The Cato Institute's Justin Logan and Brandan P. Buck unpack the Trump administration’s shifting justifications for military action in Venezuela, from fentanyl and cocaine interdiction to Monroe Doctrine revivalism. They explore the legal and strategic risks of invoking war powers under dubious pretenses, warning that the push for regime change could repeat the mistakes of Libya and Iraq while doing little to solve the hemisphere’s drug or governance problems. Show Notes:<a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dont-do-it-mr-president/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dont-do-it-mr-president/</a><a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/when-peace-through-strength-means-war-is-peace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theamericanconservative.com/when-peace-through-strength-means-war-is-peace/</a><a href="https://www.cato.org/commentary/us-military-cant-solve-fentanyl-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/commentary/us-military-cant-solve-fentanyl-crisis</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Shutdown That Solved Nothing

Each week on Cato 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/privacy for more information.