Freedomcast

Freedomcast

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Freedomcast episodes

  • Beware “Medicare for All”
    Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses what the United States can learn from Canada's and the United Kingdom's single-payor systems, and the real costs of “Medicare for All,” including the elimination of private healthcare, physician shortages, hidden taxes, and lack of access.
    18 min
  • The Shifting Landscape of College Sports
    William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the Protect College Sports Act, a bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate, its prospect of becoming law, what its passage may mean for college sports, and more.
    24 min
  • Previewing the Supreme Court's October 2026 Term
    Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what's to come in the Supreme Court's new term that opens October 5th, the Court's heavy focus thus far on the docket cases involving administrative powers, and how the Court stacks up in recent polls relating to its job approval.
    25 min
  • Regulation by Litigation: “Where are the Legislators?”
    Sherman “Tiger” Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the rise of “regulation by litigation,” how policy should be developed and enacted by elected lawmakers and not through the judicial system where judges are not accountable to the public, and the how profit motive rather than justice is driving lawsuits with big paydays for plaintiffs lawyers.
    23 min
  • The Chilling Effect of Government Drug Price Controls
    Phil Kerpen, Founder and President of American Commitment, discusses the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price controls, how they hurt access and innovation, and why they must be repealed and replaced with pro-growth policies and strong intellectual property protections to encourage investment in new life-saving medicines.
    14 min
  • Economic D-Day for Iran
    Tzvi Kahn, Research Fellow and Senior Editor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses President Trump's “Economic D-Day” threat against Iran, what is needed of U.S. allies for the plan to work, and why it is the Iranian people who must overthrow the regime for there ultimately to be peace.
    19 min
  • Utility Pole Attachments Hindering BEAD Broadband Deployment
    Evan Swarztrauber, Senior Fellow at the Digital Progress Institute and Host of "The Center Edge” podcast, discusses how disputes over utility pole attachments are burdening broadband deployment under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, why Congress and the FCC need to take a more active role on issues related to pole attachment cost-sharing and timelines, and what all of it means from a safety standpoint.
    28 min
  • Why the Fauci Diaries Continue to be Relevant
    Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the public policy ramifications of ignoring Dr. Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diary, whether his diary entries contradict what he told the public, and why he is facing a contempt charge from Congress.
    24 min

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Welcome to CFIF's Freedomcast, where activists across the country can listen to audio commentary and interviews with elected leaders, public policy experts and legal scholars on important news,…