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Research Fellow William J. Watkins Jr. author of The Independent Guide to the Constitution speaks with Charles Heller about the original, time-tested principles of liberty that the Framers worked hard to protect.

Research Fellow Kristian Fors, the author of the California Golden Fleece^® Award "The 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires: Lessons and Key Recommendations," says the LA fires of 2025 were entirely preventable. If reforms aren't made, a similar tragedy can happen again. Fors details the many failures that made conditions perfect for a destructive conflagration.

Independent Institute Chairman and CEO Mary Theroux discusses the many causes of homelessness in America and the policies that have exacerbated the problem. She offers specific solutions to solve the issue of homelessness.

The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on whether President Trump’s tariffs are constitutional. Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness talks about the case and the history of tariffs. He offers analysis of the case and how the court might decide. Thomas Berry of the Cato Institute also joins the discussion.

Independent Institute Chairman and CEO Mary L. G. Theroux, editor of Beyond Homeless is asked the question: Why has homelessness grown despite all the efforts to make it better? Housing First policies are not working after trying for more than a decade. A community model offering services is working in Texas. Other areas can adopt a similar approach that actually reduces homelessness and people become independent.

Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness is interviewed on recent intrusions by the Trump administration on free markets including pricing on healthcare, agriculture, and tariffs.

The US Supreme Court will soon hear the case challenging President Trump’s tariffs. The constitutional issue is the nondelegation doctrine, which prohibits Congress from granting or delegating legislative authority to other branches of the government. Trump’s IEEPA tariffs amount to an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s tariff-setting powers, according to Magness.

Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness, author of The 1619 Project Myth is interviewed on Point of View radio show. An economic historian, Magness discusses the The New York Times‘ ‘1619 Project’, and how he came to see the flaws and errors in the project, motivating him to set the record straight on the economic history of slavery in the US. Slavery was not the engine that drove the American Revolution, nor was it the catalyst for wealth today, he affirms.

Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless, is interviewed on the Scott Jennings radio show. In his recent Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal, Goodman details how Medicaid coverage isn’t great, most enrollees don’t need it anyway, and they can easily re-enroll if they do, and Medicaid even covers your costs for months prior to re-enrolling in Medicaid.