Freedomcast

Tiger Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association, discusses the latest Judicial Hellholes report, the economic impact of lawsuit abuse, the ramifications of third-party litigation funding, and the looming legal battle over plastics.

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recent decision regarding handgun sales, what it means for outstanding challenges to the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and advancements that may be made with the new administration on other issues of importance, including telecommunications and intellectual property protections.

Phil Kerpen, Founder and President of American Commitment, discusses top of the agenda items for the new Trump Administration, how deregulation can drastically improve the lives of Americans and promote economic growth, and why the federal government should be firing and not hiring.

Quin Hillyer, Newspaper Columnist, Writer and Editor, discusses the rationale behind President Trump's efforts to “purchase” Greenland from Denmark, the strategic importance of the island, whether Trump's success sends a message to Canada and/or the Panama Canal, and how the media and citizenry both are failing civics.

Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, discusses SBE Council's 2025 agenda for the new Congress and administration, including a wide range of policy and legislative initiatives that will help entrepreneurs and small businesses better compete for customers and workers and access the capital they need to make investments and grow their businesses.

Ryan Young, Senior Economist and Trade Policy Expert at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses last year's regulatory highlights (and low points), the regulatory outlook for 2025, including the potential impact of DOGE on the volume of federal regulations, and President Biden's baseless decision to block Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel.

David Adesnik, Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses what's at stake for the United States in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, what to expect from the new interim government, what it means for Iran, Israel, Russia and others, and whether we are witnessing the remaking of the Middle East.

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the unprecedented but not unconstitutional idea of President-elect Trump nominating Supreme Court justices prior to a vacancy, the likelihood of an upcoming retirement of a current justice, the current caseload of the Court, and his new book, "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites."

William J. Conti, Attorney from Washington, D.C., discusses 2024 election results, whether President Biden bears some of the blame for the Democratic loss, and what the Trump administration will ultimately look like in his second term.

Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses pressing healthcare issues for the new administration, including whether to extend the subsidies for individuals purchasing insurance through the Obamacare exchanges, how drug price controls are bad for patients, and more.