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Cato Daily Podcast - Johnson & Johnson, Opioids, and Public Nuisance Law
Johnson & Johnson went to court to fight claims of its contribution to the "public nuisance" of the opioid crisis. They lost. Walter Olson discusses what public nuisance torts mean for future litigation.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Federal Rules and Housing Affordability
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has altered Obama-era federal housing rules. What does that mean for making housing more affordable and plentiful? Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center comments.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Amazon fires, state pension and American burgers
Are forest fires in Brazil the worst in recent times? What is the state pension worth?
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Mexico’s About-Face on Immigration
How has Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador changed his country’s approach to migrants heading north?
Guest: León Krauze, Slate columnist, Trumpcast co-host, and Univision news anchor.
This episode originally aired in April 2019.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Galling Push for a Student Debt Bailout
Leading Democratic presidential contenders want the feds to bail out students with school debt. What about the young people who made more modest choices? Christian Barnard of the Reason Foundation comments.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Listening to Ilhan Omar
Back in March, Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke passionately about pro-Israel political forces that “push for allegiance to a foreign country.” She later apologized for unwittingly deploying an anti-Semitic trope. Why were Omar’s words so triggering? And is she making a fair point?
Guest: Slate economics & policy writer Jordan Weissmann.
This episode originally aired in March 2019.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Trump’s “Flimsy” Steel Tariffs Challenged
A case in federal court challenge the Trump Administration over steel tariffs. Cato's Simon Lester and Will Yeatman comment.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Recycling Crisis
Henry Grabar explains why the global market for your trash collapsed, and how American recyclers are course-correcting.
Guest: Meleesa Johnson, president of the Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin.
This show originally aired in April 2019.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.
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Cato Daily Podcast - What Could Cause the Next Housing Crash?
Are rules governing housing finance setting the stage for the next crash? If so, what ought to change? Diego Zuluaga comments.
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