Episodios

  • Fallout From the Minnesota Fraud Scandal

    Fallout From the Minnesota Fraud Scandal
    Jan 15 2026
    Cato's David Bier and Chris Edwards discuss the welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota, including the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam, to explain how federal money flowing through state programs creates weak oversight and incentives for abuse. They argue that the structure of federal aid to states, not immigration or individual bad actors, is the core driver of fraud in welfare, housing, and health programs.

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    29 m
  • Free Markets for Electricity

    Free Markets for Electricity
    Jan 13 2026
    As data centers begin demanding power at the scale of entire cities, the electricity system is running headlong into regulatory barriers built for a different era. The Cato Institute's Travis Fisher sits down with Glen Lyons, the founder of Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity, to explore proposals for off-grid utilities, Senator Tom Cotton’s new legislation, and how market-based approaches could accelerate supply while protecting consumers from rising costs and reliability risks.

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    44 m
  • When Presidents Decide to Go to War Alone: Venezuela Edition

    When Presidents Decide to Go to War Alone: Venezuela Edition
    Jan 8 2026
    The arrest of Nicolás Maduro raises hard questions about presidential power, congressional authority, and the legal boundaries of military force. Cato's Brandan P. Buck and Clark Neily analyze the operation’s status under U.S. and international law, its implications for future conflicts, and why ambiguity has become the executive branch’s most dangerous tool.

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    29 m
  • Debanked for Dissent: How Putin’s Reach Extends Abroad

    Debanked for Dissent: How Putin’s Reach Extends Abroad
    Jan 6 2026
    A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after being labeled an extremist by the Kremlin. Nicholas Anthony interviews Anna Chekhovich of the Anti-Corruption Foundation about her experience being debanked. Together, they unpack how sanctions, anti-money laundering rules, and financial surveillance systems enable authoritarian governments to silence critics beyond their borders.

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    37 m
  • Banking on Moral Hazard: The Push for $10 Million Deposit Insurance

    Banking on Moral Hazard: The Push for $10 Million Deposit Insurance
    Jan 1 2026
    A plan to massively expand FDIC insurance is gaining traction in Washington, despite little evidence that customers or community banks are asking for it. Cato's Nicholas Anthony, Norbert Michel, and Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, show how the proposal would subsidize wealthy depositors, weaken market discipline, and entrench “too noisy to fail” expectations across the banking system.

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    34 m
  • Australia’s Social Media Ban and the Illusion of Online Safety

    Australia’s Social Media Ban and the Illusion of Online Safety
    Dec 30 2025

    From Australia’s social media ban to U.S. and UK age-verification laws, governments are increasingly treating online access as something to be licensed. Cato's Jennifer Huddleston and David Inserra explore how these policies collide with free expression, parental autonomy, and privacy, and why empowering families works better than sweeping government bans.




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    39 m
  • How Fuel Economy Rules Made Cars Bigger, Pricier, and Less Safe

    How Fuel Economy Rules Made Cars Bigger, Pricier, and Less Safe
    Dec 23 2025
    Intended to save fuel and protect consumers, CAFE standards have instead penalized efficient small cars, subsidized trucks and SUVs, and created a de facto electric-vehicle mandate. Cato's Chad Davis, Brent Skorup, and Peter Van Doren trace how decades of regulatory layering have increased vehicle manufacturing costs, reduced affordability for consumers, and locked automakers into an endless cycle of policy reversals.

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    40 m
  • Social Security’s Popularity Problem

    Social Security’s Popularity Problem
    Dec 18 2025
    A new Cato survey reveals that Americans overwhelmingly support Social Security while fundamentally misunderstanding its structure, finances, and long-term viability. Romina Boccia and Emily Ekins explore how myths about personal accounts, proportional benefits, and trust-fund solvency shape public opinion — and why ignorance makes meaningful reform politically elusive.

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    33 m
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