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Dollarization at the End of the Javier Milei Honeymoon
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His most recent package of reforms has stalled. Will Javier Milei now turn his full attention to securing dollarization to rescue Argentina from the costs of inflation? Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos explain the stakes.
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Hayek's Nobel at 50
31:02|F.A. Hayek's contributions to economics are hard to overstate. This week marks fifty years since Hayek became a Nobel Laureate for that work. Economists Peter Boettke and Bruce Caldwell detail some of Hayek's enduring contributions.These Candidates Have Terrible Views on Freedom of Speech
36:44|Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz seems to have a poor understanding of what the First Amendment protects. Donald Trump pledges to use the Department of Justice to punish Google over the presentation of negative news stories about him. Cato's Brent Skorup and Nico Perrino of FIRE detail the candidates' troubling views.Harris and Trump Have No Plans to Substantially Liberate Health Care
16:33|Federal health programs contribute to massive and unsustainable government overspending. Government control of most health care dollars continues apace. Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris has a plan to fix it. Michael Cannon explains.Buckeye v. IRS
18:51|Ohio's Buckeye Institute is challenging the IRS practice of collecting and storing information on major donors to American nonprofits. Buckeye president Robert Alt explains why the case matters.Reforming State and Local Economic Development Subsidies
11:38|Offering subsidies is how many states show interest in bringing in a new business enterprise and states regularly try to offer more than other states can, but it doesn't have to be that way. Marc Joffe explains how states can get out of the trap of playing the subsidies game against their neighbors.Could We Have Better Presidential Debates?
13:06|A few changes might make for broadly better political debates, especially debates among presidential candidates. Erec Smith makes his case.How States Might Address the 'Squatter or Trespasser' Problem
22:29|Squatters pose a challenge for property owners, law enforcement, and state legislatures. Kyle Sweetland of the Pacific Legal Foundation offers some ways for states to address the issue to give owners more control over their property.Where Are the Rooming Houses?
15:54|An old and common law on many cities' books was meant to crack down on houses of prostitution. Today those same laws are used to effectively ban boarding houses or college student housing. Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden tell the tale.The Search for Accountability for Warrantless Surveillance
11:56|Cato's Patrick Eddington details what he's learned about how intelligence agencies handle requests for information about their own internal accountability measures.