IPI Policy Basics: Local Control Is NOT a Governing Principle (Audio: Podcast)
Almost everyone, conservatives and liberals alike, thinks local control is a governing principle, and that state legislatures have no business intruding on local issues. But this is a misunderstanding of the structure of our constitutional system and results in cities enacting all sorts of policies that erode economic liberty, property rights, and individual liberty.
IPI Policy Basics: Facts about the Presidential Election (Audio: Podcast)
With rumors swirling that some expect Donald Trump to be “reinstated” as president at some point, IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss the facts about the presidential election and process, and attempt to provide some perspective going forward.
What's Happening During the Texas Legislative Session? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI’s Addie Crimmins, who has spent years in and around the Texas Legislature, updates us on the legislature’s priorities and accomplishments thus far, with less than a month remaining in its 120-days-every-two-years session.
Will President Biden's Gun Control Executive Orders Solve Any Problems? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews welcomes Dr. H. Sterling Burnett in a discussion of each of President Biden's five points of his gun control executive order and finds they miss the mark.
IPI Policy Basics: Fixing the Filibuster (Audio: Podcast)
Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss the history of the filibuster, it’s role in the Senate, what’s going wrong, and how it might be fixed without being completely eliminated.
The Saga of Andrew Cuomo, or the Media Giveth and the Media Taketh Away (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar explains why New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is no longer the darling of the media. With lame contributions by IPI president Tom Giovanetti.
Mark Davis! (Audio: Podcast)
Turning the tables for once, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins interview our friend Mark Davis, host of the Mark Davis Show and one of the most successful talk radio hosts in the country. We discuss the current state of the conservative movement, the Republican Party, and who might be the best choice of nominee for 2024.
IPI Policy Basics: The Government and the Country Are Not the Same Things (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains that government is itself a special interest, and it more often looks after its own interests than those of the country. Too often, policy and political discussions talk about the federal government as if it is a proxy for the country. But more often than not, what’s best for the federal government is not what’s best for the country, and vice versa. In this podcast Tom is ably assisted by IPI Director of Development & Events, Addie Crimmins.
Thoughts on the Inauguration (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins shares her thoughts on the inauguration and its significance and aftermath, in conversation with IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
End of the Year Review (Audio: Interview)
In this last interview of the year, IPI President Tom Giovanetti talks with 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis about the extension of authoritarian government and the further examination of the 2020 election.
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