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October 31, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - What Do Parents Think of Private School Choice?

A large survey of parents who make use of private school choice in Florida reveals that, yes, parents really do like school choice. Jason Bedrick of EdChoice comments.

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October 31, 2018

Pod Save America - “Every state is a swing state.”

With six days to go before Election Day, Trump floats repealing the 14th amendment via executive order, the most racist member of the Republican caucus, Steve King, faces a backlash, and we enter the home stretch with a huge number of districts in play. Plus, one of Trump’s dumbest supporters attempts to frame Robert Mueller, which goes poorly for him. And Kentucky congressional candidate and former fighter pilot Amy McGrath joins to talk about her experience and her race for the House.

October 30, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Trump Claims Power to End Birthright Citizenship

The President may not understand the substantive requirements to alter the Constitution, but his desire to end birthright citizenship with a mere executive order is wrongheaded for a number of other reasons, as well. Alex Nowrasteh comments.

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October 29, 2018

Pod Save America - “From Charlottesville to Pittsburgh.”

Right-wing conspiracies echoed by Trump and some Republicans help fuel an anti-Semitic massacre in Pittsburgh, and the President responds by attacking Democrats and the media. Then Tommy talks to Democratic candidate J.D. Scholten about his race for Congress against white nationalist Steve King.

October 29, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Regressive Regulation and Economic Opportunity

Regulations that disproportionately harm the poor should get special scrutiny. Cato's Ryan Bourne and Vanessa Brown Calder joined Diane Katz of the Heritage Foundation for a live Cato Daily Podcast at Cato Club 200.

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October 28, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Vaccines – The importance of the herd and social media

What proportion of a population needs to be vaccinated to stop a disease spreading?

October 26, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - U.S. Plans to Abandon Nuclear Treaties

Nuclear nonproliferation has long been viewed as an admirable goal. Is there a security benefit to casting aside agreements that limited the U.S. nuclear arsenal? Caroline Dorminey and Eric Gomez discuss the likely end of some longstanding limits on nuclear weapons.

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October 25, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Impeach Kavanaugh?

What's the history of impeachment of judges, specifically justices of the Supreme Court? And what are the specific claims people would use to impeach Brett Kavanaugh? Gene Healy comments.

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October 24, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Does Trump Have a Trade Strategy?

It's hard to figure just what the White House believes are the long-term benefits of trade protectionism and stunted trade deals? Simon Lester comments.

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October 24, 2018

Pod Save America - “Caravan of Lies.”

Tommy and Lovett discuss Trump's closing argument of lies and why the media needs to stop repeating them, they inexplicably have to explain why nationalism is bad, offer a health care policy update and the latest on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Then, Jon Favreau interviews Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for governor in Florida.