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Cato Daily Podcast - Teacher Tenure’s Legal Fight
Lawsuits are now challenging the institution of teacher tenure. Neal McCluskey comments.
Cato Daily Podcast - Looming Labor Rules Would Punish Franchises
A National Labor Relations Board ruling could pave the way for unionization of workers at franchised establishments, but it would also punish companies that adopt the franchise model. Walter Olson analyzes the ruling.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Peer-to-Peer Apps in the Developing World
The real value of so-called "sharing economy" peer-to-peer software applications may be helping those in the developing world develop capital in the face of government mandates. Matthew Feeney comments.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Sustaining the Economic Rise of Africa
The rise of Africa's economy will hinge on domestic governance reforms and free trade, not continued government aid. Dalibor Rohac comments on the President's summit with African leaders.
Sustaining the Economic Rise of Africa, Economic Development Bulletin (No. 22)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Toward a Wealthier, Cleaner Planet
The impact of climate change will be easier to handle in a wealthier world. So how much global GDP be devoted to the problem? Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger comments.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Hemp, Guns, and National Security
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) discusses federal regulation of hemp, polling on marijuana reform, reasserting the Second Amendment in D.C. and the legislative effort to curtail the National Security Agency's sweeping data collection practices.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Make Civil Asset Forfeiture History
Civil asset forfeiture turns "innocent until proven guilty" on its head. It rewards predatory policing and perverts law enforcement priorities. Scott Bullock of the Institute for Justice talks about reform efforts.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Drug War and the Constitution
By what authority in the Constitution does the federal Drug War exist? Roger Pilon has an answer.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Second Amendment Applies in D.C.
A federal judge in the case of Palmer v. D.C. has ruled that the District of Columbia's complete ban on the carrying of handguns in public is unconstitutional. Alan Gura is the attorney on the case.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Should You Need a License to Braid Hair?
Occupational licensing boards demand that hair braiders either spend thousands of dollars and hours to become cosmetologists or be put out of business. Paul Avelar with the Institute for Justice is challenging those requirements.
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