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August 23, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Bootleggers, Baptists, and Retrograde Booze Laws

Economist Jeremy Horpendahl discusses just how far some states lag behind in regulating alcohol, and why some of those arrangements are very difficult to fix.

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August 22, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles – How Condoms Can Cost a Week?s Wages

BONUS PODCAST: For the rest of August, in addition to More or Less you?ll get a brand new podcast, Economics with Subtitles. It?s your everyday guide to economics and why you should care. In this show, Ayeisha and Steve make sense of inflation. They?ll explain how hyperinflation is affecting how Venezuelans have sex, why you can?t afford a ticket to see your favourite band in concert anymore and why a sale on sofas isn?t always a good thing.

Producers: Simon Maybin & Phoebe Keane Presenters: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith & Steve Bugeja

August 22, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Tom Cotton Picking Fights over Sentencing Reform

Federal sentencing reform is overdue, and many leading Republicans are now on board for change. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, however, wants to stop it. Kevin Ring, President of FAMM, comments.

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August 21, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Freedom in the 50 States 2018

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August 21, 2018

Pod Save America - “An orgy of corruption.”

Mueller gets another witness, Trump and Rudy become more unhinged, conservative donors reward the politicians who made them richer, and Republicans try to suppress the vote in Georgia. Then first-time candidate and 2016 Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes talks to Tommy about her race for Congress.

August 20, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy

The sharing economy has the potential to create massive disruption. How we handle that disruption is of critical importance. Michael Munger is author of Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy.

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August 20, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?

Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?

August 17, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Faith, Libertarianism, and the Common Good

How best to reconcile faith with the common good and libertarian thinking poses challenges. Stephanie Slade of Reason argues that those challenges are often merely in how other people perceive libertarian approaches to maximize human flourishing.

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August 16, 2018

Pod Save America - “A potpourri of stupid.”

Trump is acting like a guilty man who’s bad at covering up crimes, and Democrats are nominating history-making candidates while they decide on a message for the fall. Then Wesley Bell, the Democratic nominee for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, joins Jon and Dan to talk about his upset victory and his plans to reform the criminal justice system.

August 16, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Big Private Platforms for Speech and Alex Jones

Several big internet platforms removed or hobbled conspiracy slinger Alex Jones, but any concerns that raises do not implicate the Constitution. John Samples comments.

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