisa Conyers discusses her coauthored book, The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help.
Cato Daily Podcast - The GOP’s Looming Dark Night of the Soul
The rise of Donald Trump has clearly signaled the disconnect between voters and the GOP. Ben Domenech says a realignment of the parties may be well underway.
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Cato Daily Podcast - When Presidents Oppose Government Science
Many past presidents have been outright opponents of government-supported science. Terence Kealey walks through the history.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Bernie Drives Debate over Glass-Steagall
A proposed return to Glass-Steagall financial regulation is now a part of both GOP and Democratic platforms. How did that happen? Would it prevent another financial crisis? Mark Calabria comments.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees
What factors have led Haiti, once the world's leading coffee producer, to tumble into subsistence-level farming? And why does that industry repeatedly fail to return? Tate Watkins, author of Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees, discusses his work.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Which States Might End the Income Tax?
A few states with demographic issues might be the next ones to end the dreaded income tax. Stephen Slivinski of Arizona State University predicts at least one state will soon end the personal income tax.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson’s Image in His Own Time
What do the elections involving Thomas Jefferson have to tell us about the political culture of today? Robert McDonald, author of Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time, offers his thoughts.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Does Hillary Hate Uber?
Hillary Clinton's public lionizing of entrepreneurs appears to stand at odds with various policies she'd like to see adopted. Jared Meyer of the Manhattan Institute says the sharing economy stands to lose a great deal.
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Cato Daily Podcast - When the Feds Pay Environmentalists to Sue Them
There's a one-way street when environmentalists sue the federal government. When the groups sue and win, they often get their legal fees covered. Holly Fretwell of the Property and Environment Research Center comments.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Blockchain Revolution
The bitcoin revolution hasn't quite delivered as promised, but the underlying technology may be far more revolutionary. Don and Alex Tapscott, authors of Blockchain Revolution, comment.
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