Bankrate.com senior analyst Mark Hamrick responds to the latest CPI (Consumer Price Index) report showing a slight increase in inflation for the month of August. That report surprised many analysts and policymakers.

Hamrick discusses the cause, assesses the current state of the economy, and offers advice on what to consider when making financial decisions for your household.

Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project, gives an overview of the trends and proposals that he says could undermine the accuracy and integrity of our voting process.

Among those are proposed legislation to essentially put all elections under federal oversight, expansion of drop off ballot boxes outside of polling places, increased mail in voting, and a lack of a photo ID requirement in many areas.

Learn more at https://www.honestelections.org/

Pastor Stephen Mannion explains why a growing coalition of churches is signing on to the Acts 5:29 Statement, which pledges to continue religious services/worship if governments order shutdowns in the future. The statement and coalition is in response to the recent government orders around the country that, under the guise of protecting public health, demanded that houses of worship not hold in-person services.

Learn more at https://acts529.com/

David Maulsby, Executive Director of the PTSD Foundation of America, discusses the reasons many veterans struggle with the challenge and the importance of providing resources for them.

The resources the Foundation offers include Camp Hope in Texas, which offers couseling and housing. The organization is non profit, not a government program.

Learn more at PTSDUSA.org

Bankrate.com's Cate Deventer explains the link between the current inflation we're all dealing with and your insurance.

In short, the increasing cost to replace what you have insured and the dollar limits on your policy could leave your family in a bad position if something bad happens.

Institute For Justice lawyer Josh Windham describes two similar cases that involve law enforcement (conservation agents, in this case) going on to privaye property for patrol purposes. In one case, the agents st up cameras on the private property without any warrants involved.

Windham explains why IJ, on Fourth Amendment grounds, got involved and sued the state.

Note: this segment was originally broadcast in July of 2021

Americans For Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist offers his thoughts on proposed changes to the US tax code by the Biden Administration.

He also explains the economics of changing tax rates.

Tina Meier from the Megan Meier Foundation provides information for parents regarding cyber bullying and sexual predators who use the internet to harm their victims. Tina’s daughter, Megan, was one of the first known victims of cyber bullying and took her own life after ongoing harassment online.

The discussion offers advice for parents and others involved in the lives of children, teens, and young adults.

Amy Vandevelte from the Oasis Foundation discusses their free and low cost educational materials for adults, specifically senior adults.

The goal is to provide programs to teach life skills (operating current technology, health education, etc) and more traditional courses for continuing education. The focus is to provide learning material for improve healthy aging.

Note: this was originally broadcast in July of 2021

Rick Manning from Americans For Limited Government discusses the inflation that is happening throughout the nation.

He assesses the basic data, discusses the causes, and explains the real effect the increasing prices are having on most people.