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September 4, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Government and the Cost of Living: Income-Based vs. Cost-Based Approaches to Alleviating Poverty

What would market-based welfare reform look like? Embracing reforms to lower prices for many of the most basic essentials for living would have the added benefits of not further burdening taxpayers. Ryan Bourne details his new paper on the subject.

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September 4, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Government and the Cost of Living: Income-Based vs. Cost-Based Approaches to Alleviating Poverty

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September 3, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS: More or Less – How well do you understand your world?

Tim Harford talks to Bobby Duffy about why we are often wrong about a lot of basic facts

September 3, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Two Sides of a Potential Stormy Impeachment

How should we think about impeachment? Does it require a crime? What are the cases for and against a payoff to an adult film star being criminal and/or an impeachable offense? Gene Healy comments.

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September 3, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Two Sides of a Potential Stormy Impeachment

How should we think about impeachment? Does it require a crime? What are the cases for and against a payoff to an adult film star being criminal and/or an impeachable offense? Gene Healy comments.

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August 31, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Attorney-Client Privilege and the Crime-Fraud Exception

When courts demand testimony, a large exception is carved out for attorneys representing their clients. What breaks that privilege? Paul Rosenzweig of the R Street Institute comments on the case of Donald Trump and Michael Cohen.

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August 31, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - African Trade Tariffs; Alcohol Safe Limits; President Trump’s Popularity

Tim Harford fact checks EU trade deals with Africa, and whether one drink is one too many

August 30, 2018

Pod Save America - “Florida man.”

The Florida race for governor will be a contest between the Republican mini-Trump and the Democrats’ future, Paul Ryan’s SuperPAC is blowing louder dog whistles, and Senate Democrats make a deal on judges that gets them nothing in return. Then EMILY’s List President Schriock joins Jon and Dan to talk about the record number of women candidates who are running and winning elections in 2018.

August 30, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Trump vs. Google Searches

The President says he is unhappy with the manner in which Google searches present information about him. John Samples comments on how the comments ought to be considered.

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August 29, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - U.S. Citizens Targeted by ICE

New data shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does a poor job making sure that U.S. citizens aren't caught up in harsh detention and deportation policies aimed at undocumented immigrants. David Bier has examined data from Texas.

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