Freedomcast

Phil Kerpen, Founder and President of American Commitment, discusses top of the agenda items for the new Trump Administration, how deregulation can drastically improve the lives of Americans and promote economic growth, and why the federal government should be firing and not hiring.

Quin Hillyer, Newspaper Columnist, Writer and Editor, discusses the rationale behind President Trump's efforts to “purchase” Greenland from Denmark, the strategic importance of the island, whether Trump's success sends a message to Canada and/or the Panama Canal, and how the media and citizenry both are failing civics.

Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, discusses SBE Council's 2025 agenda for the new Congress and administration, including a wide range of policy and legislative initiatives that will help entrepreneurs and small businesses better compete for customers and workers and access the capital they need to make investments and grow their businesses.

Ryan Young, Senior Economist and Trade Policy Expert at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses last year's regulatory highlights (and low points), the regulatory outlook for 2025, including the potential impact of DOGE on the volume of federal regulations, and President Biden's baseless decision to block Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel.

David Adesnik, Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses what's at stake for the United States in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, what to expect from the new interim government, what it means for Iran, Israel, Russia and others, and whether we are witnessing the remaking of the Middle East.

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the unprecedented but not unconstitutional idea of President-elect Trump nominating Supreme Court justices prior to a vacancy, the likelihood of an upcoming retirement of a current justice, the current caseload of the Court, and his new book, "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites....

William J. Conti, Attorney from Washington, D.C., discusses 2024 election results, whether President Biden bears some of the blame for the Democratic loss, and what the Trump administration will ultimately look like in his second term.

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses pressing healthcare issues for the new administration, including whether to extend the subsidies for individuals purchasing insurance through the Obamacare exchanges, how drug price controls are bad for patients, and more.

Timothy Lee, Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs at the Center for Individual Freedom, discusses a to-do list that the Trump-Vance Administration should address upon entering office, including issues related to the border, inflation, tech policy, intellectual property protection, antitrust policy, and reducing the regulatory suffocation that has existed under the Biden-Harris Adminis...

Tiger Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), discusses the excessive tort costs harming small businesses, jobs and economic growth, which states are judicial hellholes and which are models for sensible tort laws, why third party litigation financing is the single greatest change for the worse in the litigation system today, and what voters should look for in candidates wh...

Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses a recently filed lawsuit seeking emails on why the American Academy of Pediatrics backtracked in 2020 on supporting schools reopening in the fall of 2020, the role of the teachers unions, and the potential political motivation behind the reversal.

Ryan Young, Senior Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses how Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton relief efforts are being hindered by regulations, including those relating to delivery of necessary emergency supplies, occupational licensing laws limiting access to home builders and healthcare workers, and how lessons learned during the COVID pandemic remind us of why unnece...

Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow in the Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, discussed the election process and state election reforms, President Biden's attempt to control the Supreme Court, and controversial cases coming before the Court in the October 2024 term.

Quin Hillyer, Deputy Commentary Editor for the Washington Examiner, discusses the genius of the U.S. Constitution, the need to improve civics and government teachings in our schools, and the importance of addressing the national debt in this year's presidential campaign.

In an interview with CFIF, William Conti, an attorney in Washington, D.C., discusses the first debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, the impact of endorsements, the status of the fight for the Senate in 2024, and the Republican bench looking forward to 2028.

Sally Pipes, Founder and President of Pacific Research Institute, discusses the impact of drug price controls under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), what it means for research and development of life-saving medicines, and how the IRA's drug pricing provisions will reduce access to new cures and treatments and result in longer wait times for existing medicines.

Ambassador Francis Rooney, former U.S. Congressman (R-FL) and former Ambassador to the Holy See, discusses steps the next U.S. president should take to protect our nation and promote America's interests across the globe, the biggest threats to American foreign policy, and a comparison of the foreign policy records of the Biden-Harris Administration and the Trump Administration.

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to put a hold on the FCC's Title II Net Neutrality rules, and how history has proven that the consequences of Title II Net Neutrality are disastrous and immediate.

Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris's selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, and what the political landscape may look like following the election as it relates to federal regulatory powers.

Virginia Allen, Senior News Producer and Podcast Host at The Daily Signal, discusses the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, vulnerabilities exposed by the assassination attempt of former President Trump, and what the future of American politics may look like.

Jarrett Stepman, Columnist with the Daily Signal, discusses President Biden's replacement as the Democrats' presidential candidate, how the process will work at the convention, and the factors that came into play for President Biden to withdraw from the race.

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses some of the seminal cases decided late in the U.S. Supreme Court's term, including the decision that rollbacks the Chevron doctrine and constitutes a massive blow to the power of federal agencies, and how the Court drew the line regarding presidential immunity in another decision.

William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses what would happen if President Biden stepped aside in the 2024 election, whether there is enough time for a new candidate to make a solid run, how the issue of President Biden's health has fractured the Democratic Party, and whether the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should come into play.

Lauren Stewart, Senior Federal Legislative Liaison at Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans for America, discusses how President Biden is attempting to rewrite his record on healthcare, how his policies have resulted in limited access and increased costs for Americans, and how a personal option healthcare plan can provide more choices and more solutions.

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses how President Biden's price controls will result in prescription drug shortages and discourage innovation, how government mandates and regulations raise insurance costs, and the grim prognosis on Medicare and Medicaid's viability.