CNET reporter Katherine Watt outlines what she found while writing her recent article on the economic and financial struggles many Gen Zers are dealing with. To many, the economic and job market conditions are barriers to home ownership.

For more information: https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/the-election-and-gen-zs-housing-problem/

Andre Barnes, who works with both Project 21 and Numbers USA, discusses recent surveys that show an increase in minority voters switching from Democratic to Republican candidates. Among other reasons he cites is a shift in voter mindset away from identifying with a racial demogrphic to focusing on policy issues and economic impacts.

For more information: https://www.numbersusa.com/team/andre-barnes/

For more information: https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/staff/andre-barnes/

Host Mike Ferguson assesses some of the scare tactics and campaign rhetoric that are dominating the discussion over the presidential election.

Daily Signal Managing Editor Tyler O'Neil comments on the controversies related to next week's presidential election. The conversation includes concerns - some valid, some wild conspiracy theories - about the accuracy of the forthcoming results due to questions about voter rolls and voting methods. The conversation also focuses on the importance of having an election process that is trustworthy. Also discussed is the possibility of some states not having vote totals complete on Election Night.

Former Missouri Governor, US Senator, and US Ambassador John Danforth discusses the state of today's divisive politics and what he sees as the Republican Party's drift away from its traditional conservative principles. In this two-part discussion, he contrasts his view on the direction the GOP should be going with it's current MAGA populism under Donald Trump.

For more information: https://www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/

Former Missouri Governor, US Senator, and US Ambassador John Danforth discusses the state of today's divisive politics and what he sees as the Republican Party's drift away from its traditional conservative principles. In this two-part discussion, he contrasts his view on the direction the GOP should be going with it's current MAGA populism under Donald Trump.

For more information: https://www.ourrepublicanlegacy.com/

* thumbnail image courtesy of Our Republican Legacy

Taxpayers Protection Alliance president David Williams reacts to the hurricane response job FEMA is doing in the southeast US. He also critiques the narrative that only government and nonprofits should respond to disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Williams offers the perspective that free markets, including businesses, should be allowed to work in response to disasters.

For more information: https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/antitrust/the-free-market-is-americas-first-line-of-defense-in-the-wake-of-disaster/

Brandy Meeks, president of the Vitae Foundation, discusses the wave of pro-abortion referendums being decided in this year's elections. Ten states have some version of an abortion statute or state constitutional amendment before voters this year. Meeks assesses the trend and also discusses the changes in our culture that led to this point of having abortion become a defining issue in politics and beyond them.

For more information: https://vitaefoundation.org/

* thumbnail image courtesy of the Vitae Foundation

Amy Lutz from the St Louis Kaplan Felman Holocaust Museum reflects on the one year mark of the October 7th terrorist massacre in Israel. She also explains why violent antisemitism in the US remains a threat, as shown by the fact many memorial events had to happen with extra caution.

For more information: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/

It's so common that we don't really notice anymore: you buy the phone or TV or other tech device, you set it up and click all those Terms of Service or Terms And Conditions boxes (because you have to to get the thinkg you just bought to work), and then start using it. Americans for Financial Reform, in a recent blog post, points out that we all may be signing away some of our legal rights in that process and that US law should be updated to protect consumers more. Here's the conversation with AFR's Christine Chen Zinner.

For more information: https://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2024/10/blog-can-ordering-a-pizza-invalidate-your-fundamental-rights/