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Project Sphere Podcast
Sphere, a collaboration between the Cato Institute and the Brookings Institution, is an online debate series designed to create the gold standard for civil discussions of policy issues and political philosophy based on common values and shared objectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
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Is Bad Housing Policy Making Poverty Worse?
Housing policy plays a critical role in shaping poverty in America, influencing both the availability of affordable housing and the stability of low-i...
How Do We Restore Faith in Our Institutions
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What Is the Problem with Immigration, and What Should We Do about It?
Immigration in the United States has long been a contentious issue, marked by debates over border security, economic impact, and social integration. W...
Election Integrity: How Do We Restore Faith in Our Election System?
The legitimacy of election results and integrity of our voting process have increasingly come into question, and while few claims of election fraud ha...
In What Areas Does the Executive Have Too Much Power?
The framers of the United States Constitution created three branches of government—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial—with powers distri...
Does Restricting Trade Improve National Security?
International commerce has created an interconnected world. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman believed that unfettered free trade is alway...
Why Do We Have a Housing Crisis and What Should We Do about It
The United States is experiencing a housing crisis, with a scarcity of homes available and skyrocketing prices. Polls indicate that housing affordabil...
How Does A.I. Affect Education?
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being used in classrooms across the country. But educators disagree about whether students should be allowed t...
Is Free Speech Being Chilled in the Classroom – and Beyond?
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Government Debt and Spending
When it comes to the government’s budget, it seems clear that our approval and appropriation processes don’t work. As of May 2024, the U.S. Treasury r...
How Should We Address the Challenges around A.I.?
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Should We Be Optimistic About Technology, Online Access and Connectivity?
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Which Policy Most Effectively Prevents Harm: Prohibition or Legalization?
The war on drugs is America’s longest war, and it continues to this day. Most agree the War on Drugs has been a failure and public sentiment is shifti...
What Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be?
Immigration policy has become something of a political football. Some are proposing more open pathways to citizenship. While others have been more con...
What Has 2020 Taught Us about Democracy?
What has the election revealed about the country? And what does this say about who Americans really are, what they want and where we are headed? In th...
What Would Meaningful Police Reform Look Like?
Police are supposed to preserve and protect, but problems in policing have begun to dominate the national debate. And what will the resulting policy c...
Are Americans Talking about the Most Important Issues This Election Cycle?
Some say in this election the very soul of the country is at stake. Others want to make law and order the primary issue. But what about debt, spending...
How Should We Solve Income Inequality in the U.S.?
How concerned should we be with wealth or income inequality in the United States? Are there other concerns (like burdensome regulations) that ought to...
What is the Proper Role of Government in College Affordability?
The federal government already provides a great number of programs to help people attend college. Are the rising costs of higher education due, in par...
Should the United States Mandate Paid Family Leave?
As families try to balance work and childcare, a popular answer is to have government mandate paid family leave. Will mandating paid leave help famili...
Does the President Have the Power to Start a War?
War has long been the subject of vigorous debate. The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and appoints the president as...
Should Drug Prohibition Be Ended Nationwide?
America’s drug war has been a part of our lives for more than 100 years. With legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in an increasing number...
Should the U.S. Supreme Court Overturn More Laws?
In general, are most laws and regulations constitutional? Should the courts do more to enforce constitutional limits, or should they defer to the poli...
When Should the United States Use Military Force?
What principles should guide the decisions to intervene militarily? What factors should weigh most heavily? Cato's Emma Ashford, CSIS’s Melanie Marlow...