Linda Chavez is the Chair of the Center for Equal Opportunity. She discusses the case before the US Supreme Court that challenges the use of race as a factor in college and university admissions.

The Daily Wire's Tim Meads comments on the debate caused by an editorial in The Atlantic.

Professor Emily Oster's oped calls for what she calls "pandemic amnesty" - calling for Americans to set aside differences and angrer over disagreements related to COVID-era issues. Meads discusses his response to that in which he says agreement on what was/is true and accountability should be reached before bygones are allowed to by bygones.

Financial advisor Eric Robert from Stifel Financial (https://www.stifel.com/) describes how the latest interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve will affect family budgets. He also addresses the ongoing inflation and how it relates to the interest rate hikes.

https://www.clearpathinvesting.com/

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo received both criticism and praise for his statements (and actions) during the era of Covid shutdowns and restrictions. In this discussion, he describes the process he used to sort fact from fear and how to keep individual freedom in the conversation. Dr. Ladapo also explains what public officials and public health bureaucrats should have learned from the mistakes of 2020-2022. He also discusses his new book, Trandscend Fear: A Blueprint For Mindful Leadership in Public Health.

Marian Tupey, a senior fellow at the CATO Institute and editor of HumanProgress.org, discusses common claims about the planet's population, resources, and opportunity for wealth in the new book he coauthored with Gale Pooley. Superabundance: The Story Of Population Growth, Innovation, And Human Flourishing On An Infinitely Bountiful Planet challenges assumptions over overpopulation and scarce resources.

https://www.amazon.com/Superabundance-Population-Innovation-Flourishing-Infinitely/dp/1952223393?

Michael Petrilli from the Thomas B Fordham Institute discusses the results of the recently-released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results. The NAEP is often called the "report card" on schools and/or the public education system.

Petrilli says the latest results are concerning and some of the causes can be attributed to the school shutdowns and online-only format over the last couple of years. He also offers ideas to improve education outcomes for kids across the country.

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/high-achieving-middle-schoolers-have-suffered-devastating-math-losses-finds

Sgt Betsy Smith from the National Police Association assesses the performance of St. Louis Police who stopped a school shooting in progress at the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School. One student and one teacher died before police fatally shot the attacker.

Smith also discusses the almost immediate politization of the situation by politicians who used the occasion to promote gun control polcies.

https://nationalpolice.org/

The Competitive Enterprise Institute's Ryan Young reacts to President Biden's announcement that his administration is going to address "junk fees" as part of his effort to lower the cost of living.

These "junk fees" include add ons for airline travel, cancellation fees by hotels, and concert ticket processing fees.

Landmark Legal Foundation has obtained records relating to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s directive that the DOJ investigate individuals attending school board meetings. In this discussion, Landmark's Assistant General Counsel, Mike O'Neill, describes what they found after news that the National School Boards Association contacted the US Department of Justice, encouraging them to consider investigations of parents who protest at local school board meetings.

Ed Mierzwinski, the Senior Director of the Public Interest Research Group's Federal Consumer Program, argues that regulators and lawmakers should address financial processes that they say is a bad deal for college students. Beyond just on campus incentives to convince young people to sign up for credit cards, Mierzwinski says the problems includes the colleges/universities and financial institutions are not serving the students' best interests.

Read PIRG's statement here: https://pirg.org/media-center/statement-new-cfpb-report-raises-concerns-about-banking-cards-on-u-s-campuses/