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June 29, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Would More Government Infrastructure Spending Boost the U.S. Economy?

Does the U.S. need a boost in infrastructure spending? Ryan Bourne explains that most American infrastructure, broadly defined, is private.

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June 28, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Time to Privatize Air Traffic Control

Air traffic control privatization isn't unprecedented and could improve quality and safety. Chris Edwards makes the case.

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June 26, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Jeff Sessions May Be Confused about the Drug War

Is it drug trafficking or drug prohibition that is inherently violent? Adam Bates comments on the strange arguments from the Attorney General.

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June 26, 2017

Pod Save America - “CBO Brother, Where Art Thou?”

Tommy and Jon discuss the ongoing efforts to ram Trumpcare through the Senate, and whether Obama did enough to respond to and deter Russian interference in our election. Then they discuss the impact of Trumpcare on West Virginia with Senator Joe Manchin.

June 26, 2017

More or Less: Behind the Stats - How rare are deadly tower block fires?

How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London?s Grenfell Tower.

June 23, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Bitcoin Itself Isn’t the ‘Main Event’ of Bitcoin

Bitcoin's new highs are no particular cause for celebration or alarm, says Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. He discusses the blockchain, Whole Foods joining with Amazon, and the troubling trade agenda of the President.

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June 23, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Pyongyang Changes and Stays the Same

The death of a student who had been sentenced to decades of hard labor for a minor crime reveals that some things haven't changed in Pyongyang. Some things have changed. Cato’s Doug Bandow, fresh from his trip to North Korea, discusses the Kim Jong Un regime.

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June 22, 2017

Pod Save America - “Same shitburger, different bun.”

Guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Dan to discuss the Secret Senate Health care bill that is no longer secret, the aftermath of the the Democrats' loss in Georgia-06, and a ray of hope in Wisconsin. Then Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi talks to Lovett and Tommy about health care and next steps for the Democrats.

June 22, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - Senate Health Care Bill: Worse Than Doing Nothing

The Senate's long-awaited health care bill is out. Michael F. Cannon says its provisions would be worse than doing nothing to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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June 21, 2017

Cato Daily Podcast - A Troubling Turn for U.S. Policy in Syria

The civil war in Syria appears to be drawing the U.S. further into a costly no-win scenario. Emma Ashford discusses the latest incidents there.

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