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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. It is currently under attack by the Biden Administration, who wants to remove protections for biological women in sports and other opportunities. Sarah Parshall Perry explains why this is happening and what we can expect in the future. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Crystal Bonham on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/crystalkatetx Sarah Parshall Perry on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SarahPPerry Sarah Parshall Perry on Heritage.org: https://www.heritage.org/staff/sarah-parshall-perry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.” - Ronald Reagan What will it take to win the New Cold War with America’s rising enemies: Russia, China, and Iran? And in particular, how can energy policy impact this conflict? Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates sits down with Dan Negrea and Matthew Kroenig, the authors of We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War to talk about strategy, energy, and ensuring peace. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Buy We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War https://www.amazon.com/We-Win-They-Lose-Republican-ebook/dp/B0CHN5WRQ3 Follow Dan Negrea on X: https://twitter.com/DanNegreaUSA Follow Matthew Kroenig on X: https://twitter.com/MatthewKroenig Follow Victoria Coates on X: https://twitter.com/VictoriaCoates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A critical component of America’s national defense is nuclear weaponry. However, whether the American arsenal is up to the task of deterring global forces like China, Russia, and Iran is a topic of debate. What should America do to ensure peace through strength? Heritage Research Fellow for Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense Bob Peters explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — A Conservative Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2025: https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/conservative-defense-budget-fiscal-year-2025# Follow Bob Peters on X: https://twitter.com/RealBobPeters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservatives have serious questions about the Biden Administration’s Defense Budget for 2025. It fails to address the real national defense concerns facing our country Heritage Experts Wilson Beaver, Alex Velez-Green, and Bob Peters explain. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — A Conservative Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2025: https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/conservative-defense-budget-fiscal-year-2025# Follow Wilson Beaver on X: https://twitter.com/WilsonCBeaver Follow Alex Velez-Green on X: https://twitter.com/Alex_agvg Follow Bob Peters on X: https://twitter.com/RealBobPeters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The articles of impeachment for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will make their way to the U.S. Senate this week. The secretary has deceived and caused serious harm to Americans by his unwillingness to enforce border laws. Heritage Director for the Border Security and Immigration Center explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Lora Ries on X at https://twitter.com/lora_ries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is clear to most Americans that a new Marxist ideology has seized hold of our civil institutions. From race essentialism to gender theory in schools, activists are attempting to roll back the most cherished ideals of America. What can we do to stop this. In this episode. Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates interviews Heritage Fellows Mike Gonzalez and Katie Gorka, who have written a book to explain just that: Next-Gen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/NextGen-Marxism-What-How-Combat/dp/1641773537 — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Victoria Coates on X: https://twitter.com/VictoriaCoates Follow Mike Gonzalez on X: https://twitter.com/Gundisalvus Follow Katie Gorka on X: https://twitter.com/GorkaKatie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early morning of Tuesday, March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, MD collapsed following an impact from a container ship. As of this writing, several individuals are missing and may be deceased. The tragic accident will also result in major logistical and economic disruptions. But there’s more reason to be concerned about critical infrastructure failures of this kind. Is our government really keeping its priorities in order to prevent such disasters? Heritage Distinguished Fellow Steve Bradbury, a veteran of the Department of Transportation, explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Steve Bradbury on X at: https://twitter.com/SGBradbury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act by an overwhelming majority. Some are saying that this bill will result in the banning of the popular social media app TikTok. But the truth is more complicated. Jake Denton, Research Associate in the Tech Policy Center at the Heritage Foundation, explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Jake Denton on X at: https://twitter.com/RealJDenton Learn more about Tech Policy at: https://www.heritage.org/big-tech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Congress held a hearing on Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. The situation is one that is closely tied with influence-peddling in the Biden family, but has Congress made that connection clear enough. Executive Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Mike Howell on X at: https://twitter.com/MHowellTweets Learn more about the Heritage Oversight Project: https://www.heritage.org/oversight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision on Monday, March 4, ruling that the state of Colorado did not have the authority to remove Donald Trump from the presidential ballot. This decision is a win for representative democracy, the Constitution, and voters across the country. Heritage Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky explains. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Follow Hans on Spakovsky on X: https://twitter.com/HvonSpakovsky Daily Signal Article on Trump vs. Anderson by Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/03/04/with-trump-ruling-supreme-court-restores-voting-rights-of-millions-of-americans/ Federalist Society Article on Scotus Unanimity: https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/the-numbers-reveal-a-united-supreme-court-and-a-few-surprises#:~:text=If%20that%20is%20true%2C%20we,unanimous%20during%20the%202021%20term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report published by the Heritage Foundation, analyzing the degree of economic freedom in 184 economies around the world. Concerningly, this year’s edition, the 30th, registered a 23-year low in the global economic freedom rating, and has seen the United States’ rating, ranked 25th of the countries included, continue to decrease. Here to help us understand the Index and how we can use it to promote good economic policy is Heritage’s Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — 2024 Index of Economic Freedom: https://www.heritage.org/index/ More by Derrick Morgan: https://www.heritage.org/staff/derrick-morgan Derrick Morgan on X: https://twitter.com/ddmorganindc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration’s national security supplemental budget request contains over $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. Senior Policy Analyst Wilson Beaver, from the Allison Center for National Security here at the Heritage Foundation, explains why this is not the best of America’s national security resources. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Wilson Beaver on X at: https://twitter.com/WilsonCBeaver Wilson’s Article in the Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/20/dont-be-fooled-this-bill-is-mostly-ukraine-aid/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration is seeking aid for Israel, but what does that actually mean? Can Americans hope to actually provide meaningful support for their Israeli allies in their fight against Hamas? Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates sat down with Israeli author and commentator Caroline Glick to find out. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Victoria Coates on X at: https://twitter.com/VictoriaCoates Find Caroline Glick on X at: https://twitter.com/carolineglick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yuli-Yoel Edelstein served as Speaker of the Israeli Knesset from 2013 to 2020. He was as shocked as the rest of the world by the violence of October 7th and the war that has followed. He sat down with Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates to talk about the effects of the war and Israel’s place within the world. — Have thoughts? Let us know at heritageexplains@heritage.org — Find Victoria Coates on X at: https://twitter.com/VictoriaCoates Find Yuli-Yoel Edelstein on X at: https://twitter.com/yuliedelstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. We are joined today by Isaac Orr of the Center for the American Experiment. Isaac is an expert on the electricity grid and explains how poor policy choices are leading to instability in our electric supplies. In fact, Isaac has done the hard work of modeling out exactly what will happen to our electricity supply if we don’t change course. If you want to know what he found, you’ll have to listen to the Powerhour! But h ere is a hint: its not good. Join the conversation with an email to thepowerhour@heritage.org! Tell us what you thought of the podcast and what you want to here in the future. Thank you for listening and being part of the Power Hour! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Tech overreach has devastated American youth. Join The Heritage Foundation for expert commentary following Senate testimony from the CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord on their failures to protect children online. Our program will highlight innovative policy solutions that state and federal leaders can leverage today to safeguard our kids online, beginning with a fireside chat between VA Attorney General Jason Miyares and Heritage President Kevin Roberts, followed by an expert panel discussion moderated by Tech Policy Center Director Kara Frederick, and ending with a keynote address by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joins Heritage to underscore the needs for increased and sustained defense spending across the NATO alliance, more balanced burden-sharing, and the ramping up of defense production to rise to the challenges of this pivotal moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most Americans do not realize the sorry state the U.S. military is in. Following years of overextension, deployments, and a lack of prioritizing defense spending on what is needed to fight and win America’s wars, the military is far from the strong force built by Ronald Reagan to defeat the Soviets. The tenth edition of The Heritage Foundation’s Index of U.S. Military Strength makes that clear. With adversaries growing in strength and causing chaos in nearly every corner of the globe, coupled with a new Cold War with China, this weakness only makes the world more dangerous. But American military power can be restored if the urgency is felt, and the right actions are taken now. Join us for a conversation with Senator Roger Wicker, followed by a panel with retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, noted grand strategist Elbridge Colby, and former Green Beret Joe Kent on how we can reverse a decade of decline and restore America’s military power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israeli babies, children, men, and women on October 7, 2023, we have witnessed an alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. In response, Heritage and partner organizations launched the National Task Force to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the United States. Join us for the first public meeting with keynote remarks by former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and a discussion with Eliav Benjamin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Israel to the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every American has felt the effects of the staggering surge in inflation in the past few years. In the U.S. and other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the rise in inflation strongly relates to increases in transfer payments since 2020, the start of the COVID pandemic. Heritage Distinguished Fellow in Economic Thought Dr. Robert Barro has researched this significant inflation spike, and his conclusions may surprise you. Through a conceptual framework based on the government’s intertemporal budget constraint, we can see that the inflation surge is a way to “pay for” part of added government spending by depreciating the real value of public debt. In this framework, more spending triggers more inflation, but higher initial debt and longer debt duration mean lower inflation. This can explain recent inflation rates in 21 economies (20 non-European countries and the Euro area considered as an aggregate). The U.S. is not an outlier, with inflation and the spending surge both moderately above average. The bottom line? Recent inflation surges were triggered by the surges in government spending – i.e., expanded government caused inflation. Learn more about how big government makes your everyday expenses more costly as Dr. Barro joins Heritage Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.