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California

Steven Greenhut – 2019 End-of-Session Wrap-Up

Longtime Capitol journalist Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute joins us for our annual end-of-session wrap-up.  We discuss all the hot issues from this legislative session, including the debate over who is an independent contractor and who is an employee, the fight over charter schools, the potential return of ...
Education

Colin Sharkey – What Do California Teachers Think About Their Newly-Won Worker Freedoms?

Association of American Educators executive director Colin Sharkey joins us to discuss a new survey from their Teacher Freedom project on the attitudes of teachers one year after the historic Janus decision and shares insight on what teachers think about their union, their newly-won worker freedoms, and whether more disaffected ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi – Will So-Called Compromise Cripple Future Charter School Expansion in California?

Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Director of Education Studies, joins us to discuss perhaps the most controversial education legislation in recent memory – a so-called compromise that would impose significant new requirements and restrictions on charter schools in California. Lance analyzes the key provisions of the legislation and the motivation behind ...
Featured

Andy McCarthy on his new book Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency

National Review’s Andy McCarthy joins us to discuss his new book The Ball of Collusion.  No one is better than McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who earned the Justice Department’s highest honor, to provide perspective on the Trump investigation into Russian “collusion.”  In our conversation, McCarthy exposes the depth of ...
Featured

Jarrett Dieterle – Assembly Bill 5: Who Is An Independent Contractor and Who Is An Employee in California?

R Street Institute’s Jarrett Dieterle joins us to discuss his research on the hottest issue of the final weeks of the legislative session, Assembly Bill 5, and the impact its passage would have on employers, our innovation economy, and Californians who want to be their own boss and work when ...
Education

Ryan Williams – How We Can Encourage a More Balanced Political Debate on Campus

Claremont Institute President Ryan Williams joins us to discuss their current work on what they see as the growing threat from identity politics and multiculturalism, their recent censorship battle with Google, and how we can encourage a more balanced political debate and free exchange of ideas on campus.
Featured

Tim Snowball – The Ongoing Legal Fight for Worker Freedom Post Janus

Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Tim Snowball joins us to discuss the policy roadblocks unions and their allies have put up in California and other states following the Janus decision, and their ongoing legal efforts to overcome these hurdles and protect the worker freedom rights of every disaffected member who wishes ...
Featured

Robby Soave – Understanding the Rise of “Zillennials” and How They Will Affect The Future Political Agenda

Reason.com Associate Editor Robby Soave joins us to discuss his new book about the disruptive political activism and growing political unrest among millennials, Panic Attack.  He discusses why “Zillennials” as he calls them are so hypersensitive and dis-unified despite sharing common goals and ideologies, explores the rise of so-called Democratic socialism, and ...
Featured

Daniel Hannan – The World Turned Right-Way Up: Prospects for a Stronger Alliance After Brexit

Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England, joins us to share his perspective on Brexit and the ongoing political turmoil in the UK.  He discusses the prospects for  a stronger UK alliance with the United States once it leaves the European Union later this ...
Charter Schools

Ting Sun – How Charter Schools Meet the Diverse Needs of Students and Transform Lives

California State Board of Education member and Natomas Charter School co-founder and retiring Executive Director Ting Sun joins us to discuss what makes her school so special.  Natomas Charter School is one of the schools profiled in Lance Izumi’s book, Choosing Diversity.  She discusses the innovative learning programs that are ...
California

Steven Greenhut – 2019 End-of-Session Wrap-Up

Longtime Capitol journalist Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute joins us for our annual end-of-session wrap-up.  We discuss all the hot issues from this legislative session, including the debate over who is an independent contractor and who is an employee, the fight over charter schools, the potential return of ...
Education

Colin Sharkey – What Do California Teachers Think About Their Newly-Won Worker Freedoms?

Association of American Educators executive director Colin Sharkey joins us to discuss a new survey from their Teacher Freedom project on the attitudes of teachers one year after the historic Janus decision and shares insight on what teachers think about their union, their newly-won worker freedoms, and whether more disaffected ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi – Will So-Called Compromise Cripple Future Charter School Expansion in California?

Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Director of Education Studies, joins us to discuss perhaps the most controversial education legislation in recent memory – a so-called compromise that would impose significant new requirements and restrictions on charter schools in California. Lance analyzes the key provisions of the legislation and the motivation behind ...
Featured

Andy McCarthy on his new book Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency

National Review’s Andy McCarthy joins us to discuss his new book The Ball of Collusion.  No one is better than McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who earned the Justice Department’s highest honor, to provide perspective on the Trump investigation into Russian “collusion.”  In our conversation, McCarthy exposes the depth of ...
Featured

Jarrett Dieterle – Assembly Bill 5: Who Is An Independent Contractor and Who Is An Employee in California?

R Street Institute’s Jarrett Dieterle joins us to discuss his research on the hottest issue of the final weeks of the legislative session, Assembly Bill 5, and the impact its passage would have on employers, our innovation economy, and Californians who want to be their own boss and work when ...
Education

Ryan Williams – How We Can Encourage a More Balanced Political Debate on Campus

Claremont Institute President Ryan Williams joins us to discuss their current work on what they see as the growing threat from identity politics and multiculturalism, their recent censorship battle with Google, and how we can encourage a more balanced political debate and free exchange of ideas on campus.
Featured

Tim Snowball – The Ongoing Legal Fight for Worker Freedom Post Janus

Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Tim Snowball joins us to discuss the policy roadblocks unions and their allies have put up in California and other states following the Janus decision, and their ongoing legal efforts to overcome these hurdles and protect the worker freedom rights of every disaffected member who wishes ...
Featured

Robby Soave – Understanding the Rise of “Zillennials” and How They Will Affect The Future Political Agenda

Reason.com Associate Editor Robby Soave joins us to discuss his new book about the disruptive political activism and growing political unrest among millennials, Panic Attack.  He discusses why “Zillennials” as he calls them are so hypersensitive and dis-unified despite sharing common goals and ideologies, explores the rise of so-called Democratic socialism, and ...
Featured

Daniel Hannan – The World Turned Right-Way Up: Prospects for a Stronger Alliance After Brexit

Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England, joins us to share his perspective on Brexit and the ongoing political turmoil in the UK.  He discusses the prospects for  a stronger UK alliance with the United States once it leaves the European Union later this ...
Charter Schools

Ting Sun – How Charter Schools Meet the Diverse Needs of Students and Transform Lives

California State Board of Education member and Natomas Charter School co-founder and retiring Executive Director Ting Sun joins us to discuss what makes her school so special.  Natomas Charter School is one of the schools profiled in Lance Izumi’s book, Choosing Diversity.  She discusses the innovative learning programs that are ...
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