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March 12, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Trump to Meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

The White House seems substantially unprepared for a planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Doug Bandow and John Glaser comment.

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March 11, 2018

Pod Save America - “Beto days to come.” (LIVE from Austin)

America sends its best negotiator to denuclearize a dictator, and Democrats craft an economic message for 2018. Then Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Brittany on stage live at Austin City Limits.

March 9, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - A ‘Digital Muslim Ban’

Did the President enact a "digital Muslim ban” in a now-withdrawn executive order? Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Alvaro Bedoya offer their thoughts.

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March 9, 2018

More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Sir Roger Bannister

After Sir Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes, did positive thinking propel dozens to do the same?

March 9, 2018

Pod Save America - “Give Ruth a break.” (LIVE from Houston)

Trump accepts Kim Jong Un’s invite to a Madman vs Madman summit, Mueller has a new witness, and Democrats look to turn Texas blue. Former Houston Texan Arian Foster joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Brittany Packnett on stage live in Houston, Texas.

March 8, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Criminal Immigrants in Texas

What does new data in Texas tell us about the propensity of immigrants to commit crimes? Alex Nowrasteh is author of a new Cato Institute policy brief, "Criminal Immigrants in Texas."

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March 7, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Italian Elections Boost Populists

The Five Star Movement and Northern League have shaken the political establishment in Italy, and both groups make protection, cultural and economic, a key element of their platforms. Alberto Mingardi comments on the changes.

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March 6, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Trump’s Tariffs Will Intensify Trade War

The Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum will punish American manufacturers and invite retaliation from trading partners. The national security rationale for the tariffs is also pretty flimsy. Dan Ikenson comments.

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March 5, 2018

Pod Save America - “President for life.”

White House staffers are concerned about Trump’s stability but only on background, Trump escalates the world’s first Twitter-based trade war, West Virginia’s teachers have had enough, and Conor Lamb has a chance in a deep red Pennsylvania district. Then former Obama Ethics Czar Norm Eisen talks about the corruption roiling Trump’s White House, and Ira Madison joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy in studio to talk about the Oscars.

March 5, 2018

Cato Daily Podcast - Putin’s New Deadly Toys

How does the announcement of a new breed of Russian nuclear weapons alter the calculus for defending against the nuclear threat? Emma Ashford and Eric Gomez comment.

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