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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.
Health Care Policy: What Voters Want
06 November 2020
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses a recent national survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of CFIF that measures health care priorities and demonstrates that voters, across party, overwhelmingly prefer the role of the federal government to be that of providing oversight and incentives to drive down costs rather than setting prices and mandating coverage by private health plans.
Protest with Passion, Not Violence
06 November 2020
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Vice President of the Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how Americans want our heritage of peaceful elections protected, the work that must be done to ensure a "more perfect union," and why we as Americans need to reject political violence and not wantonly destroy others' lives and livelihoods.
Election Predictions and a Look Forward
29 October 2020
William J. Conti, a Partner at Baker & Hostetler, offers his final predictions on next week's elections, the landscape for both parties, and top contenders for 2024.
Economic Engagement: The Greatest Weapon Against International Tyranny
21 October 2020
Luke Hogg, Foundation Program Coordinator at FreedomWorks, discusses human rights abuses by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, the negative implications for Venezuelans should American corporations be forced to leave, the importance of granting general licenses to American corporations operating in Venezuela to protect American economic and political interests in the region, and the dangers of alternative foreign investment.
SCOTUS: Confirmation, Cases and the Constitution
13 October 2020
Ilya Shapiro, Director of Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, discusses the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, cases pending at the start of the SCOTUS 2020 term and his latest book, "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court."
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