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March 23rd, 2016 at 11:10 am
Podcast: We Are a Nation at War
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In an interview with CFIF,  Ambassador Francis Rooney, Former U.S. Ambassador to The Holy See, Author and Foreign Policy Expert, discusses recent terror attacks and explains that the United States is a nation at war, what should be done to limit the ongoing threats posed by ISIS and Islamic extremism, and other foreign policy current events.

Listen to the interview here.

March 21st, 2016 at 8:44 am
March Madness and Sports Betting
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In an interview with CFIF, Jonathan Wood, Staff Attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, as well as the constitutional questions surrounding the state by state discrimination in sports betting laws.

Listen to the interview here.


March 1st, 2016 at 10:56 am
Podcast: Exposing the Truth About the FCC’s Proposed Video Set Top Box Rule
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In an interview with CFIF, Seth Cooper, Senior Fellow at The Free State Foundation, discusses what is wrong with the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed rule to “unlock set top boxes,” how it is going to impact programming and why the government should not be allowed to pick winners and losers.

Listen to the interview here.


February 12th, 2016 at 8:31 am
The Controversy Surrounding HRC’s Speeches, Private Email Server and more
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In an interview with CFIF, Sarah Westwood, Watchdog Reporter for the Washington Examiner, discusses the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s paid speeches to private groups, what is different about the use of personal e-mail accounts by former Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice as compared to Hillary Clinton, and the finger-pointing and mudslinging on the GOP side of the campaign trail.

Listen to the interview here.

February 5th, 2016 at 6:29 am
Millennials: Real Solutions for the Challenges They Face
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In an interview with CFIF, David Barnes, Policy Director of Generation Opportunity, discusses the challenges Millennials face, real solutions to be considered, and his recent TIME op-ed, “Obama’s Optimism Isn’t Shared by Millennials.”

Listen to the interview here.


January 29th, 2016 at 8:34 am
More Executive Overreach: The EPA and “Cap and Trade”
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In an interview with the Center for Individual Freedom, William Yeatman, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the EPA’s Clean Power Plan overreach and why the Model FIP is a cap-and-trade policy and thereby raises concerns under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Listen to the interview here.

January 25th, 2016 at 2:57 pm
Frank v. Poertner and the Future of Class Action Litigation
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In an interview with CFIF, Ted Frank, Senior Attorney and Director of the Center for Class Action Fairness at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses unfair class action procedures and settlements and the petition for certiorari before the US Supreme Court in Frank v. Poertner.

Listen to the interview here.


November 13th, 2015 at 8:40 am
Podcast: Is America Closed for Business?
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In an interview with CFIF, Patrick Hedger, Policy Director of American Encore, discusses why Obama made the wrong decision on Keystone XL pipeline project and what it means for jobs, the economy and gas prices. 

Listen to the interview here.

November 6th, 2015 at 9:50 am
Renewing America’s Spirit and Preserving Our Liberty
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In an interview with CFIF, Judge Michael Warren, Oakland County (MI) Circuit Court Judge and Co-creator of Patriot Week, discusses why we need to invigorate our appreciation and understanding of America’s spirit, how many current holidays have become overly commercialized or have lost their deeper meaning and how Patriot Week has captured the imagination and support of citizens across the nation.

Listen to the interview here.

September 29th, 2015 at 11:45 am
Political Realignment in America’s Future?
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CFIF Contributing Editor Ben Boychuk discusses how today’s Republican Party resembles the Whig Party of 1850, why Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson are popular candidates, and more.

Listen to the interview here.

September 11th, 2015 at 11:02 am
Podcast: Separation of Powers and Limited Government
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In an interview with CFIF, Clark Neily, Senior Attorney for the Institute for Justice, discusses his latest book, “Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution’s Promise of Limited Government,” and the importance of and issues surrounding separation of powers, economic liberty, property rights, the Second Amendment, and more.

Listen to the interview here.

September 5th, 2015 at 10:06 am
Hillary, Iran and Silencing Dissent
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Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses Hillary Clinton’s conduct as Secretary of State, the Iran deal and how speech regulation is used to silence dissent.

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August 7th, 2015 at 10:44 am
Conservative Heroes
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In an interview with CFIF, Garland S. Tucker III, author and historian, discusses his latest book, “Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, From Jefferson to Reagan.”

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July 31st, 2015 at 6:06 am
Just Say No: The Iran Nuclear Deal
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In an interview with CFIF, Tzvi Kahn, Senior Policy Analyst for the Foreign Policy Initiative, discusses the Iran nuclear deal and its implications for U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East.

Listen to the interview here.

July 24th, 2015 at 8:48 am
Announcing the 2015 Wacky Warning Label Winners
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In an interview with CFIF, Bob Dorigo Jones, Senior Fellow for the Center for America, discusses lawsuit abuse, the need for tort reform and the finalists in the 18th Annual Wacky Warning Labels Contest, the winners of which will be announced today on John Stossel’s show on FOX Business News.

Listen to the interview here.

July 18th, 2015 at 4:46 pm
The Government’s Seizure of Fannie and Freddie’s Net Profits
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Logan Beirne, Lecturer in Law and Fellow at Yale Law Schools, discusses the Treasury Department’s seizure of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s net profits and why the “Net Worth Sweep” violates the rule of law.

 Listen to the interview here.

July 13th, 2015 at 2:20 pm
Podcast: Pope Francis and the “Science” of Climate Change
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Ambassador Francis Rooney, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, discusses Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, why the Pope should not get involved in divisive and contested political issues like climate policy, and why the climate change debate should not be couched as rich countries versus poor countries.

Listen to the interview here.

June 22nd, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Healthcare Scares: ObamaCare, Government Regulations, and Bioterrorism
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In an interview with CFIF, Robert King, Healthcare Correspondent for the Washington Examiner, discusses King v. Burwell, ObamaCare’s impact on small businesses, prescription drugs and government intervention, and whether America is ready for a bioterror attack.

Listen to the interview here.

June 12th, 2015 at 12:55 pm
Podcast: How Pointless Regulations Hurt Patients
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Thomas P. Stossel, M.D., American Enterprise Institute Scholar, discusses his book Pharmaphobia: How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical Innovation, how heavy regulation makes medical innovation difficult and expensive, and how bureaucrats, reporters, politicians, and predatory lawyers have built careers attacking the medical products industry.

Listen to the interview here.

May 29th, 2015 at 8:47 am
Is Global Warming Really the World’s Biggest Threat?
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Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses why global warming is not the world’s greatest threat, why Vice President Joe Biden was wrong on his 2010 prediction about Iraq proving to be one of the greatest achievements of the Obama administration, and why former President George W. Bush is not to blame for ISIS.

Listen to the interview here.