Project Sphere Podcast

Jan 28 2025 24 ep. 33 mins 85
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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. 
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Is Bad Housing Policy Making Poverty Worse?

Jan 28 2025 24 mins  
Housing policy plays a critical role in shaping poverty in America, influencing both the availability of affordable housing and the stability of low-income communities. With skyrocketing housing costs, inadequate affordable housing options, and policies that often fail to address the root causes of poverty, millions of Americans continue to struggle with housing instability. In thi

How Do We Restore Faith in Our Institutions

Jan 20 2025 34 mins  
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What Is the Problem with Immigration, and What Should We Do about It?

Dec 19 2024 36 mins  
Immigration in the United States has long been a contentious issue, marked by debates over border security, economic impact, and social integration. While some argue that immigration is the driving force behind the nation’s growth and cultural diversity, others have concerns over border security, undocumented immigration, and the strain placed on public services. But is immigrati

Election Integrity: How Do We Restore Faith in Our Election System?

Nov 25 2024 45 mins  
The legitimacy of election results and integrity of our voting process have increasingly come into question, and while few claims of election fraud have been found to have substance, these claims have consequences. If American citizens don’t have faith in their election system, the peaceful transfer of power between political parties can become contentious. Some are calling for r

In What Areas Does the Executive Have Too Much Power?

Oct 30 2024 29 mins  
The framers of the United States Constitution created three branches of government—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial—with powers distributed among the branches. To guard against tyranny, each branch was granted specific powers to check the powers of the other two branches. As James Madison wrote in Federalist Paper No. 51, “Ambition must be made to counteract a

Does Restricting Trade Improve National Security?

Oct 10 2024 34 mins  
International commerce has created an interconnected world. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman believed that unfettered free trade is always in people's best interests, as they have the freedom to buy and sell whatever they want, with whomever they want. Others argue that trade should be restricted and that we ought to prioritize domestic production and consumption. Betw

Why Do We Have a Housing Crisis and What Should We Do about It

Sep 18 2024 28 mins  
The United States is experiencing a housing crisis, with a scarcity of homes available and skyrocketing prices. Polls indicate that housing affordability is one of the top issues this election, especially among younger voters. In this episode, Nolan Gray, Research Director at California YIMBY and Howard Husock, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute discuss why we have

How Does A.I. Affect Education?

Sep 04 2024 27 mins  
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being used in classrooms across the country. But educators disagree about whether students should be allowed to use A.I. in their coursework. Some teachers feel that using A.I. tools such as ChatGPT amounts to cheating, while others think that students should be allowed to experiment with A.I. tools that they will likely use in their later ca

Is Free Speech Being Chilled in the Classroom – and Beyond?

Jul 10 2024 29 mins  
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Government Debt and Spending

Jun 02 2024 25 mins  
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 reported that the current national debt is $34.58 trillion—and this staggering sum keeps growing. Is all this debt driving us toward a crisis or not? And what, if anything, should be done about it? In this episode, Romina Boccia,