What really empowers women—bigger government programs, or the freedom to pursue opportunity on their own terms?

On this week’s Let People Prosper Show, I sit down with Patrice Onwuka, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. You may know her as a regular Friday co-host on WMAL’s O’Connor & Company, a fellow at The Steamboat Institute and The Philanthropy Roundtable, and a frequent guest on Fox News. Her work has also appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, Barron’s, and many more.

Born in the Caribbean and raised in Boston, Patrice now lives in Maryland with her husband and three kids. With more than a decade of experience in D.C. policy and advocacy, she has made it her mission to combat identity politics and advocate for practical solutions—such as portable benefits, safety net reform, and dismantling barriers that hinder women’s ability to build wealth. Don’t miss our discussion and share it with your network.

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The conservative movement is growing. In the days since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, many have stepped forward to advance traditional values and conservative ideals. There is much to elevate in this renewed movement.

But it must remain anchored in the pro-growth principles that have fueled conservative victories throughout American history. Conservatives have long resisted government spending and control. Yet today, too many conservatives support tariffs, industrial policy, and special favors for select businesses. These are forms of economic socialism—central planning that shifts power from the people to politicians.

What we need instead is a principled, practical defense of free markets—and the courage to press leaders to embrace it, even when it’s politically inconvenient. That’s why I’ve put together a list of basic economic principles.

In today’s episode of This Week’s Economy, join me for Econ 101 as we explore whether markets ever truly fail.

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Today’s guest is David Ditch, Senior Analyst in Fiscal Policy at the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). With over a decade of experience examining the federal budget, David has worked at the Senate Budget Committee and at The Heritage Foundation, where he helped launch the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget. His work has been published in outlets like FoxNews.com, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.

David’s reputation is clear: he cuts through Washington spin with data-driven analysis, showing how Congress, bureaucrats, and special interests have fueled a debt crisis that threatens the future. In our conversation, we dive into the national debt as a failure of elites, the false fights over discretionary vs. mandatory spending, and what Washington could learn from low-tax, low-spend states. We also cover the gimmicks that dominate appropriations and the challenge of making fiscal responsibility popular again.

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