Freedomcast

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses his book, “Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elite,” Harvard University's battle with the Trump administration, and some of the remaining cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses CFIF's recently released legal primer that explores the constitutionality of License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, and how the technology is used to fight crime.

Virginia Allen, Senior News Producer and Podcast Host at the Daily Signal, discusses immigration policy in President Trump's second term, why the administration is “all in” on border security, and more.

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses her recently released book, “The World's Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy and How to Keep It,” the horrible impacts of price controls, how single-payer healthcare systems fail children and cancer patients, and more.

Brian Rankin, Adjunct Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses federal funding for public broadcasting, how the money has been used by NPR, PBS and local affiliates, and why it's time to cut the funding cord.

Jaimie Cavanaugh, Legal Policy Counsel at the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses what states can do to create more competition and drive down the rising cost of healthcare, how Certificate of Need (CON) laws impede access to care and block competition while limiting consumer choice and stifling innovation, and what state legislators can and should do to reform and repeal these antiquated laws.

Ambassador Francis Rooney, former U.S. Congressman and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, discusses foreign policy in President Trump's second term, U.S. relations with China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Canada and Greenland, and what a policy of America First might mean for diplomatic relations.

William J. Conti, an Attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the winners and losers following President Trump's address to Congress, the enhanced transparency of the Trump administration, and why the first six weeks of President Trump's second term look so different from those of his first term.

Pete Sepp, President of the National Taxpayers Union, discusses why IRS enforcement funding should be reallocated to agency modernization, why Congress should keep the corporate tax rate stable, and other areas of concern relating to taxes and the economy, including Medicare, Medicaid and tariffs.

Tiger Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the latest Judicial Hellholes report, the economic impact of lawsuit abuse, the ramifications of third-party litigation funding, and the looming legal battle over plastics.

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recent decision regarding handgun sales, what it means for outstanding challenges to the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and advancements that may be made with the new administration on other issues of importance, including telecommunications and intellectual propert...

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.