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Since taking the helm of the Department of the Air Force last year, Secretary Frank Kendall has set the Air Force on a course to prepare for a conflict with a peer adversary by focusing on seven operational imperatives. Among the seven is the direction to increase the readiness of the department to transition to a wartime posture against a peer competitor.There are reasons to be concerned about Air Force readiness. The combat air force is half the size it was in 1991. Readiness rates, as reflected by flying hours, have decreased to all-time lows with fighter pilots who received more than 200 hours of flying time to prepare for a war with the Soviet Union now receiving less than 120 a year. Aircraft fleet readiness numbers are low. And the Operational Readiness Inspection teams that once evaluated a unit’s ability to rapidly mobilize, generate, and successfully execute combat sorties no longer exist.Join us for a conversation on the key indicators for capacity, capability, and readiness and to hear Secretary Kendall’s ideas and insights on this key topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden administration has announced the most significant opening to the communist Cuban regime since Obama-era rapprochement and important sanctions relief to the narco-terrorist Maduro regime in Venezuela. These measures will directly enrich these anti-American dictatorships at the expense of their people and of U.S. national security interests.Worse yet, the Biden administration is kowtowing to the Cuba dictatorship’s repeated tactic of weaponizing illegal immigration against the U.S., with the arrival of nearly 80,000 Cubans at the southern border since November and up to 150,000 expected by this year, while continuing to ignore the border crisis. The administration is allowing U.S. companies to engage with Maduro’s collapsed oil sector, while hypocritically refusing to secure American energy independence. Meanwhile, a hostage crisis endures in Venezuela with at least eight Americans held captive by Maduro.The Biden administration should be raising the cost of attacking American sovereignty and American lives, not lowering it. Borrowing a page from Obama-era rapprochement will only serve to embolden anti-U.S. adversaries. Join us as experts explain the administration’s costly errors and policy measures to counter them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was introduced via an anonymously published white paper on the internet. Fourteen years later, this new form of digital money has been embraced by millions of Americans and has become a major subject in policy discussions throughout the United States.As politicians and regulators struggle to grasp Bitcoin’s potential, it’s important to understand how Bitcoin fits into the values and ethos that our nation was built on, the opportunities Bitcoin offers to the American people ranging from free speech to free exchange, and how Bitcoin could disrupt today’s financial, commercial, and energy systems, potentially on the scale of the internet itself.Please join us as we discuss how Bitcoin fits into America’s past, present, and future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Classical education is on the rise as more parents are demanding high-quality curriculum and values-centered learning. In public charter, homeschool, and private school communities, the number of new classical schools and availability of classical curricula continues to increase. With this increase comes a renewed emphasis on the quality, training, and foundational knowledge necessary to teach students fundamental lessons about morality and the human condition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Few leaders in modern times have made a larger imprint on American economic policy than former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas. Along with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Armey helped engineer the 1994 “Republican Revolution” when the GOP took control of the House for the first time in more than 40 years. Armey was an architect of the bipartisan military base closing initiative, he was the leading sponsor of the Flat Tax, and, as House Majority Leader, he helped design the fiscal blueprint that balanced the federal budget for the first and only time in the last 50 years. Join Heritage, The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and Representative Dick Armey as conservative leaders reflect on Armey’s incredible contributions to the movement, how he and others managed the “Republican Revolution” of 1994, and what to consider looking ahead to the midterm elections. Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, Heritage founder and former president Ed Feulner, and others take the stage. You won’t want to miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as former UK Minister of State Lord David Frost reflects on the political and economic situation of Britain two years after the country’s exit from the European Union. He’ll also discuss how conservative politics need to develop in Britain if the opportunities of Brexit are to be fully exploited as well as Britain’s global role, including how it should position itself in the face of the challenge from China.Lord Frost began life as a professional diplomat but entered the political fray as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Chief Negotiator for EU Exit and subsequently as Minister in his government responsible for EU relations. He delivered Britain's exit from the EU against the odds and negotiated the Trade & Cooperation Agreement with the EU in 2020. He resigned from the government last December to protest plans to introduce a further coronavirus lockdown. Lord Frost is now a writer, commentator, and Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange, the UK’s leading think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a discussion of the harms of gender ideology and the historic, Judeo-Christian understanding of sex and gender. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't miss General Daniel Hokanson and Thomas Spoehr as they discuss the National Guard's State Partnership Program and how it can contribute to America's security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The deadly impact of rogue “progressive” prosecutors can be felt across the country. Join us for a look at the damage they’ve caused and ways to combat them as we continue our series on rogue prosecutors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Big Tech going too far? Is it rightly moderating content or suppressing free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment? Join us for an informative debate on these questions and more.  Co-Hosted by The Daily Caller News Foundation, The Arthur Rupe Foundation, and The Karpus Family Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.