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How Hard Is It to Rig an American Election? (opens the original)
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How Hard Is It to Rig an American Election? Election fraud claims are increasingly more common. Walter Olson joins Stephen Rowe to separate genuine election irregularities from viral fraud claims. They explain what the evidence tells us about mail-in voting, voter ID, foreign interference, and the integrity of the US election system. Read Walter's work here: https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson Producer: Barbara Galletti Post Production: Sedona LaMarre Audio Engineer: Cecil Sherman Original
Uncle Sam Owning Private Companies? (opens the original)
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In an unprecedented expansion of its role in the marketplace, the Trump administration has acquired ownership interests in dozens of firms. Cato's Scott Lincicome joins Laura Bondank-Harmon to discuss this radical move from the US government, the seen and unseen costs of intervening in the private sector, and how should Congress act if they want to put a stop to it before it's too late. Read more of Scott's work here: https://www.cato.org/free-society/winter-2026/conspicuous-fist-trumps-state-co
How Much Would the DSA's Agenda Cost? (opens the original)
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Free health care, housing, college, paid leave, and retirement benefits may sound appealing... but how would we pay for them? Rikki Schlott sits down with Cato’s Adam Michel to unpack the Democratic Socialists of America’s ambitious agenda and the staggering cost of its proposals. If taxing the rich and corporations is not enough to foot the bill, who would be paying next? Access Adam Michel's research here: https://www.cato.org/blog/who-will-pay-democratic-socialisms-200-trillion-cost Executive
Coming Soon: The Cato Weekly Podcast (opens the original)
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Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast , leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri
How to Spot a Wrong Number (opens the original)
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A number that's precise, dramatic, and politically convenient should raise your suspicion, not lower it. Aaron Brown, author of Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation , joins Cato's Ryan Bourne to break down the warning signs of a bad statistic, from missing context to claims that arrive straight from a press release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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