Federalist Radio Hour

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Dr. Ron Elfenbein joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss his fight against the U.S. government, which targeted him with fraud charges after he criticized the Biden administration's Covid-19 response.  Read more about Elfenbein's case  here .  The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners an...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Beverly Willett, a retired NYC lawyer, author, and marriage advocate, joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to talk about the nasty legal underbelly of no-fault divorce and how laws in every state punish spouses who are divorced against their will. Plus, Beverly shares her own divorce experience and more. Read Beverly’s article at The Federalist here:...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss Mollie's recent trip to Argentina and its economic history, analyze left-wing conformist alarmism from climate change to Covid, and debate the merits of federal voting policies and the DOJ's anti-weaponization fund.   Mollie and David also review The Notebook and Rental Family. Ord...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , American legal scholar Richard Epstein joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to dissect the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment and explain the constitutional case for judging citizenship on more than just birthplace.  You can buy Epstein's book  The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says   here...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Riano joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the rising cost of higher education and explain how his university is tackling the affordability, DEI, and godlessness crises afflicting other institutions without sacrificing quality learning.  Read more about Moreno-Riano and Corners...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Devon Kurtz, director of public safety policy at the Cicero Institute, joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss a new homelessness bill in Louisiana that Democrats are smearing as — surprise, surprise — the new “Jim Crow.” Kylee and Devon talk about the root causes of homelessness, failed “housing first” policies, law enforcement and deinstitu...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they dive into Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Thomas Massie's primaries, analyze the pundit class's reaction to those results, and discuss the end of Stephen Colbert's Late Show. Mollie and David also weigh in on Mollie's air transportation troubles, debate the definition of beauty, and D...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Glenn Harlan Reynolds, the Beauchamp Brogan distinguished professor of law at the University of Tennessee, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to diagnose the immediate threats posed by artificial intelligence and explain the detrimental effects programming designed to capitalize on salaciousness has on humans.  You can read Reynolds...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Sam Brownback, former governor of Kansas and former ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, and pro-democracy activist Frances Hui join Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss China's relationship with religion and explain how hostility toward faith and freedom affects U.S.-China relations. Hui also shares her exper...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Katy Faust, a children’s rights advocate, author, and founder of Them Before Us, joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to talk about The Seattle Times’ front-page hit piece on her — on Mother’s Day — for the crime of defending the rights of children and daring to oppose Obergefell. Kylee and Katy dissect the shoddy piece of journalism, discuss how one...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they analyze Democrats' socialist death spiral, lament the lack of patriotism for the nation's 250th anniversary, and discuss New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof's ridiculous allegation that Israel trained dogs to molest prisoners on command. Mollie and David also revisit their co...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to review Justice Samuel Alito's life and judicial career and discuss the influence he has on both the court and the country. Buy Mollie's new book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution , here . The Federalist Fo...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Nicole Neily, president and founder of Defending Education, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to examine the key role teachers' unions play in funding left-wing politicians and groups and discuss school districts' ongoing anti-parent policies and transgender indoctrination campaigns.  Read more of Defending Education's latest inves...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Melissa Souza and her 20-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, join Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to tell the story of Melissa’s unplanned pregnancy. As a pro-life Christian, Melissa was terrified to tell her conservative family about her out-of-wedlock pregnancy and understood for the first time why some women consider abortion. She even contemplated one hers...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss Rudy Giuliani's political career, dive back into the mass immigration debate, analyze why Democrats like a Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo, and weigh in on the Supreme Court's ruling on Louisiana's race-based redistricting. Mollie and David also review The Devil Wears Prada 2,...

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour , Avi Fortenberry, president of Americans for Citizen Voting, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to weigh in on the citizenship voting debate and explain why using a constitutional amendment to prevent states from allowing non-citizens to vote is essential to election security.  Read more from Fortenberry  here .  The Federalist Founda...

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Ken Cuccinelli, chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, former Virginia Attorney General, and former Acting Deputy Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the ongoing Virginia redistricting referendum battle, react to the Supreme Court's decision against race-based ge...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Tony Kinnett, national correspondent at The Daily Signal and host of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss the latest Trump assassination attempt and what he observed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Kylee and Tony talk security failures, the media and educational ecosystem that inspired the shooter, Democ...

Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they break down the left's "architecture of political violence" and explain how it fueled the latest assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. They also discuss the Southern Poverty Law Center's long history of targeting conservatives, analyze former FBI Director James Comey's lates...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the corporate media's role in inciting the latest assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, analyze Jimmy Kimmel's poorly timed "joke" dubbing First Lady Melania Trump an "expectant widow," and reflect on the nation's political violence...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action Executive Director John Commerford joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to weigh in on Virginia's attempted assault on Second Amendment rights and explain the ramifications those bills and others hold for American gun owners.  The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and w...

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Josh Wood, executive director of Them Before Us, joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss the viral video of two gay “dads” laughing as the child they commissioned via surrogate cries for “mama.” Plus, Kylee and Josh discuss adoption, natural rights, and the direct line from this heartbreaking video back to Obergefell. Follow Josh on X: https:...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase and Visiting Fellow John Graham join Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to break down the American healthcare crisis and explain how bad government policies are fueling unprecedented hospital price increases.  Read the new Paragon report "The Hospital Cost Crisis: How Government Policies Driv...

Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway joins Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi to give the inside scoop on her newest book  Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution  and explain why she chose to report on Justice Samuel Alito. Mollie and David also discuss the book's bombshell revelations about the  Dobbs v. Jackson  leak  and dive into ot...

On this episode of  The Federalist Radio Hour , Charles Blahous, the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith chair and senior research strategist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss Virginia's looming gerrymandering referendum and explain why the Commonwealth's congressional map problem runs deeper than naked partisanship. The Fed...