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How America Should Respond to Crises
12 March 2021
Amity Shlaes, Author, Economic Historian, and Co-Editor of a New Edition of the "Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge," discusses the economic history of crises, why presidents should avoid "great," and her latest books.
Women's History Month: An Interview with the First Ladies Man
05 March 2021
Andrew Och, Award Winning Television Producer and Author of "Unusual for their Time: On the Road with America's First Ladies," discusses Dr. Jill Biden’s transition from second lady to first lady, on-the-job training for a first lady, and the role of America’s first second gentleman.
Trading "Green Energy" for Reliability: The Texas Freeze
26 February 2021
The Honorable Jason Isaac, Director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a former Texas State Representative, discusses the widespread power outages in Texas, the public policy mistakes made in trading green energy for reliability, and Governor Abbott’s investigation of ERCOT.
Governor Cuomo, Bipartisanship, 2024 and More
19 February 2021
William Conti, a partner in the Washington, DC, Office of Baker & Hostetler, discusses the scandal involving Andrew Cuomo and nursing homes, President Joe Biden's efforts at unity and reaching across the aisle, the names already being thrown around for 2024, and more.
A Chill In the Air: Free Speech and College Campuses
12 February 2021
Jude Schwalbach, Research Associate and Project Coordinator at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, discusses the importance of free speech to democracy, how we can return civil discourse to higher education, and the problem with "free speech zones" on college campuses.
Court Packing and the Politicization of the Judiciary
05 February 2021
Thomas Jipping, Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses U.S. history regarding efforts at court packing, how the push to "reform" the courts, including President Biden's creation of a commission, only will politicize them and why court packing puts two branches of government at risk.
Congress, SCOTUS and Donor Privacy
29 January 2021
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses legal precedent surrounding First Amendment protection for freedom of speech, association and petitioning the government, wrongful efforts in Congress to pursue anti-First Amendment legislation regarding mandatory "donor disclosure" laws, and the U.S. Supreme Court's grant of review in two First Amendment donor privacy cases out of California.
COVID's Impact on Jobs and a Look Ahead at Labor Policy Under the Biden Administration
15 January 2021
Sean Higgins, Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses how lockdowns and restrictions remain a big impediment for leisure and hospitality jobs, what to expect from Marty Walsh, President-elect Biden's choice for Secretary of Labor, and a recent ruling from the Department of Labor regarding contractor versus employee status.
What the Polls Say About Politics, Politicians and Priorities
08 January 2021
Karlyn Bowman, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses politics as a career and what the polls say on the issue, how the ability to stay honest in politics plays out in the polls, and what the polls tell us about the policy impacts of the president election.
Celebrating the Holidays with America’s First Ladies
22 December 2020
Andrew Och, The First Ladies Man and author of "Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies, Volumes 1 & 2," discusses America’s First Ladies, their leadership and contributions, and White House holiday traditions, parties and decorations.
Junk Science and EPA Regulations Add to Medical Supply Shortages
18 December 2020
Angela Logomasini, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses a new CEI paper calling on the EPA to revise its faulty assessment of a key medical supply sterilant that resulted in an unnecessary health scare, disrupting medical supply distribution, and how consumers pay the price for mass torts driven by junk science.
COVID-19 and Education Reforms
11 December 2020
Jude Schwalbach, Research Associate and Project Coordinator at the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses necessary steps that should be taken to restore educational autonomy to the states, school districts and parents, reforms that have come with COVID-19, and his recent Backgrounder Report, Six Ways Congress Can Improve Education Without More Bailouts.
Post-Election Scorecard and the Politics of a Pandemic
04 December 2020
William J. Conti, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Baker & Hostetler, discusses the pandemic politics, what the Biden Administration might look like, and a post-election scorecard of the candidates beyond just the races — who helped themselves and who hurt themselves.
The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Jobless Rates
20 November 2020
Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow in Economics, Budget and Entitlements at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how states that have given individuals, businesses and schools the freedom to return to most activities with proper safety precautions in place are faring relatively well and how some states are lagging behind.
Harmful Impact of Price Controls for Seniors
13 November 2020
Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses Commitment to Seniors, his organization's new project to shed light on public policies that harm seniors, how imposing foreign price controls on medicines will have devastating impacts on seniors and innovation, and the regulatory fights that may lie ahead.
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