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Should the Government Put the Brakes on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications?
13 February 2014
Marc Scribner, Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses "talking cars" and the significant challenges that remain to insure that security and privacy issues related to the technology have been addressed.
Safety First: Red Light Cameras, Drones and the Sochi Olympics
06 February 2014
George C. Landrith, President and CEO of Frontiers of Freedom, discusses how there is no benefit to red light cameras, the government's reluctance to allow the use of drones in commercial settings, and whether drones or other security measures will enhance safety at major events like the Sochi Olympics.
Continued Attempts to Silence the Critics
06 February 2014
Cleta Mitchell, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm's Political Law Practice, discusses the Obama Administration's latest attempt to use the IRS to silence its critics with proposed regulations on political activity of exempt social welfare organizations, and why individuals and nonprofits should not agree to be silenced.
Another Way ObamaCare Will Hurt Taxpayers
31 January 2014
Nan Swift, Federal Affairs Manager at the National Taxpayers Union, discusses Section 1342 of the Affordable Care Act, which could lead to a taxpayer-supported bailout for health insurance companies, and proposed legislative efforts to stop it.
Median Income Continues to Decline during Obama Presidency... and So Do Temperatures
30 January 2014
CFIF Senior Vice President Timothy Lee discusses how the U.S. has fallen from the top ten most economically free nations in the world and how, in unrelated news, temperatures have fallen too despite the warnings from the global warming alarmists.
Is the Government is to Blame for Recent Meningitis Outbreaks?
23 January 2014
Sally Pipes, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses how the federal government fumble on the meningitis vaccine Bexsero is partially to blame for outbreaks of bacterial meningitis on college campuses and how other regulatory hurdles in the healthcare arena must be taken down.
Analyzing the Remainder of the Current Supreme Court Term
23 January 2014
Megan Brown, Partner at the Washington, D.C. office of Wiley Rein, LLP, provides an update on some of the more interesting cases upcoming before the United States Supreme Court.
Arctic Vortex and Finger Pointing
16 January 2014
Myron Ebell, Director of Energy and Environmental Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses global warming hysteria, the latest cold snap and what's really to blame for the big chill.
New Developments on the Extension of Federal Unemployment Benefits
16 January 2014
Lori Sanders, Outreach Manager and Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute, discusses the proposed legislation on the extension of unemployment benefits for millions of long-term unemployed and other legislative issues under consideration in Congress, including flood insurance and the farm bill.
How Liberal Special Interests are Bankrupting Our States
09 January 2014
James Lacy, attorney and author, discusses his book "Taxifornia: Liberals' Laboratory to Bankrupt America" and why tax-and-spend liberals are to blame for rotting state economies.
The Latest IRS Targeting
19 December 2013
Bradley A. Smith, former Chairman of the FEC and Chairman and Founder of the Center for Competitive Politics, discusses the latest IRS power grab -- proposed IRS rules that, if approved, severely limit the free speech rights of 501(c)(4) not-for-profit organizations.
The Senate Filibuster Rules Change: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
19 December 2013
Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network, discusses the Senate filibuster rules change and judicial nominations to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
What You Need to Know About the Congressional Budget Deal
19 December 2013
Romina Boccia, Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Budgetary Affairs at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the Congressional budget deal and why it thoroughly disappoints with respect to reducing U.S. spending and resolving the debt crisis.
The Truth About the IRS Scandals
13 December 2013
Charles C. Johnson, investigative journalist and researcher, discusses the IRS's most recent proposed rules regarding political activity of non-profit social welfare organizations, and what can be done about the latest IRS scandals ranging from targeting of conservative groups to leaking of tax information.
ObamaCare: It's About to Get Worse
13 December 2013
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses how millions of Americans' existing policies are being cancelled because of ObamaCare, several legal challenges to the healthcare law winding through the federal courts and more unintended negative consequences for families that the ObamaCare subsidies are supposed to help.
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