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In Defense of Patent Litigation Reform Legislation
05 February 2016
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the critical benefits offered by patent litigation reform legislation currently before Congress, including its provisions targeting ongoing venue abuse, and how reform complements rather than contradicts America's strong intellectual property rights system. 
Millennials: Real Solutions for the Challenges They Face
05 February 2016
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."
Hot Issues on the 2016 Campaign Trail
29 January 2016
Sarah Westwood, Watchdog Reporter for the Washington Examiner, discusses the latest news on Clinton emails, who may be exiting the GOP field after Iowa and New Hampshire, and other 2016 news.
More Executive Overreach: The EPA and "Cap and Trade"
29 January 2016
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.
The Real Reasons Behind the Dramatic Fall in China's Stock Prices
29 January 2016
Derek Scissors, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses China's trade surplus, currency and economic policy, and the impact each has on global markets and the U.S. stock exchange.
Diplomatic Spat Between Saudi Arabia and Iran
22 January 2016
Tzvi Kahn, Senior Policy Analyst for the Foreign Policy Initiative, discusses the latest eruption in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, what role the U.S. should play in the dispute and the danger of America adopting an isolationist attitude.
Frank v. Poertner and the Future of Class Action Litigation
22 January 2016
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.
Distinguished Economist Discusses Puerto Rico's Financial Troubles
15 January 2016
Dr. Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence at American University, discusses Puerto Rico's fiscal woes and why Congress should not permit the commonwealth to change the financial rules of the game after the game has been played with respect to its debt crisis.
A Victory for the First Amendment in Friedrichs v. California?
15 January 2016
Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network, discusses why First Amendment advocates are hopeful for a favorable ruling in Friedrichs v. California following oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the legal case regarding unions and compelled speech.
Political Rhetoric: President Obama's Executive Action on Gun Control
15 January 2016
Cam Edwards, host of NRA News' Cam & Co., discusses President Obama's proposed executive action on gun control, how the president's stated belief in the Second Amendment is inconsistent with his executive action, and why the executive actions will do nothing to stop violent crime.
Education Redo: Shifting Power Back to the States
08 January 2016
Robert Pondiscio, Senior Fellow and Vice President for External Affairs at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, discusses the Every Student Succeeds Act, accountability in education, and whether America is failing our brightest students.
Hot Button Issues of 2016
08 January 2016
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses some of the hot issues America faces in 2016, including justice reform legislation, net neutrality and gun control.
Security Gaps Exist in the Visa Waiver Program
18 December 2015
Matt A. Mayer, Visiting Fellow, Homeland Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses how the Visa Waiver Program makes it too easy for terrorists to enter the U.S. and why terrorism must be the focus of the candidates running for President.
The IRS Assault on Donors and Nonprofits Continues
18 December 2015
Jenny Beth Martin, President and Co-Founder of the Tea Party Patriots, discusses the proposed new rules from the Internal Revenue Service that opens the door for nonprofits to ask donors for their Social Security numbers, how the agency continues to lose public trust and why IRS Commissioner Koskinen should be impeached.
Can College Admissions Consider Race?
18 December 2015
Gail Heriot, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego and a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments in the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas and Justice Scalia's remarks that raised a controversy.
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