In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Dave Herbert, a senior research fellow at AIER and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute. They discuss the American economy from all angles. What do the latest GDP numbers mean in the real economy? Why are the new tariffs announced by the White House troubling? How […]

What is the national debt? To whom or what does the U.S. government owe all this money? What does it mean to you today, your children and grandchildren tomorrow, and for the continued health of American political and economics institutions and norms? Jeff discusses all these issues and more with Dr. Rob Wyllie, Professor of […]

This month on the Acton Rundown: Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and announce two new affiliate scholars. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton’s 2025 Emerging Leaders Marcel van Hattem on the Fight for Freedom in Brazil Why I Slept on the Streets for a Year – Religion & Liberty […]

Just like Captain Kirk ventured into uncharted space, America is now stepping into political and economic territory no one thought possible. We’ve been told these ideas were impossible. But now, by doing what the Right has promised for decades, America is breaking every “rule” the expert class clings to. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down what […]

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Thursday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they discuss California Democrats having to accept the truth on energy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren enthusiastically endorsing the socialist agenda of Zohran Mamdani, and Jim Acosta “interviewing” the bot of […]

Texas Democrats are back in the headlines — this time flaunting a $40 million jet while fleeing a redistricting vote like cowards. Governor Abbott isn’t holding back, and neither are we. Meanwhile, Jim Acosta hits a new low by interviewing an AI version of a Parkland victim. Yes, seriously. Also in this episode: Trump enters […]

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Lawrence M. Krauss, a theoretical physicist, author, and president of the Origins Project, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the free speech crackdown on scholarship and science and explain why it is dangerous not only to academic freedom, but also to the future of the […]

Our summer series on “What Is the Right?” has explored the many ideological camps that make up the Right today, from libertarians and traditionalists to fusionists and “FreeCons.” In this episode, we explore the intersection of the Jewish faith with conservative thought. Today, antisemitism is on the rise, Israel is at war, and U.S. Republicans […]

The Biden administration pursued a number of “whole of government” initiatives to advance the Everything Leftism that its staff brought with them into government. Some, like the initiative to promote union organizing, were highly publicized and formal. But others, like the online censorship regime the administration’s operatives sought to build, were more quietly constructed. With […]

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The Department of Justice announces a grand jury to vote on indictments for Russiagate. The State of Texas issues arrest warrants for House Democrats who fled to Illinois to break quorum.