John Miltimore from the Foundation For Economic Education discusses ongoing shutdowns of businesses by governments around the country. The conversation includes the argument that governments should have the ability to arbitrarily choose which businesses should be allowed to stay open and which should be forced to close in the name of public health. He also addresses the long term economic impact of these closures.

In response to the announcement that Major League Baseball will recognize records and other statistics from the Negro Leagues, Bob Kendrick discusses the importance of the change. Kendrick is the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and foremost expert on Negro Leagues history.

Kendrick discusses the reasons for the decision, why he feels it’s correct, and the larger significance of the recognition to our culture.

Georgetown University Professor Jason Brennan discusses the purpose of his new book, It’s OK To Want To Be Rich. Brennan argues that Americans’ general conversation about money, profit, business, and social change needs addressed and reframed.

National Association of Scholars President Peter Wood’s new book, 1620: A Critical Response To The 1619 Project, looks at the historical, policy, and cultural claims made by The 1919 Project, a book written by New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Laura Beltz from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) discusses her report on the state of free speech in online education at the college/university level. The report found that the majority of surveyed institutions restrict speech and expression both in the online learning setting and even in other communication, including email. Belz explains why this trend could have an impact on the country, even those off campus, in the future.

Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Wen Fa discusses the ongoing lawsuit against Harvard University (and similar legal actions against other universities) that target specific minority groups for increased and limited admission. Fa specifically addresses Harvard’s policies regarding Asian-American applicants and compares those to treatments of applicants of other races. The discussion looks at the larger picture of race and merit-based admissions.

American Conservative writer Curt Mills discusses the recent US Supreme Court ruling that went against the State of New York’s COVID-19 health restrictions on worship services. The conversation includes the debate over balancing constitutional (in this case, First Amendment) rights and the effort to protect public health.

Dr. Roger Klein from the Regulatory Transparency Project critiques the COVID-19 game plan that’s been announced by Joe Biden and the team he is assembling. Klein, a pathologist, is a former director at the Cleveland Clinic and a former adviser to the FDA, CDC, and US Department of Health and Human Services.

Kim Case, crime victims’ rights advocate, is the host of a new online TV show called “Brave Embrace”. She discusses the project, which tells the stories of crime survivors and offers resources to those affected by violent crime. Case also talks about her recovery from a kidnapping and sexual assault when she was a teenager and provides advice to other victims and their families.

Ball State University Professor Steve Horwitz discusses the legacy of the late Dr. Walter Williams. The conversation also includes the importance of engaging controversial and complicated cultural and policy issues, such as matters of race and poverty, properly and with integrity in order to engage people with different perspectives.