Plus: Don’t Buy Media’s 'Don't Say Gay' Distortions About Florida’s Parental Rights Bill
March 4 2022
Happy Friday from Washington, where policymakers keep a wary eye on Russia’s bloody advance in Ukraine. Heritage Foundation foreign policy expert Luke Coffey returns to the podcast to assess the situation, while colleague Dean Cheng gets real about President Biden’s attempt to put distance between China and Russia over Ukraine. Plus: Jarrett Stepman calls out media twisting of a pro-parents bill; Sen. Mike Lee explains why economic freedom matters; Rachel Greszler suggests Social Security reforms; and Tim Graham skewers CNN’s crush on the first lady. On this date in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt outlines his New Deal for Americans after being sworn in as the nation’s 32nd president.
Why hasn’t Russia used more force in Ukraine? Will Russia invade the Baltic States, as some predict? Are American sanctions enough? We’ve got answers to these questions and more.
For the crime of trying to protect young children from sexually explicit material in the classroom, Florida legislators are being crucified by the media.
“Anytime you see other freedoms infringed, … economic freedoms are deteriorating at the same time because of government action,” the Utah Republican says.
In just 11 years, Social Security’s past and current excesses will have caught up with it, and the program will be able to pay out only about 75% of scheduled benefits.
The Russians are bombing Ukraine, and CNN wants you to feel grateful that we have the Bidens to help us cope with the disturbing results of the president’s geopolitical fecklessness.
