The U.S. needs a new safety net | Angela Rachidi
Congress is considering a major anti-poverty reform: giving states more flexibility to redesign welfare and social safety net programs.In this episode, AEI Senior Fellow Angela Rachidi joins host Nic ...
23 Jun 44min
The roadmap to restore trust in elections | Matthew Weil & Derek Monson
Election integrity is back in the headlines. But beneath the political arguments lies a more important question: what actually builds trust in elections? On this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn i...
16 Jun 47min
What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Jay Lapeyre & Lawson Bader
As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an important question remains: what do the nation’s founding principles have to say about the challenges we face today? On th...
2 Jun 53min
Can a return to federalism fix our politics? | Rep. Ken Ivory & Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
What if one of the biggest solutions to America’s political dysfunction isn’t electing better people, but restoring the principles of federalism?In this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn speaks wit...
26 Mai 56min
Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese
As lawmakers debate how to protect children online, a major legal and constitutional question is emerging: should app stores be required to verify users’ ages and involve parents before minors downloa...
19 Mai 57min
Are we thinking about AI the wrong way? | Bennett Borden
Many conversations about artificial intelligence focus on fear, risk, and worst-case scenarios. But what if we’re asking the wrong questions? Host Nic Dunn is joined by Bennett Borden, founder and CEO...
12 Mai 43min
Is the Supreme Court as political as we think? | Sarah Isgur
The U.S. Supreme Court is often portrayed as just another political battleground. But that is a fundamental misunderstanding of its role.On this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn speaks with Sarah ...
5 Mai 43min
