American Viewpoints

When does government cross the line in demanding too much personal information? The Pacific Legal Foundation is suing the Census Bureau over just that. The American Community Survey asks, among other things, personal sexual matters, family relationships, and past marriages. The Census Bureau says refusing to answer could result in prosecution and fines. In this discussion, PLF attorney Adi Dynar e...

Sr Economist Ryan Young from the Competitive Enterprise Institute assesses the recent (January, 2024) jobs and inflation report.

Tyler O'Neil is the managing editor of The Daily Signal and, in this conversation, he assesses the current debate over the "transgender" trend happening in the US right now. The discussion includes the social/cultural extremes being taken to promote and protect the movement, even as emerging research confirms the harms being done to young people. The conversation also includes the long-term damage...

Tyler O'Neil is the managing editor of The Daily Signal and, in this conversation, he assesses the current debate over the "transgender" trend happening in the US right now. The discussion includes the social/cultural extremes being taken to promote and protect the movement, even as emerging research confirms the harms being done to young people. The conversation also includes the long-term damage...

Former Florida State Representative Mike Hill, who is black, argues that Black History Month has become a month of "grievances" and has become counterproductive to the goals of teaching black history, uplifting people, and being a source of unity in America. He also argues that the observance has become weaponized politically by the Left in America. Hill is now part of the Project 21, America's la...

New York City is the first to declare social media a health hazard. The point of that can be to draw awareness to something and motivate people to do more to protect young people. Another possible point of that is to set things up for more government regulations. Americans For prosperity's James Czerniawski discusses the City's declaration and warns against government trying to do too much under t...

RJ Cross is the director of the Don't Sell My Data Campaign, part of the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). In this segment, she discusses a new study about digital privacy and consumer protection online. The State of Privacy: How State “Privacy” Laws Fail To Protect Privacy, And What They Can Do Better grades the 14 state-level consumer privacy laws that have passed so far, finding nearly hal...

The Shumer-McConnell border deal, known as the Senate bi-partisan border security deal, is dead. Both opposition in the US Senate and refusal by Republican leaders in the House stopped it before any debate happened. Keep in mind that the "Green New Deal" was also stopped in Congress before elements of that ended up in other legislation. Could elements of the border bill end up the same way? Number...

Souther Methodist University Professor James Coleman critiques the Biden Administration's decision to halt the permits for multiple natural gas projects. The Administration says the pause is for environmental reasons. Dr. Coleman argues that slowing down - or stoppoing - natural gas drilling, distribution, and exporting is not only bad for US customers because gas is less expensive than other opti...

American Commitment's Phil Kerpen assesses the aspect of the US economy that are stabilizing and that are moving in the right direction. He also cautions against assuming the worst is over in this economic cycle, saying that more bad decisions on taxing and/or spending could lead to more inflation.

Elaine Parker from the Job Creators Network discusses the current state of the economy and why the public sometimes is getting incomplete information about it. * this discussion originally aired on NewsTalk STL in St. Louis. RedState.com's Deputy Managing Editor, Susie Moore, cohosted this segment.

Over the weekend, US Senate leaders released rthe text of their new bipartisan border security bill. That plan is already facing significant opposition for multiple reasons. In this discussion, Hugh Fike from the Conservative Partnership Institute focuses on the fact that known criminals and some of the terrorist watch list have illegally entered the country through the southern border. In one cas...

Dr. J. Michael Waller argues in his new book, Big Intel, that two of the main agencies designed to protect us have become corrupted by ideology. He argues that implementing concepts including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) priorities and others popular on the Left compromise the mission and tactics of the CIA and FBI. J. Michael Waller is Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Secur...

Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is proposing a multi-trillion dollar reparations plan that, if passed, would make large direct payments to millions of black Americans. discussion, In this the Heritage Foundation's GianCarlo Canaparo argues against the idea not just because of the size but, he says, because of a fairness and justice aspect of the debate. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hou...

Pregnancy Resource Centers focus - rightly - on pregnant women in crisis situations, but what happens after the initial crisis and she's preparing for a life with her child? One of America's leading PRCs, St. Louis-based Thrive, provides multiple educational, medical, and other programs to help new moms build a healthy, self-sufficient life. Through their Fatherhood Initiative, they are also prepa...

Pregnancy Resource Centers focus - rightly - on pregnant women in crisis situations, but what happens after the initial crisis and she's preparing for a life with her child? One of America's leading PRCs, St. Louis-based Thrive, provides multiple educational, medical, and other programs to help new moms build a healthy, self-sufficient life. Through their Fatherhood Initiative, they are also prepa...

FIRE (Foundation For Individual Rights and Expression attorney Bob Corn-Revere explains why they are challenging a new Utah law that proponents say could help protect children from online dangers and bad influences. The law requires everyone in the state to verify their age before using social media. For more information: https://www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit-utahs-clumsy-attempt-childproof-social-...

Professor Catherine Pakaluk discusses recent reports - and policy proposals - that say our country needs more children and bigger families. In addition to the stabilizing effect research indicates strong families have on households and communities, some researchers argue that higher birthrates are good for our economy as well. Dr. Pakaluk assesses some policy proposals that invilve government/tax...

An IRS pilot program is testing an online tax filing system designed to compete with private-sector services like those offered by HR Block, TurboTax, and CPAs around the country. In this segment, Patrick Hedger from the Taxpayers' Protection Alliance explains why he hopes the "Direct File" program gets scrapped and, for now, why he thinks you should avoid using it.

The Endangered Species At turns 50 in 2024. Promoted as a way to save endangered animals, some are now questioning both the actual motive and the results. In this discussion. CFACT (Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow) Senior Analyst Dr Bonner Cohen details why they believe the premise and design of the Act led to failure. For more information: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/22/opinion-this-lan...

The gig economy opens up new opportunities for work in ways almost unimaginable a decade ago. Now there's a debate over regulations on gig/independent contractor work with the Biden Administration pushing for more of these jobs to be pushed into traditional payroll jobs. That would change the costs for employers and possibly limit the flexibility of the workers. In this discussion, R Street Instit...

First Liberty attorney Kayla Toney explains a lawsuit being recommended to the US Supreme Court that challenges public school policies regarding the sexual behavior and/or confusion of children. The case, John and Jane Parents 1 v. Montgomery County, focuses on a district's rule to hide a child's "gender transition", demand to use a different name, demand to use opposite sex pronouns, and other se...

*This segment aired before the Iowa Caucuses Host Mike Ferguson assesses the state of the GOP presidential race.

The Biden Administration is being accused of trying to tilt regulation of the internet in a way that would restrict investment in new technology and could target conservative perspectives and organizations. Citizens Against Government Waste is among the conservative groups opposing the regulations being proposed by the FCC, which is now led by a Democratic majority board. CAGW's Tom Schatz explain...

Over the past week, a video surfaced of Dr. Francis Collins, former Director of the National Institutes of Health, admitting that multiple recommendations that led to shutdowns, mandates, and other restrictions, were made without complete data and without concern to the consequences. That adds fuel to the accusations that the "expert class" that contributed to the shuting down businesses, schools,...