Gary Nolan, nationally-syndicated host of the Gary On Guns radio show, explains the case – and possible ramifications of it – going before the US Supreme Court this year involving concealed weapons permits. The challenge is to a New York law that requires applicants for a permit to carry a concealed weapon to explain why they need one and still gives local governments the right to deny the request for subjective reasons.

Philanthropy Roundtable Senior Fellow Patrice Onwuka discusses a case heading to the US Supreme Court that centers on donor privacy for non profit organizations, think tanks, and some other advocacy groups. The case at hand involves the State of California’s demands that non profit organizations disclose personal information of donors.

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The American Institute For Economic Research’s Peter Earle gives us his perspective on the push for digital currency and the effects that could bring to society. Digital currency – which is different from cryptocurrency – could be manipulated by governments seeking to micromanage economies, according to Earle.

A specific example of this possibility is the idea that governments could put expiration dates on monies in order to stimulate spending. That’s actually been done before.

Kerry McDonald, Sr. Education Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, discusses the trend of using public (and sometimes private) school curriculum to promote specific political ideologies. The conversation includes references to the politically-charged 1619 Project, the promotion of specific social and cultural value perspectives on race, sexuality, religion, and other points of contention. McDonald also addresses “wokeism” and liberal activism being taught in schools and promoted by the Biden Administration.

Kimberly Hermann from the Southeastern Legal Foundation provides a perspective on proposals to add justices to the US Supreme Court. SLF opposes the idea. Hermann explains why and also discusses the areas of US law, politics, and culture that could be affected if the effort were to be successful.

Dr. Derek Cohen from Right On Crime discusses some of the proposals for police and criminal justice reform in the US. Cohen also talks about ways conservatives could lead the effort.

Criminal defense attorney Jennifer Bukowsky provides a legal analysis of the recent criminal trial against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. She also explains the appeals process and some possible factors that could be used to argue for a new trial for Chauvin, who is now convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Freedom Works’ Stephen Moore, a former economic adviser to President Trump, discusses the economic efforts of the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats. Moore, an economist, explains why he disagrees with their broad definition of “infrastructure” that includes many social policies.

Moore also addresses his disagreement with congressional Republicans, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley in particular, and their push to break up Big Tech and other corporations that have shown bias toward conservatives.

Daniel Woislaw, a constitutional attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, explains why PLF decided to enter a brief into a Fourth Amendment case being heard by the US Supreme Court. The case, Caniglia v. Strom, deals with an instance of police entering a home, and removing firearms without a court order or warrant.

Project 21’s Donna Jackson discusses the concept of Critical Race Theory and it’s use in academia, media, and politics. Jackson argues against the use of CRT on factual and moral grounds.