The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire

Jason Pye is Vice President of the Due Process Instituite, a bipartisan nonprofit that works to honor, preserve, and restore principles of fairness in the criminal legal system. Jason has extensive lobbying experience having worked as vice president of legislative affairs for Freedom Works. His focus is criminal justice reform and civil liberties and has contributed to notable legislation such as the First Step Act and the Fair Chance Act.

Karen Cook is a securities enforcement and white-collar defense attorney with more than 20 years of experience. She has unique expertise gained from success in SEC enforcement, securities industry legal management and private practice that distinguishes her from other former prosecutors and white-collar defense attorneys. She leverages this fusion of knowledge and experience to secure successful results for clients in the highly-regulated financial services and healthcare industries.

Austen Bannan is an employment policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity. His previous experience includes serving as a senior policy analyst and research fellow at the Charles Koch Institute and legislative staffer on Capitol Hill.

Maureen Tusty is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and producer. Her newest film, She Rises Up (2024), follows the struggles of three resilient women determined to battle poverty by establishing and sustaining local businesses, thereby empowering their communities.Maureen is also a co-founder of Sky Films Inc., an independent production company that seeks to share inspirational stories from around the globe that reflect the triumph of the human spirit.She Rises Up (2024) is screening in select cities throughout the rest of summer. Find dates here:https://www.sherisesupfilm.com/Sky Films Inc.https://www.skyfilmsinc.com/

Dr. Jonathan Newman is a Fellow at the Mises Institute. He earned his PhD at Auburn University while a Research Fellow at the Mises Institute. He was the recipient of the 2021 Gary G. Schlarbaum Award to a Promising Young Scholar for Excellence in Research and Teaching. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Bryan College. He has published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and in volumes edited by Matthew McCaffrey and Per Bylund. His research focuses on Austrian economics, inflation and business cycles, and the history of economic thought. He has taught courses on Macroeconomics and Quantitative Economics: Uses and Limitations in the Mises Graduate School. He is the author of two children’s books: The Broken Window and Ludwig the Builder. His commentary appears regularly in the Mises Wire and Power & Market.

Jonathan Wolfson is the Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute. His research at Cicero focuses on healthcare, regulatory reform, and employment policies. He also oversees the Cicero Law & Policy Fellows program. Before joining Cicero, Jonathan led the Policy Office at the U.S. Department of Labor where he managed DOL's deregulatory efforts and oversaw DOL's internal policy development think tank. He previously was a litigator and regulatory attorney at an international law firm. Following law school, he served as a federal appellate law clerk. Before law school, Jonathan was a policy analyst at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Jonathan received an A.B. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an Olin Law and Economics Fellow and won the John M. Olin Prize for best original law and economics research.

Nan Hayworth is an American ophthalmologist and former Congresswoman for New York's 19th congressional district. A Republican, she was elected in 2010.She is the only woman physician in history to be elected a voting Member of the House of Representatives, serving the 19th District of New York in the 112th Congress.As a freshman Member of the House Majority, Nan was privileged to be assigned to the House Financial Services Committee; she also had the honor of serving on the House-Senate Conference Committee to extend the payroll-tax holiday and assure Medicare reimbursements through 2012. Nan was named one of the five “highest-profile freshmen” by Politico in April 2012, and she was recognized by many organizations for her work in behalf of seniors, veterans, free enterprise, the environment, family farms, and animals, among other worthy causes.

Brandon Arnold is the Executive Vice President of National Taxpayers Union. In this role, he helps to oversee strategic planning and government affairs efforts for NTU and its staff. He has testified on fiscal policy before Congress and numerous state legislative committees. He has also appeared on several television and radio networks including C-SPAN, Fox News, Fox Business, and more. His writings have appeared in publications including Politico, the Hill, the Seattle Times, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and more.

Glenn Roper is a Senior Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to advancing individual liberty and economic freedom. Based in Colorado, Glenn litigates cases across the country to protect principles like equal treatment under the law and economic opportunity for entrepreneurs and small businesses.Prior to joining PLF in 2019, Glenn served as Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Colorado, handling key appellate and constitutional cases. He has also worked at a private law firm focused on complex civil litigation, and previously clerked for Judge David M. Ebel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.Glenn began his legal career in the White House Counsel's Office under President George W. Bush after graduating first in his class from Brigham Young University Law School. His experience in both state and federal government has given him firsthand perspective on the threats to liberty posed by government overreach and disregard for individual rights.

Robert Bryce is a Texas-based author, journalist, podcaster, film producer, and public speaker.  Over the past three decades, his articles have appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Review, Field & Stream, and Austin Chronicle.Find More at:https://robertbryce.com/#