Four Reasons Why Trump Should Not Run in 2024 (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews elaborates on his recent piece in The Hill about why Donald Trump should not run for president again in 2024. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
Green New Deal RIP (Audio: Interview)
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins Matthews joins the Kim Munson Show to discuss his latest Hill op/ed, Green New Deal, RIP. Matthews and Kim discuss recent events that made it clear that the New Green Deal is deceased for all intents and purposes. Rising gas prices, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, and the incoming red wave in November that will push out progressive legislators and replace them with conservative members who understand that affordable, sustainable energy policies are what the American people need and want.
This Is What A Proper Supreme Court Looks Like
With blockbuster decisions ending this Supreme Court Term, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews review the New York gun case, the Dobbs abortion decision, and the EPA case, and conclude that all three decisions reflect the proper role of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Makes the Right Call on New York's Handgun Law (Audio: Podcast)
New York’s ban on handguns outside the home was always a violation of the Second Amendment, but it took this long for the right case to get to the right court. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the fact that SCOTUS made it very clear that not only was the New York law unconstitutional, but that the court also made it clear that there is abundant room for reasonable regulations and restrictions on access to firearms.
Thoughts on the January 6th Investigation and Hearings (Audio: Podcast)
Should conservatives be dismissive about the findings of the January 6th Commission? Granted, the hearings aren’t really hearings, and the committee is composed entirely of critics, and there are no adversarial witnesses, but is there still value in learning the findings of the Commission? IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Director of Development Addie Crimmins share their thoughts.
IPI Policy Basics: Self-Government and the Superiority of the Legislative Branch (Audio: Podcast)
Solo this time, IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains that the very idea of self-government means rules agreed to through compromise and consensus-building, rather than being imposed on an unwilling people. If there is no consensus, there should be no rule. And because rules imposed by the Judicial Branch or the Executive Branch violate this principle, the Legislative Branch is the superior branch of government, as intended by the Founders. But sadly, today this is not how things function, and it’s part of the reason for the dysfunction and dissatisfaction with our American government.
What Will Be the Result of GOP Gains of Hispanic Votes? (Audio: Interview)
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins the Rod Arquette Show to discuss his piece in The Hill about how much of the Hispanic vote the GOP would need to garner to gain political dominance.
What Share of the Hispanic Vote Would Give the GOP Political Dominance? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews suggests that the recent pattern of Hispanic voters increasingly voting Republican could actually give Republicans a structural political advantage, which is the opposite of the decades-long assumptions by Democrats. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
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.
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.
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