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2023 Index of Military Strength: How Ready is the U.S.?
27 October 2022
Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discusses Heritage's recently released "2023 Index of Military Strength", how the United States compares to China, Iran and Russia, where our nation is least ready today from a military perspective, and why young adults need to discover the nobility of serving their country.
Midterm Elections Predictions
19 October 2022
William J. Conti, a Partner with Baker & Hostetler in Washington, DC, discusses the midterm elections, the biggest races, potential surprises and fallout, and a look ahead to 2024.
The Truth About Drug Price Controls
13 October 2022
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses the likely disastrous effects of drug price control provisions contained in the Inflation Reduction Act and why Congress should embrace a free-market vision when it comes to healthcare by lowering taxes, encouraging innovation and expanding access.
The U.S. Supreme Court Opens New Term: What to Watch
07 October 2022
Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what to look for in the new Supreme Court term that opened this week, most notably cases related to property rights, affirmative action, and immigration law, and insight into the recently filed case challenging President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
The Legal and Moral Hazards of President Biden's Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan
28 September 2022
Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses President Biden's plan to cancel student debt for some borrowers, the Congressional Budget Office's recent $400 plus billion cost estimate, and why the plan is on shaky legal grounds.
The Holy See and Global Diplomacy
22 September 2022
The Honorable Francis Rooney, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, discusses Pope Francis and Russia's war against Ukraine, and why Pope Francis is being criticized for being too lenient and naive toward Russian and Chinese leaders.
The Brutal Consequences of Drug Price Controls
16 September 2022
Phil Kerpen, Founder and President of American Commitment, discusses provisions regarding drug price controls that are contained in the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act" that will negatively impact American's access to necessary drugs and harm innovation, and why the legislation may be unconstitutional.
The Labor Market's Impact on the U.S. Economy
09 September 2022
Rachel Greszler, Senior Research Fellow, the Grover Hermann Center at The Heritage Foundation, discusses unemployment numbers, whether a return of the "lost" workers could avert a recession, and how current policies to spend more, tax more, regulate more and produce less only make labor shortages and inflation worse.
Hot Off The Press: Report Analyzes Laws Restricting Political Speech in All 50 States
26 August 2022
Scott Blackburn, Research Director at the Institute for Free Speech, discusses a first-of-its-kind report that grades the freedom of citizens and advocacy groups in each state to speak about candidates, government and issues of public policy, which states performed poorly, and which states earned a respectable score.
Americans Need More Choice and Control Over Their Personal Health Care Decisions
19 August 2022
Dean Clancy, Senior Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity and a Paragon Health Institute Public Advisor, discusses health savings accounts (HSAs), a proposal that would allow low-income Americans to use a portion of their ACA subsidy as a HSA contribution, and how this option would enhance the overall welfare of most Americans.
Key Takeaways After FBI Raid of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home
12 August 2022
William J. Conti, Senior Partner with Baker & Hostetler, discusses key questions and takeaways regarding the FBI's raid on President Donald Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago.
A Case of the Fox Guarding the Hen House
05 August 2022
Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Institute for Constitutional Government and The Heritage Foundation, discusses the Department of Justice's partisan shell game that raises ethical issues about the appointment of Pamela Karlan, a tenured professor at Stanford, as DOJ's principal deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights while she continued to earn $1 million per year from Stanford.
Drug Price Controls Would Come With Big Costs
29 July 2022
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the potential real world costs of prescription drug price controls, including lost lives, shortages and innovation disincentives, and how drug prices are weathering the inflation storm.
The Latest Jobs Report
22 July 2022
Carrie Sheffield, Contributor to the Daily Signal, the Tony Blankley Fellow for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism at the Steamboat Institute and Senior Policy Analyst with the Independent Women's Forum, discusses the latest jobs report, the states that gained the most and lost the most, and how our nation is dealing with inflation and whether we can avoid a recession.
The U.S. Supreme Court, Politics and Free Speech
08 July 2022
Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court's legitimacy, when the freedom to speak becomes no freedom at all, and why he quit Georgetown University Law Center.
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