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In this episode, Scott welcomes Chanel Rion, former White House Chief Correspondent for One America News Network (OAN).

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold talks about President Trump’s economic decisions on tariffs. She says the grand theme is the transition of the economy that is dependent on the government, to one that thrives on its own, delivering prosperity to Americans. A peace dividend could also come if the war in Ukraine is ended, she says.

Research Fellow Jonathan Bean and contributors from the updated edition of Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader gathered for a rigorous and thought-provoking conversation. They tackle controversial topics such as immigration, “systemic” racism, and the politics of intermarriage. They also explore how classical liberal values—championed by figures like Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, and Louis Marshall—have long provided a blueprint for a thriving multi-ethnic society.

What exactly are tariffs, and how do they work? How do they drive up prices? Are tariffs a way to protect the U.S. economy from hostile powers like the Communist Party of China? No, not really. Or a way to protect the supply chains on which U.S. military supremacy depends? No, not that either. In short, tariffs are toxic, and we discuss why that is.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes Kim Strassel, an award-winning journalist, editorial writer and author. Kim is a member of the editorial board for the Wall Street Journal and is a regular contributor to TV news and political shows including CBS's Face the Nation, Fox News Sunday, NBC's Meet the Press and the Journal Editorial Report. She is the author of “The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech,” which chronicles recent attacks on conservative nonprofits, businesses and donors. They have an insightful conversation about the role of America’s legacy and social media and its transformation over the past several years, especially relating to the Trump election. They also discuss censorship and what lies ahead politically and as American media evolves.

In this episode Scott welcomes Kim Strassel, an award-winning journalist, editorial writer and author. Kim is a member of the editorial board for the Wall Street Journal and is a regular contributor to TV news and political shows including CBS’s Face the Nation, Fox News Sunday, NBC’s Meet the Press and the Journal Editorial Report. She is the author of The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech, which chronicles recent attacks on conservative nonprofits, businesses and donors. They have an insightful conversation about the role of America’s legacy and social media and its transformation over the past several years, especially relating to the Trump election. They also discuss censorship and what lies ahead politically and as American media evolves.

Independent Institute Research Fellow Jonathan Bean, editor of Race & Liberty in America (Updated Edition) The Essential Reader, is interviewed on the Liberty Watch Radio Show. Bean talks about the updated edition of Race & Liberty in America and some of the entrepreneurs and leaders that are featured in the book. Bean is the author of a recent Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner “The Strange Convergence of Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr.”

Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness is interviewed on RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM radio. Magness talks about the differences between tariffs and income taxes. He coauthored a recent Op-Ed in National Review “Don’t Substitute Tariffs for Income Taxes: You’ll Get Both.” He describes the tension in the Trump administration with goals from tariffs that are at odds. Magness calls it “Schrödinger’s Tariffs.”

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Britain's Right Honorable Suella Braverman, a conservative member of the UK Parliament elected first in 2015. She served in several high posts in the UK government, including on the education select committee, as a Brexit minister, as attorney general under Boris Johnson until 2022, and as Home Secretary. Her priorities include stopping small boat immigration across the English Channel, common sense policing and safety for the British people. Suella says “you can make your life and that of others better by taking a responsibility self-empowerment and service.”

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold is interviewed on BBC radio. In the last months of 2024, the US economy grew at a lower pace than economists forecast. Judy Shelton says
the effect of tariffs will be less important than the supply side agenda of the Trump administration. Inflation should go down if energy prices fall and businesses can expand with access to captal. International currency manipulation hurts US manufacturing and Trump intends to use tariffs as a negotiating tactic, she says .