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December 11, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - FDA’s Overcaution Carries Deadly Consequences

When the FDA sets out to evaluate a potential new drug, the agency's overcaution makes the exercise more expensive and potentially deadly from patients who might benefit. Mark Flatten of the Goldwater Institute comments.

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December 10, 2018

Pod Save America - “Hot tub crime machine.”

The Department of Justice effectively accuses the President of directing an illegal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election, Mueller uncovers more connections between the Russian government and Trump’s campaign, and the President struggles to keep his Administration staffed. Then Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar talks to Tommy about Democratic plans for the new Congress, and her support for the BDS movement.

December 7, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

The Inclusive Economy, the new book by Cato’s Michael Tanner, examines welfare from the perspective of how government keeps many Americans poor. The book is available now.

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December 7, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

The Inclusive Economy, the new book by Cato’s Michael Tanner, examines welfare from the perspective of how government keeps many Americans poor. The book is available now.

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December 6, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - The Simon Abundance Index

Are we measuring resource availability properly? The Simon Abundance Index is an attempt to give the world a clearer picture of the abundance that surrounds us. Marian Tupy comments.

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December 6, 2018

Pod Save America - “Tariff Man without a plan.”

Michael Flynn’s cooperation is rewarded, Republicans subvert democracy in Wisconsin, Trump’s tweets tank the markets, and Democrats begin the battle for the 2020 nomination. Then Senator Sherrod Brown joins Jon and Dan to discuss his conversation with Trump about GM, the Green New Deal, how he won Ohio, and his plans for 2020.

December 5, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Bank Stability Ten Years after the Financial Crisis

How has the banking system performed a decade after the financial crisis? Are there still reasons to worry? Tobias Adrian is Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund.

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December 4, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Open Police Complaints

It's difficult to file a complaint with many police departments. In some cases, it's hard to know even how to file one. Steve Silverman of Flex Your Rights discusses the group's new project, Open Police Complaints, which aims to smooth the process and bring transparency to the process of registering a complaint against cops.You can support the Cato Daily Podcast and the Cato Institute by becoming a Podcast Sponsor.

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December 3, 2018

Pod Save America - “Quid pro penthouse.”

George H.W. Bush leaves a complicated legacy, Michael Cohen’s guilty plea pieces together a conspiracy that implicates Trump, and Republicans respond to their midterm defeats with power grabs in Wisconsin and Michigan. Then Congressman Hakeem Jeffries talks to Jon F. about his new position as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, as well as the party’s message and strategy in 2019.

November 30, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Sex and Heart Attacks

Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?