Episodios

  • Show 2020-40 Segment 2 Saying No To Government Shutdown Orders

    Show 2020-40 Segment 2 Saying No To Government Shutdown Orders
    Dec 22 2020
    John Miltimore from the Foundation For Economic Education discusses ongoing shutdowns of businesses by governments around the country. The conversation includes the argument that governments should have the ability to arbitrarily choose which businesses should be allowed to stay open and which should be forced to close in the name of public health. He also addresses the long term economic impact of these closures.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-40 MLB Finally Agrees That The Negro Leagues Were Big League Beaseball

    Show 2020-40 MLB Finally Agrees That The Negro Leagues Were Big League Beaseball
    Dec 21 2020
    In response to the announcement that Major League Baseball will recognize records and other statistics from the Negro Leagues, Bob Kendrick discusses the importance of the change. Kendrick is the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and foremost expert on Negro Leagues history. Kendrick discusses the reasons for the decision, why he feels it’s correct, and the larger significance of the recognition to our culture.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-39 Segment 4 It's OK To Want To Be Rich

    Show 2020-39 Segment 4 It's OK To Want To Be Rich
    Dec 20 2020
    Georgetown University Professor Jason Brennan discusses the purpose of his new book, It’s OK To Want To Be Rich. Brennan argues that Americans’ general conversation about money, profit, business, and social change needs addressed and reframed.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-39 Segment 3 Confronting The 1619 Project's Claims

    Show 2020-39 Segment 3 Confronting The 1619 Project's Claims
    Dec 19 2020
    National Association of Scholars President Peter Wood’s new book, 1620: A Critical Response To The 1619 Project, looks at the historical, policy, and cultural claims made by The 1919 Project, a book written by New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-39 Segment 2 Going Online To Limit Free Speech On Campus

    Show 2020-39 Segment 2 Going Online To Limit Free Speech On Campus
    Dec 18 2020
    Laura Beltz from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) discusses her report on the state of free speech in online education at the college/university level. The report found that the majority of surveyed institutions restrict speech and expression both in the online learning setting and even in other communication, including email. Belz explains why this trend could have an impact on the country, even those off campus, in the future.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-39 Segment 1 Challenging Harvard's Race-Focused Admissions Policies (and what it means to everyone)

    Show 2020-39 Segment 1 Challenging Harvard's Race-Focused Admissions Policies (and what it means to everyone)
    Dec 17 2020
    Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Wen Fa discusses the ongoing lawsuit against Harvard University (and similar legal actions against other universities) that target specific minority groups for increased and limited admission. Fa specifically addresses Harvard’s policies regarding Asian-American applicants and compares those to treatments of applicants of other races. The discussion looks at the larger picture of race and merit-based admissions.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-38 Segment 4 The First Amendment? Freedom To Worship? SCOTUS Says That's Still A Thing In America

    Show 2020-38 Segment 4 The First Amendment? Freedom To Worship? SCOTUS Says That's Still A Thing In America
    Dec 10 2020
    American Conservative writer Curt Mills discusses the recent US Supreme Court ruling that went against the State of New York’s COVID-19 health restrictions on worship services. The conversation includes the debate over balancing constitutional (in this case, First Amendment) rights and the effort to protect public health.
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    11 m
  • Show 2020-38 Segment 3 America's New Coronavirus Plan: Moving Backwards Or A Step In The Right Direction?

    Show 2020-38 Segment 3 America's New Coronavirus Plan: Moving Backwards Or A Step In The Right Direction?
    Dec 9 2020
    Dr. Roger Klein from the Regulatory Transparency Project critiques the COVID-19 game plan that’s been announced by Joe Biden and the team he is assembling. Klein, a pathologist, is a former director at the Cleveland Clinic and a former adviser to the FDA, CDC, and US Department of Health and Human Services.
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    11 m