Freedomcast

Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom, discusses some of the major cases on the docket so far for the U.S. Supreme Court's 2026-2027 term, including a case challenging whether Montgomery County, Maryland's lottery system for admission to middle school magnet programs effectively discriminates against Asian American students, and what it may mean for school...

Zack Smith, Senior Legal Fellow of Courts and the Constitution at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the Department of Justice's newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division, what it means for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes and misuse of taxpayer dollars, and the backlash and ethics complaint against liberal members of Congress who are “warning” young people not to...

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses how the British welfare system is bankrupting its national defense, and why the best healthcare reform in America means less (not more) government control.

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses what the United States can learn from Canada's and the United Kingdom's single-payor systems, and the real costs of “Medicare for All,” including the elimination of private healthcare, physician shortages, hidden taxes, and lack of access.

William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the Protect College Sports Act, a bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate, its prospect of becoming law, what its passage may mean for college sports, and more.

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what's to come in the Supreme Court's new term that opens October 5th, the Court's heavy focus thus far on the docket cases involving administrative powers, and how the Court stacks up in recent polls relating to its job approval.

Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses how the partial repeal of a Biden-era rule addresses EPA overreach, gets rid of every Biden requirement that would make fossil-generation unfeasible, and helps to address affordability concerns while ensuring America maintains reliable electricity sources.

Sherman “Tiger” Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the rise of “regulation by litigation,” how policy should be developed and enacted by elected lawmakers and not through the judicial system where judges are not accountable to the public, and the how profit motive rather than justice is driving lawsuits with big paydays for plaintiffs lawyers.

Phil Kerpen, Founder and President of American Commitment, discusses the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price controls, how they hurt access and innovation, and why they must be repealed and replaced with pro-growth policies and strong intellectual property protections to encourage investment in new life-saving medicines.

Tzvi Kahn, Research Fellow and Senior Editor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses President Trump's “Economic D-Day” threat against Iran, what is needed of U.S. allies for the plan to work, and why it is the Iranian people who must overthrow the regime for there ultimately to be peace.

Evan Swarztrauber, Senior Fellow at the Digital Progress Institute and Host of "The Center Edge” podcast, discusses how disputes over utility pole attachments are burdening broadband deployment under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, why Congress and the FCC need to take a more active role on issues related to pole attachment cost-sharing and timelines, and what all of i...

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the public policy ramifications of ignoring Dr. Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diary, whether his diary entries contradict what he told the public, and why he is facing a contempt charge from Congress.

William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses Dr. Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment at a U.S. Senate COVID hearing, the Democratic Socialists of America and its agenda, and the midterm elections.

Ben Lieberman, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses efforts to undo liberal policy regulations that limit consumer choice when it comes to appliances, home heating units, cars and more.

President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses the real lesson of America's rising rates of healthcare uninsured, how Medicaid work requirements will save taxpayers money, and how President Trump's healthcare fraud crackdown is paying off.

Jeremy Nighohossian, Senior Fellow and Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses how the Great American AI Act will affect the workforce, why we should expect higher productivity, how AI is being used in healthcare, and what Meta's recent investment in America's Workforce Academy will mean for labor opportunities.

Rowena Itchon, Chief Operating Officer at the Pacific Research Institute, discusses a series of short videos released by PRI to bring to life the unsung heroes who have contributed remarkably to American innovation and success over the last 250 years and who embodied the spirit and values that make this country truly exceptional: self-reliance, innovation and civic responsibility.

Michael O'Neill, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Landmark Legal Foundation, discusses three upcoming decisions in some of the biggest cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term and his predictions on how they may be decided.

The Honorable Francis Rooney, former U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to the Holy See, discusses the Trump Administration's foreign policy, the state of U.S.-Vatican relations, and Pope Leo's Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence.

Henry Olsen, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Columnist for the Washington Post, and Author of the Weekly Margin of Victory newsletter, weighs in on this year's midterm elections, the impact of the Supreme Court's recent redistricting case, what history teaches us about midterm elections, and what 2028 may look like.

Jeremy Nighohossian, Senior Fellow and Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses positive developments in healthcare, including changes in drug development, what the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary may mean for healthcare policy, and why Certificate of Need (CON) laws impede free market competition and access to care.

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses newly introduced legislation to shield America's energy producers from relentless attacks in the form of state-led climate liability lawsuits and other lawsuits, which threaten to undermine American energy dominance.

Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, discusses the importance of protecting intellectual property (IP) rights to encourage and reward innovation and creativity while ensuring that researchers, inventors, businesses, designers, artist, and society benefit.

William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses how the prediction markets are gauging the midterm elections, state redistricting efforts, and the impact the midterm results may have on the 2028 primary and general elections.

Demian Brady, Vice President of Research for the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, discusses who pays income tax and who doesn't, the hidden costs of the tax code, Congressional efforts to reduce the complexity of tax filings, and the need to review Congressional pensions for members who resign from Congress in disgrace.