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Cato Events Podcast

Cato Events Podcast

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The Cato Events Podcast brings you live recordings from the Cato Institute's events, where leading scholars, policymakers, journalists, and experts come together each week to discuss the ideas and issues shaping our world. From economic policy and constitutional law to technology, foreign affairs, and individual liberty, each episode captures timely conversations, fresh perspectives, and engaging debate straight from the stage. Whether you're looking to stay informed or explore new ideas, the Cato Events Podcast offers a front-row seat to the discussions happening at Cato every week.

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Episodes
  • A History of Repeated Injuries

    A History of Repeated Injuries
    Jun 29 2026
    The Cato Institute’s new edited volume, A History of Repeated Injuries, explores simple but profound questions: 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, how successful have we been in escaping tyranny? Are we entirely free of the “injuries and usurpations” of which the Framers complained? Or have modern analogues of old tyrannies crept into our own government, leading to losses of liberty akin to those suffered by the colonists? Four authors of different chapters in the book will discuss these questions with respect to jury rights, taxation, immigration policy, and foreign policy.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Free Expression Under Fire from the FCC

    Free Expression Under Fire from the FCC
    Jun 9 2026

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has long exercised significant authority over broadcast media beyond what is typically tolerated under the First Amendment. Under various chairs and presidential administrations, the FCC has overstretched its authority. Recent actions have drawn particular attention, such as when Chairman Brendan Carr publicly pressured and threatened to punish ABC/​Disney over a comment on Jimmy Kimmel Live. That incident does not exist in isolation, with friction between the commission and broadcasters steadily rising over the past 12 months over myriad issues including the unprecedented early review of ABC’s broadcast licenses. The FCC points to the public interest standard and policies such as news distortion and the equal-time rule to justify its actions.

    How should such policies be considered in light of today’s media ecosystem and the broader values of free expression? Please join us for an event that will discuss how the FCC’s actions toward broadcast media are affecting free expression, what challenges these actions might face in courts, and how policymakers could prevent such abuse.

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    1 hr
  • Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago

    Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago
    Jun 3 2026
    What does life on the front lines of criminal justice actually look like—and what can it teach us about the state of American law today? Please join us for a discussion with Randy Barnett on his new memoir, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago, a gripping behind-the-scenes account of his years as a young prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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