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School this Fall?
24 July 2020
Jonathan Butcher, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the importance of allowing local school districts to determine options for education this fall, how there is not a one-size-fits all solution in education, and why emergency education savings accounts should be available to families in all states.
Gun Control Myths
24 July 2020
Dr. John Lott, President and Founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center, discusses his latest book, "Gun Control Myths: How Politicians, the Media, and Botched 'Studies' have Twisted the Facts on Gun Control."
SCOTUS 20192-2020 Term
17 July 2020
James Burling, Vice President of Legal Affairs at Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses important decisions from this year's U.S. Supreme Court term, how Chief Justice Roberts has taken over Justice Kennedy's role as the swing vote, what to expect from the remaining cases and what lies ahead next term.
Higher Education and What It's Worth
17 July 2020
Michael Petrilli, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, discusses how income often depends on "where you live" and not just educational attainment, and how schools are doing in the face of the COVID pandemic.
Deregulation and COVID-19
10 July 2020
Dr. Josh Umbehr, Founder of Atlas MD, discusses concierge medicine, Right to Try legislation and the streamlining of state and federal bureaucracies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden's Tax Proposals Violate His Own Pledges
26 June 2020
Kyle Pomerleau, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses his recent report, "An Analysis of Joe Biden's Tax Proposals," the impact the proposals would have on individual households and businesses, and how they violate Biden's own tax pledges.
Workers Need Freedom to Choose to Keep More of Their Paychecks
19 June 2020
Vincent Vernuccio, Senior Fellow of Labor Policy for the Mackinac Center's National Workers Opportunity Initiative, discusses three ways to keep money in the hands of more workers who need it now: bar unions from collecting dues from unemployment members, give public employees a fresh choice and apply the Janus decision to private sector union jobs.
Election 2020: Latest Poll Numbers, Biden’s Running Mate and More
12 June 2020
William Conti, Partner in the Washington, DC, office of Baker & Hostetler, discusses the latest polling numbers, the states to watch in the presidential and senate races, and the individuals being considered as Joe Biden's running mate.
The FEC, Our First Amendment Right to Protest and Donor Privacy
05 June 2020
Bradley Smith, Founder and Chairman of the Institute for Free Speech and a former FEC Chairman, discusses the confirmation of a new FEC Commissioner and what it means for the Commission, why supporting the right to peaceful protest is important even during a pandemic, and the final donor privacy regulation recently released by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
Title II "Net Neutrality" Repeal: The Sky Isn't Falling After All
29 May 2020
Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses how coronavirus proves Title II "net neutrality" regulations were a mistake and repealing it was the right move, what it looks like in Europe where there have been stricter regulations, and why a light touch regulatory approach will continue to give rise to significant increases in investment, speeds and capacity.
Vaccines and IP Rights
22 May 2020
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses intellectual property rights in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, and why now, more than ever, we need to protect patents, exclusivity and property rights to encourage and spur biomedical innovation.
Aiding America's Small Businesses
15 May 2020
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, discusses changes that need to be made to the PPP loan program to assist small businesses on the front lines and in underserved and rural markets, how some of the regulations don’t match Congressional intent, tax measures available to small businesses, and other measures that could help small businesses get back on track.
Educating America During COVID-19 and Beyond
08 May 2020
Lance Izumi, Senior Director for the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, discusses the new "normal" for education, examples of changes to education that may last beyond COVID-19, and how distance and online learning impact student demographics.
Pearl Harbor As a Model for Coronavirus Response
01 May 2020
Robert Norton, General Counsel for Hillsdale College, discusses the lessons learned following Pearl Harbor that could be applied today in the war against coronavirus, why Michigan is such a hot zone for infections, and how universities may address the problem in the months to come.
How Overzealous Prosecutors Turn Ordinary Citizens Into Convicts
01 May 2020
Sidney Powell, former federal prosecutor and lead counsel in more than 500 federal appeals, discusses Conviction Machine: Standing Up to Federal Prosecutorial Abuse, a book she co-authored with Harvey Silverglate that shines a light on the defects of the federal judicial system – including overzealous prosecutors, perjury traps, negligent judges, vague and overabundant criminal statutes, insufficient requirements for criminal intent, and more – and provides a blueprint for reforming the Department of Justice and the criminal justice system.
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