First, Do No Harm

<p>What should “public health in a free society” look like, and what limits should courts impose on executive trade powers? This week’s panel covers the shakeup at the CDC, asks whether America really needs a Surgeon General, and unpacks a blockbuster ruling from the Federal Circuit declaring most of President Trump’s global tariffs illegal.</p><br /><p>Adam Thierer, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/breaking-governments-grip-medical-debate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breaking the Government’s Grip on the Medical Debate</a>,” Cato at Liberty (August 28, 2025)&nbsp;</p><br /><p>J.A. Singer, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/unnecessary-relics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unnecessary Relics</a>,” Policy Analysis (July 2025)</p><br /><p>Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Charles Brandt, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/legal-briefs/vos-selections-inc-v-trump" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump</a>,” Legal Briefs (July 8, 2025)</p><br /><p>Brent Skorup, Ilya Somin, and Walter Olson, “<a href="https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/tariffs-emergencies-presidential-power-conversation-ilya-somin-walter-olson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power: A Conversation with Ilya Somin and Walter Olson</a>,” Multimedia Event (May 27, 2025)</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>