Freedomcast

Freedomcast

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Freedomcast episodes

  • Politics and Prediction Markets
    William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses how the prediction markets are gauging the midterm elections, state redistricting efforts, and the impact the midterm results may have on the 2028 primary and general elections.
    30 min
  • The Hidden Costs of the U.S. Tax Code
    Demian Brady, Vice President of Research for the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, discusses who pays income tax and who doesn't, the hidden costs of the tax code, Congressional efforts to reduce the complexity of tax filings, and the need to review Congressional pensions for members who resign from Congress in disgrace.
    17 min
  • Iran: What We Know and What We're Learning
    Janatan Sayeh, Research Assistant at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the state of the Iran war, its future trajectory and wider consequences, and what the two-week ceasefire means and what it may (or may not) accomplish.
    24 min
  • Healthcare Affordability and Access Remain Top Priorities
    Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses how America's healthcare system has never been better at keeping patients alive and living longer, types of governmental activities and proposals that disrupt America's cycle of innovation, and the real drivers of high drug costs in America.
    19 min
  • U.S. Supreme Court to Decide "Made For Litigation Science" Case
    Lauren Sheets Jarrell, Vice President and Counsel for Civil Justice Policy at the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the Monsanto case before the U.S. Supreme Court, why state courts should not be able to override the EPA's findings, and how junk science is the scourge of our judicial system.
    19 min
  • Sports and Geopolitics
    Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the interplay of the Olympics and geopolitics, how sports are a kind of international diplomacy, and some of the key takeaways from the Milan-Cortina games.
    15 min
  • Beware of Counterproductive Efforts Targeting the Ticketing Industry
    Timothy Lee, Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs at the Center for Individual Freedom, discusses how efforts to target companies that sell entertainment tickets is counterproductive, why the free market should win over legislation that distorts the market, and what the recent U.S. Census tells us about the “science of democracy.”
    17 min
  • President Trump's Second Term
    William J. Conti, an attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the first year of President Trump's second term as president, how it compares to that of other presidents and what it may mean for the 2026 midterm elections.
    29 min

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