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Panel I Vernadette Broyles, President and General Counsel, Child and Parental Rights Campaign Erin Hawley, Senior Counsel, Vice President of the Center for Life & Regulatory Practice, Alliance Defending Freedom Kim Hermann, Executive Director, Southeastern Legal Foundation Panel II Tiffany Justice, Co-Founder, Moms for Liberty Melissa Moschella, Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School Michael Ramey, President, Parental Rights Foundation Hosted by Sarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation From curriculum to school administration, gender affirming medicine to privacy, and opt-out rights to school surveys, parental rights are increasingly under attack. But what has the United States Supreme Court said about the nature of parental rights, and what do those rights include? What about statutory laws that directly impact the rights of parents of minor children—can they serve to shore up parental rights while the Supreme Court remains silent on the issue, as it has for 24 years and counting? Can a combination of litigation and legislation further strengthen the rights of parents to direct the care, upbringing, and education of their children?Join Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow Sarah Parshall Perry and two panels of experts in family law and public policy as they provide answers to these questions and more during a half-day symposium on the American family in the crosshairs. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda

The United States is at a critical juncture. As Iran is inching closer to developing a nuclear weapon, it is imperative that we and our partners are prepared for the consequences. The U.S. does not want a war in the Middle East, but we also cannot afford to accept a nuclear-armed Iran. The nature of the Iranian regime, driven by its ideological goals, could cause Iran’s behavior to be more unpredictable and dangerous than the behavior of other states with nuclear capabilities.The United States must equip and empower our regional partners and allies to confront Iran, use our diplomatic and economic levers to put pressure on the Iranian regime, and, if necessary, develop and maintain the capabilities needed to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda

Nuclear energy is enjoying a moment, and it is no wonder why. The United States is facing unprecedented growth in energy demand at the same time warnings are emerging around electrical grid reliability. Meanwhile, policy choices limit how power producers can meet this growing demand. Nuclear energy may be the only way to resolve this fast-approaching conundrum.With new nuclear projects being announced almost daily and shuttered reactors being reopened, it almost seems as if the challenges facing nuclear power in recent decades have somehow vanished. But have they?Please join us for this special event where Jack Spencer will be discussing his new book, Nuclear Revolution: Powering the Next Generation, in which he argues that for nuclear energy to meet America’s growing energy demand, we need to think beyond a nuclear renaissance and towards a nuclear revolution; a revolution animated by the American spirit, molded by free enterprise, and delivered by the private sector. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter:

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack invites NANO Nuclear Energy’s CEO, James Walker to the Power Hour for this episode. We know that we’ve been talking a lot of nuclear energy lately, so if you enjoy that, you will enjoy this. But this conversation is more than just a couple of dude’s talking nuclear. James has a very unique perspective on nuclear and his company’s technology is different from what we’ve talked about in the past. Whether you are in to nuclear energy or not, you don’t want to miss this fascinating conversation. And don’t forget to pick up your copy of Nuclear Revolution, Jack’s brand new, and some even say “ground breaking” book. Rather than night time reading, we recommend reading a chapter first thing in the morning to really get you going. Grab your copy of Nuclear Revolution here. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. We have a special episode this week with Jack inviting Rob Bluey, President and Executive Editor for The Daily Signal to guest host. Why a guest host? Because Jack needed someone to interview him about his brand new, hot off the presses book, Nuclear Revolution. Rob and Jack talk about the inspiration behind the book and what Jack hopes to accomplish with it. Make sure to grab your copy of Nuclear Revolution here. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack for a fascinating conversation the Jay Richards, Director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at the Heritage Foundation. Jay’s experience in numerous policy areas is interesting—that all of his work is delivered through the lens of Western, Judeo-Christian philosophy is captivating. And don’t worry. Jack and Jay spend plenty of time talking energy and environment but what else do they discuss? Tune in to find out. Check out Jay’s books, his work at Heritage here, and his X feed. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack sits down (or gets down) with energy and environmental policy expert and economist David Kreutzer to talk everything from CO2 regulation to efficiency standards on today’s episode. David is not only Jack’s former colleague, but one of the best communicators on these issues. David has a unique way of breaking down how bad government policy impact you. Check out this episode to learn how, well stupid, much of Washington’s regulation can be and how it impacts you. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack invites Panex Oil and Gas President and CEO R. Jay Burr to the Power Hour this week for a discussion you don’t want to miss. They discuss the importance of petroleum in our everyday lives and why it is key to our high living standards. Rather than accepting the anti-oil propaganda that bombards us every day, Jack and Jay talk about the good petroleum does for those that have access to it and why we should work to increase that access to those that don’t. To learn more about Jay and the gas and oil business, check out the Panex website here. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

Children need real protection, not political lip service. When the well-being of children is prioritized, the results are not only good for kids but also smart policy. Conservatives repeatedly fail in the court of public opinion, but it is conservative principles which truly advance the well-being of the most vulnerable. Hear from policy experts on race, family, and border issues to learn the big lies told to the public, how those lies harm children, how the truth protects children, and what actions should be taken to protect them. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

Agenda Panel I Rob Greenway, Director, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation EJ Kimball, Director of Christian Engagement, Combat Antisemitism Movement Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Daniel Flesch, Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator) Panel II Victoria Coates, Vice President for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation Fred Fleitz, Vice Chair, Center for American Security, America First Policy Institute Mort Klein, National President, Zionist Organization of America Tricia Miller, Director of CAMERA's Partnership of Christians and Jews Mario Bramnick, Co-Chair, National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism (Moderator) Since the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israelis, the Biden administration and the international community have waged an unprecedented, comprehensive, and escalating political war against Israel. They have attempted to criminalize Israel’s war efforts, effectively denying the Jewish state, the right to self-defense, and state sovereignty. This has fueled an unprecedented rise of antisemitism on the streets and campuses of American universities. Rather than an organic movement, the demonstrations, encampments, and riots engulfing these campuses and city streets are part of a concerted effort to sow social and political discord across the country.Our two panels will discuss both the organizations, objectives, and strategies behind the continued rise in antisemitism as well as the importance of restoring the once historic U.S.-Israel alliance. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Counter to what seems like the rest of the world, Jack loves coal and so does his guest this week, long-time energy industry power player, Richard “Dick” Storm. Dick has been in the energy business for decades an knows a thing or two about coal power, including how clean it actually is and what it means to the U.S. economy. If you want to learn the truth about coal and how the modern coal industry is every bit as advanced as any other energy technology, then you don’t want to miss this one. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

Join The Heritage Foundation and the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy for a symposium on election law and the conservative legal movement. This symposium will bring together leading practitioners, academics, and public officials to discuss lawfare, election integrity, and the future of the conservative legal movement in this area. Throughout a day of engaging panels, these experts will dissect the most consequential legal issues shaping this election and the conservative movement. Agenda Panel I: Election Lawfare in the 21st Century John C. Yoo, Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Civic Leadership, University of Texas at Austin and Emanuel S. Heller Chair in Law, University of California at Berkeley David Thompson, Managing Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC Taylor Meehan, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC Joe Nixon, Litigation Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation (Moderator) Panel II: Voting Rights Litigation John Gore, Partner, Jones Day The Hon. Edmund LaCour, Alabama Solicitor General Brad Schlozman, Member, Hinkle Law Firm The Hon. Eric Dreiband, Partner, Jones Day (Moderator) Keynote Addresses The Hon. Chad Readler, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Panel III: Legal Challenges Ahead for the Trump 47 Campaign Mike Davis, President & Founder, Article III Project Dan McLaughlin, Senior Writer, National Review Online and Fellow at National Review Institute Steve Roberts, Partner, Holtzman Vogel The Hon. Daniel Jorjani, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Deputy General Counsel, Citizens United (Moderator) Panel IV: The Frontier of Campaign Finance The Hon. Allen Dickerson, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission Jessica Furst Johnson, Partner, Holtzman Vogel Zachary Parks, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP Logan Knight, Articles Chair, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (Moderator) Closing Remarks Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow and Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative, The Heritage Foundation

In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s October 7 return, join distinguished Supreme Court litigators to unpack several cases on the docket that are pivotal to the future of our country. With cases on gun rights, gender identity and equal protection, RICO and statutory interpretation, and many more issues, the unprecedented importance of this term cannot be overstated.Erin Hawley, David Thompson, and Heritage’s Zack Smith will discuss what could potentially unfold during the 2024-2025 Supreme Court term. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack is ecstatic to invite author Jon Pepper back to the Powerhour this week to discuss his new novel, Hostile Climate. This is Jon’s second visit to the Powerhour. Last time he discussed his novel, Missy’s Twitch. Jon expertly weaves real world policy issues into his narratives to present compelling stories that demonstrate the folly of climate alarmism. Jon is not just an accomplished author but brings a career of real world knowledge to bear, which makes his work entertaining and educational. The result is Hostile Climate, which you can purchase on his website or wherever you get you books. Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

Join us for the official launch of Dr. Corey DeAngelis’ new book, The Parent Revolution, in which he unapologetically argues why parents and political leaders must lean into the culture war taking place in schools. Dr. DeAngelis exposes the hypocritical elites who are content to hold other people’s children captive to poorly run government schools while sending their own children to the best private and charter schools out there. And most importantly, he equips readers with the ability to make sure the potent forces of the educational industrial complex don’t regain their footing.Dr. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack this week for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Kevin Dayaratna, Chief Statistician and Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Jack and Kevin will give you the information you need to push back against the global warming narrative. Learn about the real-world economic impact that we can expect from the radical Green agenda and what their own models say will actually happen if the U.S. drastically reduces carbon dioxide emissions (hint: nothing!) Join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word! Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription

Fentanyl is the "deadliest drug threat the United States has ever faced," according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 108,000 Americans died due to drug overdoses in 2023. Of those deaths, 75,000—or nearly 3 out of every 4—were caused by synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, according to the CDC. While the usual suspects, such as Mexican cartels, are aiding this crisis, another player across the Pacific Ocean is driving the crisis: the People’s Republic of China.Unknown to many Americans, the Chinese Communist Party is actively funding, supporting, and pushing America’s most deadly drug threat in history. An effective U.S. strategy to combat the international fentanyl trafficking industry must begin with the recognition that the United States lacks good-faith partners in both the Chinese and Mexican governments.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Today’s guest brings decades of experience as one of the people responsible for ensuring that our elected members of the House and Senate, and their staffs, have information they need to make informed policy decisions. Mark Holt, Energy Policy Specialist, with the non partisan Congressional Research Service, brings a unique perspective on nuclear energy policy that you won’t to miss. Jack and Mark discuss how nuclear policy has changed over the years and some of the policy challenges that the technology currently facesJoin the conversation with an email to [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack finally leaves nuclear energy policy this week with a wide ranging discussion with one of Washington’s top energy policy thinkers. Daren Bakst, Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment joins Jack for a discussion on some important Supreme Court decisions, why stopping CO2 regulations must be a top priority, and how the energy subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act harms America’s energy economyJoin the conversation with an email to [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack has a fascinating discussion with energy policy legend Bill Martin this week that you don’t want to miss. Bill has held top government positions in multiple administrations including as Deputy Secretary (and even Acting Secretary) in Ronald Regan’s Department of Energy. More recently, Bill has been central in nurturing the critical relationship between America’s and Japan’s commercial nuclear industries. But those topics only scratch the surface of this discussion. Join the conversation with an email to [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

Despite our adversaries' growing nuclear arsenals, the United States has not built a new nuclear weapon since 1989. To strengthen our strategic deterrence, it is essential that we revitalize our arsenal and encourage the development of new nuclear capabilities. Ultimately, now is the time for the U.S. to build the nuclear arsenal for the 21st century.Join us as a panel of experts offer suggestions and discuss The Heritage Foundation’s special report, “Nuclear Posture Review 2025.” This report details the many changes that must be made by the next administration to ensure our country’s safety and ability to deter great power conflict. Additionally, the report offers to serve as a template for a future administration’s Nuclear Posture Review and to delineate a new approach to nuclear posture, declaratory policy, force structure, and the size and composition of America’s nuclear arsenal over the next half century.

For the first time in half a decade, Heritage Foundation interns and Cato Institute interns will face off to debate some of the biggest policy questions of our time. By digging into controversial issues such as immigration, national security, international trade, and regulation, representatives of each program will seek to answer the question, “Do Libertarians or Conservatives propose more effective solutions to public policy issues?”The debate will be moderated by the American Enterprise Institute’s Matthew Continetti, a foremost scholar and journalist of the Conservative Movement and author of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.

The U.K. Conservative Party was swept from power this month in its worst election defeat. Some have suggested that they may never recover and that we are witnessing a paradigm shift in British politics. Professional pollster and GB News broadcaster Matthew Goodwin joins Heritage to explain these unprecedented election results. How will the new governing Labour Party approach the U.S.-U.K. special relationship? Will Labour seek closer trade ties with the U.S. or closer realignment with the European Union? Why did the conservative government fail to secure U.K. borders from unprecedented illegal migration? What led to over four million people voting for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party? Goodwin, responsible for the election analysis for GB News, can answer these questions and more.Professor Goodwin is a professor of politics and international relations at the University of Kent, senior fellow at the Legatum Institute, and was an associate fellow of Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs).

Join us for a panel discussion by Supreme Court reporters and advocates to discuss the landmark rulings from the 2023-2024 term. There were important cases about the administrative state, free speech, government censorship, firearms, state abortion regulations, taxation, presidential immunity, and more.Our scholars will answer your questions about these cases, their implications, and larger trends in the Court's jurisprudence and in the interactions between the justices. Come and learn about the latest Supreme Court term!

Throughout the Cold War, NATO proved itself to be among the most successful alliances in history, deterring the Soviet Union and preventing an attack on its member states. Most NATO members then fielded larger and more capable militaries than they do now – militaries that were built up through decades of sustained investment by individual member states. After the end of the Cold War, too many NATO member states thought that it was “the end of history,” and defense spending took a 30-year hiatus, only really resuming in earnest following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Now, some member states have stood up in a big way, hitting their spending goals and contributing substantially to the collective defense of the alliance. Other member states continue to lag behind, preferring to rely on American defense guarantees than provide for their own defense. This has to stop. America’s European allies must take primary responsibility for security on the European continent through sustained increases in defense spending.Learn more as experts Elbridge Colby, Wilson Beaver, Nile Gardiner, and Robert Greenway discuss how we can reverse decades of decline and restore NATO.

Heritage established the Non-partisan Commission on China and COVID-19 to uncover the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the most deadly and catastrophic global pandemic in over a century. Chaired by John Ratcliffe, 6th U.S. Director of National Intelligence, the Commission brought together nine distinguished experts from the fields of national security, medicine, law, and academia, each having served at the highest levels of the U.S. government during or prior to the initial outbreak of COVID-19.Over several months, the Commission explored various layers of concealment orchestrated by the CCP and is now releasing its findings in a discussion you won’t want to miss. Join us as commissioners reveal the CCP’s role in one of the most calamitous cover-ups in human history and share recommendations for holding it accountable.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join us this week for a fascinating discussion with uranium industry veteran Scott Melbye, Executive Vice President, Uranium Energy Corporation and CEO, Uranium Royalty Corporation. Scott brings decades of perspective to the discussion and reminds us we are going to need a lot of uranium to fuel all of the reactors that we hope to build. Jack and Scott cover the horizon of uranium mining issues, including new technologies that make the practice safer than ever to how American became so dependent on foreign suppliers and how to break that dependence. Join the conversation with an email to [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack welcomes the Cato Institute’s Nicolas Anthony back to the Power Hour, who is joined this time by his colleague Norbert Michel, Vice President for Cato’s Center for Monetary Policy and Financial Alternatives. They pick up their conversation from a few months ago to dig deeper into what actually is cryptocurrency and why does the industry require so much energy. And of course, no Power Hour episode would be complete without a complete analysis of how government could ruin something good and innovative. You can read more from Anthony and Norbert here and here and on a variety of issues here and following them on socials here and here. Join the conversation with an email to [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies is pleased to announce that Peter Robinson, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow and former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, will deliver the inaugural Lee Edwards Lecture in Conservative Leadership. The title of his speech is “How Ronald Reagan Won the Cold War.”The Heritage Foundation established the annual Lee Edwards Lecture in recognition of Dr. Edwards’s long service as a Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at Heritage, during which time he wrote most of his 25 books about the leading individuals and institutions of the modern conservative movement. Dr. Edwards authored biographies of President Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, William F. Buckley Jr., and Edwin Meese III, as well as histories of The Heritage Foundation, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), and the conservative movement. His books have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Swedish, and Polish.In addition to the many books he wrote, Dr. Edwards taught politics at the Catholic University of America for more than 30 years and was named a Distinguished Lecturer by the university. Dr. Edwards was also a co-founder of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. This week Jack invites old friends Travis Fisher, now the Director for Energy and Environmental Studies at the Cato Institute and Rachael Wilfong, back to the podcast to help celebrate the Power Hour’s first year in existence. You will have to listen to find out what Rachael is doing now. For our long-time listeners you will remember Travis and Rachael as our early co=hosts who helped get the Power Hour going. Join us for this episode for an entertaining mixture of energy analysis and reminiscing.  You can see more of what Travis has been up to here. Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost every developed country suffers from a birth dearth—in which average fertility is so low that a country fails to replace its population. Some countries have taken drastic policy measures to try to reverse this trend. Policymakers in the United States, however, have just started to ponder the problem and how they might try to solve it.Though policies can surely make some difference in a country’s fertility (for both good and ill), it seems clear that religion and religious beliefs play a crucial role in both marriage and fertility rates. How should policymakers account for this?Join us for an engaging conversation with the authors of two important new books that explore the source of the current fertility crisis and what we might do to fix it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Securing essential resources is a critical national security priority. This imperative fuels geostrategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, over many years, the PRC has executed a plan to reverse roles by infiltrating and dominating the “green movement” embraced by many on the political left.To dissect this challenge, The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute of National Security and Foreign Policy is launching the “Chinese Handcuffs” project. These symbolic handcuffs represent the U.S. environmental agenda, which dates back to the 1970s but has accelerated significantly under the Biden administration. Unfortunately, this acceleration has come at the cost of natural U.S. energy advantages and energy consumers. In the coming months, Heritage’s Chinese Handcuffs project will delve into two interconnected themes: the CCP’s calculated strategy to control “green energy” sources and the consequences of the American left’s eagerness to collaborate with China in the fight against climate change.Dr. Victoria Coates, Jack Spencer, and Erin Walsh from The Heritage Foundation, along with Landon Derentz from The Atlantic Council, will explore these project elements and China’s perilous energy developments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

January 2021 marked the beginning of an illegal immigration boom in the United States, which has led to a drastic increase in violent crime across the country. In many cases, the criminal aliens were present not in spite of federal, state, or local policy but because of intentional policy choices advanced by the left.Heritage’s new data visualization tool, “Border Insecurity and Lax Law Enforcement Lead to Preventable Crime,” showcases the very real harm being caused to Americans across the country by open border and soft-on-crime policies. Drawing from this tool, our program will highlight the policy choices that have led to countless preventable crimes, as well as proposed solutions to keep Americans safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. This week Jack welcomes Founder and President of the Global America Business Institute (GABI), Florence Lowe-Lee to the Power Hour. Jack and Florence discuss how the decades long partnership that the U.S. has developed with South Korea on commercial nuclear energy issues yields immense strategic and economic benefits to both countries. Did you know that South Korea provided some of the most important components to America’s newest reactors or that South Korea’s commercial nuclear export business creates thousands of U.S. jobs?  You will know that and a lot more after hearing this great episode. Check out GABI’s website here to learn more about their great work. Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack invites one of the nation’s leading experts on commercial nuclear energy, Edward Davis, to the Power Hour this week. With decades of experience in industry and government, Ed brings a unique perspective to nuclear energy policy that you won’t want to miss.  Jack and Ed cover everything from nuclear waste policy to new reactor finance to why the promise of a nuclear renaissance remains difficult to fulfil despite growing support for the technology. Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack talks this week Dr. David Legates, Director of Research and Education at the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, about climate change and sea levels, and you won’t believe what he has to say. Dr. Legates, who holds a Ph.D. in climatology, and brings decades of research and experience to the table, specializes in hydroclimatology/surface water hydrology—in other words, he knows his stuff. If you want to know what is really happening with climate and sea levels, you don’t want to miss this one! You can learn more about Dr. Legates and his organization here, read a recent paper he wrote on the subject here, and to really go deep on climate change, check out his recent book, Climate and Energy, The Case for Realism, here and here. Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout her ten years of service at the highest levels of the British government, former Prime Minister Liz Truss bore witness to the dangerous schemes of the Global Left, who continue to push their model of corporate state-socialism on the world.In her new book, Ten Years to Save the West: Leading the Revolution Against Globalism, Socialism, and the Liberal Establishment, Truss warns us that “freedom is at risk,” and conservatives in the west desperately need to defend it. Truss asserts that conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic have allowed the Left to push their agenda of larger government and curtailing individual freedom too far. She also highlights how the ever-expanding “administrative state” is fast extinguishing the traditional norms of sovereignty and democratic accountability, which should be a universal cause for concern.Prime Minister Truss will discuss these themes and more in her conversation with Dr. Nile Gardiner, Director of Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What has happened to America? How did it become a land where teachers tell students they may have been born in the wrong body and where keeping your job may depend on affirming the lie that our society is systemically racist? These are two examples of many in which a new Marxist ideology is gripping our institutions. This is not Soviet Marxism of the 1960s; this is NextGen Marxism, and it’s infiltrating every part of American life.Learn how we can save our institutions from cultural Marxists in a discussion with Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka, moderated by “America First” host Sebastian Gorka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keeping Taiwan free from the grasp of the Chinese Communist Party is a vital interest of the United States. An attack on the democratic, self-governing island by the People’s Republic of China would gravely threaten the security and prosperity of everyday Americans. This represents just one of the key conclusions reached in the landmark research paper published this month by Heritage Research Fellow Michael Cunningham, The American Case for Taiwan. Taiwan’s indispensability to the U.S. was further reinforced by a Heritage delegation to Taipei in February 2024 led by President Kevin Roberts. Please join us for a lively discussion with Dr. Roberts and Michael Cunningham as we explore one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints and the right American strategy to keep Taiwan free from the CCP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heritage Foundation is honored to announce that Professor John Yoo, the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, will deliver this year's Edwin Meese III Originalism Lecture for his speech titled, “Can Originalism Be Moral?”This annual lecture seeks to honor former Attorney General Ed Meese’s legacy of advancing an understanding and jurisprudence of originalism. When the Framers wrote the Constitution, “Their intention was to write a document not just for their times but for posterity,” Meese said in a 1985 speech to the D.C. Chapter of the Federalist Society Lawyers Division. Meese reiterated the theme of Original Intention in several speeches, warning of the danger of “seeing the Constitution as an empty vessel into which each generation may pour its passion and prejudice.” The Great Debate that he launched over three decades ago placed the idea of judicial originalism at the center of American jurisprudence and fundamentally altered the constitutional landscape of this nation.Today, originalism is no longer a novel concept; instead, it is now widely embraced in legal circles, including academia and the judiciary. Building on the work of Ed Meese, this lecture aims to continue the conversation he started and examine new trends and themes in originalist thought today. Please join us for our third annual lecture.Professor John Yoo: In addition to his role as the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, Professor Yoo is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.Throughout his career, Professor Yoo served in all three branches of government. He was an official in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on national security and terrorism issues after the 9/11 attacks, he served as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and he has been a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and federal appeals Judge Laurence Silberman. Professor Yoo has been a visiting professor at Seoul National University in South Korea, the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel, Keio University in Japan, Trento University in Italy, the University of Chicago, and the Free University of Amsterdam.We look forward to welcoming Professor Yoo to share his insights on the morality of originalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack talks this week with Christine Fletcher, Vice President, North American Young Generation in Nuclear about the rising popularity of nuclear energy among Americans in general, and with young Americans specifically. They discuss why the accident at Fukushima may not have had the cultural imprint that past accidents, such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island had, the economic impact of nuclear energy, and how access to more information is key to changing people’s perception about the technology.  NAGYN is a great organization and you can learn more about them here, including links to all of their social media.  Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack this week for a must listen conversation with Amir Vexler, President and CEO of America's only domestically owned uranium enrichment company. Jack and Amir discuss everything from the technical details of enrichment to the history of uranium enrichment in the United States to how uranium fuel markets work. Of particular interest is their discussion of how the United States became dependent on Russian uranium to fuel its reactors and what can be done about it.  Centrus has a very informative page to learn more about the nuclear fuel cycle here and you can reach out to Amir at his LinkedIn here.   Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack this week for a conversation with Jason Hayes, Director of Energy and Environment at the Mackinac Center—a leading state-based research and policy institution. Jack and Jason discuss how Washington talking points on energy policy transform from the theoretical to impacting real lives and businesses on the ground in the states. They talk nuclear energy, Washington’s EV mandate, the electricity grid and a bunch of other topics, including how to pronounce Mackinac. Check out some of Jason’s and Mackinac’s work here and here.  Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the role of natural law in American law. Several important scholars, such as Jud Campbell and Richard H. Helmholz, have examined how courts and other legal actors used natural law reasoning at the Founding. Others, such as J. Joel Alicea, have argued over whether the natural law tradition requires or is consistent with a particular theory of constitutional adjudication, such as originalism.Join Professors Alicea, Campbell, and Helmholz for a lively discussion on the historical role that natural law has played in the American legal system and potential theoretical implications of natural law reasoning for constitutional adjudication, moderated by Heritage scholar Paul J. Ray.This event is co-sponsored with the Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at The Catholic University of America Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drawing inspiration from President Ronald Reagan’s goal for the contest with the Soviet Union - “We win, and they lose” - Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea’s new book, We Win They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy & the New Cold War, articulates a conservative strategy to defeat the Chinese Communist Party as America navigates a New Cold War.Dissecting the major national security challenges implicated in the New Cold War, from the Chinese partnership with authoritarian powers and American adversaries across the globe to the disaster unfolding on America’s unsecured southern border, Kroenig and Negrea explain how a conservative approach is best positioned to address these complex challenges and make the 21st century an American century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Described in 2017 as the second most powerful woman in UK politics, Arlene Foster made her first appearance on BBC Newsnight aged 17, after her school bus was bombed by the PIRA,” notes Foster’s website.Having lived through a terrorist attack at a young age, Baroness Foster knew that she wanted to be a leader of change in Northern Ireland. Throughout her career in politics, she has held several positions—Minister for the Environment, Minister for the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, and Minister for Finance and Personnel, to name a few. Most recently, she held the position of First Minister of Northern Ireland. Drawing on these recent experiences, Baroness Foster will highlight post-Brexit benefits to transatlantic trade and endorse a U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement in a conversation with Heritage Senior Trade Policy Analyst Andrew Hale.In addition to currently sitting in the House of Lords, Baroness Foster is also a presenter on GB News. In keeping with her lifelong campaign against terrorism, she has recently used her platforms to call out the antisemitism and pro-Hamas positions of the left-wing parties in the U.K. and Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined today by Flibe Energy’s President and Chief Technologist, Kirk Sorensen. What is Flibe Energy, you ask? Well, it is a leading nuclear technology company that wants to change our lives for the better with their molten salt reactors. And why is it called Flibe? You will have to listen to find out—and to be smarter than all your friends. In all seriousness, you will want to check out this fascinating conversation with one of the most interesting voices in nuclear energy.  Once you listen to the podcast (or before), check out this important article by Kirk that explains how nuclear technology is not just critical to energy production but also for the medical community and you will see why Kirk is so passionate about the issue.  Join the conversation with an email to  [email protected]!   Don’t forget to tell us what you thought of the podcast and what you want to hear in the future. Thank you for listening and being part of the Power Hour!https://flibe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abortion survivors’ stories of resilience and courage humanize the vague discourse of “choice” and life emerging from the womb. These stories emerge to become inspiring dramas of hope, love, and forgiveness. What about the stories that end differently?Though Roe v. Wade has been overturned at the federal level, there is still much to be done in the states to preserve the right to life for every man, woman, and child. Join our panel of experts as they discuss their first-hand experiences working to preserve a culture of life in the United States and learn more about what you can do to help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heritage Foundation and Alliance Defending Freedom are honored to announce that the renowned author and social activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali will deliver the 2024 Russell Kirk Lecture. Hirsi Ali has received innumerable awards and honors for her courageous opposition to political Islamism and vigorous advocacy of the besieged Western traditions of freedom of religion, inquiry, and speech. Her Russell Kirk Lecture will be an important extension of her thinking to the current upheavals in the Middle East and in Western culture and politics.Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia in 1969 and was raised there, in Saudi Arabia, and in Kenya. In 1992, en route to an arranged marriage to a distant cousin, Hirsi Ali escaped to the Netherlands, where she eventually became a leading member of the Dutch Parliament. She came to the United States in 2006, accepting a fellowship at the American Enterprise Institute, and became an American citizen in 2013. Her dramatic life story and the evolution of her political thinking are related in her best-selling books Infidel (2006), Nomad (2010), Heretic (2015), and Prey (2021). She is a prolific essayist, and her recent “Why I Am Now a Christian” (UnHerd, Nov. 11, 2023) has attracted worldwide attention. Presently, Hirsi Ali is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and founder of the AHA Foundation.The namesake of the lecture, famed scholar Russell Kirk (1918–1994), established the philosophical foundations of the modern conservative movement with his landmark books The Conservative Mind (1953) and The Roots of American Order (1974). He was instrumental in the founding of National Review and Modern Age and was for many years a distinguished fellow of The Heritage Foundation.Kirk’s political philosophy, summarized in his “six cannons of conservatism,” emphasized tradition and convention, transcendence and piety, political prudence, and ordered liberty. His application of those canons to contemporary issues, in a steady stream of essays, lectures, and newspaper columns, was always noteworthy and often provocative and controversial. Today, his works and legacy are being preserved and advanced by The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.The Russell Kirk Lecture Series recognizes eminent thinkers in the tradition of “the father of American conservatism.” Previous lecturers are Bishop Robert Barron, Robert George, Roger Scruton, Shelby Steele, George Nash, Robert Reilly, David Goldman, Roger Kimball, and Gary Saul Morson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AgendaIntroductory RemarksMike Gonzalez, Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow, International Engagement, The Heritage FoundationFireside ChatThe Honorable Burgess Owens (R-UT), Member, U.S. House of RepresentativesEric Teetsel, Vice President, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator)Panel I: The Capture of Higher Education InstitutionsJay P. Greene, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy, The Heritage FoundationNicki Neily, President and Founder, Parents Defending EducationSarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage FoundationKristina Rasmussen, Executive Director, Do No HarmLindsey Burke, PhD, Director, Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator)Panel II: The Capture of Military InstitutionsEarl Matthews, Former Acting General Counsel, U.S. Army (Trump Administration), and Current Judge Advocate, U.S. Army ReserveAmber Smith, Former Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Outreach in Public Affairs and former Kiowa Warrior Pilot, U.S. ArmyWill Thibeau, Director of the American Military Project, The Claremont Institute, and former Infantry Officer, U.S. ArmyJV Venable, Senior Research Fellow, Defense Policy, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation, and former Fighter Pilot and Commander of the Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force (Moderator)Panel III: Donors, the Media, and Corporate AmericaAndy Olivastro, Chief Advancement Officer, The Heritage FoundationAaron Sibarium, Reporter, Washington Free BeaconArmen Tooloee, Chief of Staff of Christopher RufoJonathan Butcher, Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy, Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator)The successful campaign to oust the presidents of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania has made clear that a window of opportunity has opened in the struggle against DEI and CRT. This window opened when Americans, especially those in the center, watched in horror as students – indoctrinated into a narrative of oppressor vs. oppressed – threw their support behind the Hamas terrorists who committed atrocities in Israel on October 7. We must keep this window open.Join us to hear from experts in national defense, medicine, and education, along with journalists uncovering DEI and CRT’s capture of a wide range of institutions. From medical schools to the military and law schools to corporations, see how this pernicious ideology has made its way into every facet of American institutions and what can be done to reverse course.This half-day event will begin with a fireside chat between Congressman Burgess Owens and Heritage Vice President Eric Teetsel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.