Heritage Explains

Policy Analyst Adam Michel joins us this week on Mass Ave to discuss the latest on Tax Reform. He also reflects on Speaker Ryan and President Trump’s recent remarks at Heritage events. Our ‘Ask the Expert’ is none other than our own co-host, Tommy Binion, Director for Congressional and Executive Branch Relations. He looks into the role GOP leadership has been playing in the legislative agenda.

Daily Signal Contributor Jarrett Stepman joins us this week on Mass Ave to discuss the history of Columbus Day - and where the Left gets it wrong. Back by popular demand, Genevieve Wood is our "Ask the Expert" guest. She discusses the current political climate, and when she thinks Republicans will secure a major legislative victory.

This week on Mass Ave, Tommy and Emily touch on the tragic shooting that occurred in Las Vegas. Next, we’re kicking off this week with “Deregulation Day”. Heritage expert Diane Katz provides analysis of the Trump Administration’s handling of regulatory reform so far. In our Ask the Expert segment, we have a doubleheader featuring Chairman Kevin Brady of the Ways & Means Committee and policy analyst Adam Michel about the tax reform plan.

This week on Mass Ave, Genevieve Wood, Senior Communications Advisor and Senior Contributor at The Daily Signal joins us to discuss liberal hypocrisy. She explains how conservatives can win more on messaging, why liberals are so often able to seize a misleading narrative, and gives tips for any conservative trying to communicate a policy position. In our Ask the Expert segment, we speak with B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics Visiting Fellow Joe Postell about third parties in America.

Today on Mass Ave we discuss the drug crisis and nonviolent drug crime reform with Heritage Legal Fellow John-Michael Seibler. Next, we get Heritage Research Fellow Rachel Greszler's take on government reorganization, an important topic she recently testified on. Finally, in our new 'Ask the Expert' segment, Heritage Senior Legal Research Fellow Paul Larkin addresses a viewer question about the opioid crisis.

Heritage expert Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and recent appointee to President Trump’s Election Integrity Committee, discusses the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Hans clears up some common misconceptions about the program, and why at its core DACA and its formation was unconstitutional. He also comments on what President Trump’s recent announcement ending the program means from a legislative and constitutional standpoint.

On this week's episode of Mass Ave, Tommy and Emily talk the latest developments with North Korea, President Trumps' DACA decision, Hurricane Harvey recovery and what's going on on Capitol Hill. As Texas begins to rebuild, David Inserra weighs in on Hurricane Harvey. He discusses the recovery efforts, including the role that FEMA plays and how the program should be changed in the future. Jennifer Marshall discusses the important aspect of community during catastrophe, and why a strong civil society is so important during situations such as these.

This week on “Mass Ave” we speak with Dr. Jim Carafano, Vice President for the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, to dissect President Trump’s new Afghanistan policy- what does it mean, why Americans should care, and what makes it so different from the previous administration. Additionally, Dr. Carafano addresses recovery efforts and disaster response in Texas following the tremendous devastation from Hurricane Harvey.

Heritage expert Arthur Milikh, Associate Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics, gives a powerful, in-depth interview about the current state of free speech on college campuses. Milikh also touches on the recent backlash against conservative speakers, and why we should still be optimistic. He starts by posing two fundamental questions: what is the purpose of a university, and why is free speech necessary to it?

Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation discusses the escalating tension with North Korea and unpacks the security risks, likely outcomes, and the US response. Olivia Enos, policy analyst in the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation, contributes with insights into the human rights angle of the situation, including the impact on refugees and prisoners.

As kids in D.C. and around the country are preparing to head back to school, the topic of education reform is once again on our minds. This week, Emily and Tommy sit down with Lindsey Burke; Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation to discuss the future of school choice and what Congress can do to improve education for all students.

Margaret Thatcher Fellow Robin Simcox on realistic expectations for stabilizing Afghanistan, the need for continued U.S. engagement in the country, and what role a U.S. program to halt violent extremism around the world can (or can't) play in the process.

This week, Tommy and Emily sit down with Luke Coffey, the Director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss President Trump's foreign policy agenda, his recent speech in Warsaw defending Western civilization and the challenges ahead, and round out the episode with some "news of the day".

Problematic woman Kelsey Harkness explains why female conservatives should be proud to be problematic, why they shouldn't let the left ignore them, and why liberal and conservative feminists should rally around worldwide women's issues.

David Azerrad discusses where Trumpism fits with conservative intellectualism - and why it might ameliorate the movement’s problems; Mike Gonzalez explains how to free the Cuban people from Communism - and why Trump’s reversal of the previous administration’s policy towards Cuba might fulfill Obama’s goals.