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Cato Daily Podcast - Trump Claims Power to Pardon Himself
Can the President pardon himself? Donald Trump thinks so. Gene Healy comments.
Pod Save America - “Immunity by congressional majority.”
Trump and his legal team argue that the president is above the law, and voters say that health care and immigration are two of the most important issues in the very close 2018 midterms. Then, Rep. Luis Gutierrez calls from Puerto Rico to talk to Jon Favreau about the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Cato Daily Podcast - The Pursuit: Eminent Domain and Civil Forfeiture
A new podcast from Libertarianism.org digs into the twin issues of civil forfeiture and eminent domain. Tess Terrible is the host and producer of the show.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Counting Rough Sleepers
How do you count the number of people sleeping rough? According to the latest official figures around 4700 people were sleeping in the streets in the autumn of 2017. And that got us thinking. These statistics aren?t just downloaded from some big database in the sky. They need ? like any statistic ? to be collected and calculated. So how is it done?
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The High Street, Home Births and Harry Potter Wizardry
Is WH Smith really the worst shop on the High Street? Harry Potter fans want to know how many wizards there are ? we try to work it out. Is giving birth at home as safe as giving birth in hospital?
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Cato Daily Podcast - U.S. Allies Will Retaliate over Tariffs
U.S. allies are preparing their retaliatory response to new tariffs on aluminum and steel. Colin Grabow and Simon Lester comment.
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Pod Save America - “The outrage election.”
Roseanne’s racism reveals a reality about life in the Trump Era and the Republican midterm strategy, Trump is caught in a perpetual justice obstruction machine, and Democrats face real danger in the June 5th California primary. Then John Legend talks to Tommy about the work he’s doing to call more attention to elections for local prosecutors around the country.
Cato Daily Podcast - A Devastated Puerto Rico Must Still Contend with the Jones Act
Puerto Rico still struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria. And yet the Jones Act continues to stymie potential economic progress. Colin Grabow comments.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Student Loans Balances Explode and Taxpayers Are on the Hook
Student loan balances in the United States recently crossed above $1.5 trillion. Should taxpayers be footing the bill for financing college education? Diego Zuluaga and Neal McCluskey comment.
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Cato Daily Podcast - ZTE, Trump Tariffs, and Creeping Cronyism
The special deal President Trump cut for Chinese tech firm ZTE challenges both concerns about national security and free, open trade with few exceptions. Dan Ikenson discusses how we can take security concerns seriously while promoting more free trade.
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