Heritage Explains

Heritage Podcast Network
undefined
Mar 16, 2018 • 12min

Heritage Explains: Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr, director of Heritage's Center for National Defense, explains electromagnetic pulse attack, it’s aftermath, and what Congress should be doing to prevent them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Mar 9, 2018 • 12min

Heritage Explains: School Choice for Military Families

This week, Lindsey Burke, director of Heritage's Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Fellow, explains how school choice would dramatically help military families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Mar 5, 2018 • 12min

Heritage Explains: Why Can't I Fly My Drone?

For years, analysts and advocates have talked about the revolutionary potential of drones. So what’s the hold up? This week Jason Snead, a policy analyst in Heritage’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, helps us answer that question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Feb 23, 2018 • 14min

What’s the Jones Act and How Is It Hurting Puerto Rico?

This week, Nick Loris, Heritage’s Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow in energy and environmental policy, explains the Jones Act and why repealing it could help speed up Puerto Rico’s recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Feb 16, 2018 • 14min

Heritage Explains: Why Making College Free Is a Bad Idea

This week, Mary Clare Amselem, a policy analyst in Heritage’s Center for Education Policy, talks why free college tuition policies don’t work and how to help Americans stop accumulating so much student loan debt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Feb 9, 2018 • 14min

Heritage Explains: Is America’s Infrastructure Crumbling?

This week Michael Sargent, a policy analyst in Heritage's Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, talks about President Trump’s massive infrastructure plan and addresses the falsehood that America’s infrastructure is crumbling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Feb 2, 2018 • 15min

Heritage Explains Bitcoin

This week, Norbert Michel, director of Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis, explains how Bitcoin works and how conservatives think about cryptocurrencies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Jan 26, 2018 • 12min

Why We Should Leave Paid Family Leave to Employers and States

On a special edition of Mass Ave, Rachel Greszler, a research fellow in Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis, explains why we should leave paid family leave to employers and states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Dec 17, 2017 • 26min

Mass Ave Episode 135: The Future of the Individual Mandate

Bob Moffit, senior fellow in the Center for Health Policy Studies, joins us on Mass Ave to discuss the fate of the individual mandate and healthcare. Monica Burke, research assistant in the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society, breaks down the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court arguments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
undefined
Dec 11, 2017 • 28min

Mass Ave Episode 134: Federal Spending & Jerusalem

Romina Boccia, deputy director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, joins us on Mass Ave to discuss the latest on tax reform and federal spending. Jim Phillips, Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, breaks down the President's announcement on Jerusalem and why it's long overdue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app