President Biden is His Own Worst Communications Enemy (Audio: Interview)
Where does President Biden truly stand on the issues of the day? Some accuse him of being far left, while others say he drags his feet. The press has also been blamed for sewing confusion. IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins Inside Sources host Boyd Matheson to discuss the real problem with the way the president does and does not communicate his agenda.
Conservatives and Criminal Justice (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins discuss some recent death penalty drama in Texas, and relate that to the overall effort in recent years for conservatives to recognize that the criminal justice system as currently constituted doesn’t necessary reflect the values of the inherent dignity of human beings, justice, redemption and forgiveness, and thus needs reform in many areas. And we introduce our upcoming virtual policy briefing on this same topic scheduled for May 25, 2022.
IPI Policy Basics: Permissionless Innovation vs. the Precautionary Principle (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland guides a discussion with IPI President Tom Giovanetti about the importance of permissionless innovation, and the problems with its opposite—the precautionary principle.
Proper Policymaking and the Implications of a Possible Roe Reversal (Audio: Podcast)
Based on this week’s shocking leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling overturning the Roe decision, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland avoid discussing the morality of abortion but instead explain how Roe precluded any development of consensus on abortion policy and drove both sides to their corners to become more extreme. Now, if Roe is overturned, an overdue policy discussion that has been frozen for 50 years can finally take place through consensus and legislation.
IPI Policy Basics: The Impact of Inflation on Your Taxes (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explain why inflation can result in taxes paid on false gains because capital gains tax rates and other taxes on assets are not indexed for inflation, and that income tax brackets in many states are also not indexed for inflation.
Biden's Policies Have Us Soooo Confused (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews shares a number of conflicting and contradictory acts of the Biden administration that demonstrate inconsistency and incoherence, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti reacts.
Judicial Supremacy and the Mask Mandate (Audio: Interview)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis tackle a number of topics including: World Intellectual Property Day, intellectual consistency regarding judicial supremacy and the place of religion in the Republican Party.
IPI Policy Basics: Tax Rates vs. Tax Revenues (Audio: Podcast)
When a politician talks about “cutting taxes,” what does she mean? Usually, she means reducing marginal tax rates, but what are those? And what’s the difference between marginal tax rates, effective tax rates, average tax rates, and tax revenue? Does raising marginal tax rates automatically raise tax revenues? IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains, with the able assistance of Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
The OTHER Texas Border Invasion--Companies Fleeing California (Audio: Podcast)
Texas’ southern border is not its only border people cross fleeing an oppressive regime—California businesses are relocating to Texas because of absurd tax and labor regulations. IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews runs through a few recent examples, with IPI President Tom Giovanetti contributing.
Will Kamala Harris Be Judged as One of the Worst Vice Presidents in US History? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss Dr. Matthews’ recent opinion piece in The Hill about Vice President Kamala Harris’ many incidents of word salad and confusion, and discuss the role of the vice president in modern American administrations.
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