Moving Forward With Young Voices

2022 July 26 Moving Forward with Young Voices

It's fashionable for celebrities to talk down America as someplace for which we should feel shame. Alexander Jelloian says America is great, despite what celebrities may tell us.
 
West Virginia's recently passed Hope Scholarship legislation has been stalled by an injunction that will limit educational opportunities for children across the state. Jessica Dobrinsky joins us to explain why West Virginia is losing hope.
 
Lawmakers in the West have been working to incentivize water conservation to help protect a dwindling supply. Micah Safsten says Utah's drought should be reflected in the price of water.
 
Our current economic hardships aren't being helped by tariffs. Amanda Griffiths notes that Biden is inching toward the right move on tariffs but likely for the wrong reasons.
 
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2022 July 19 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The most powerful voices against tyranny are those who have actually experienced it. In this episode, we hear from members of the Dissident Project who bring us timely lessons based upon their personal experiences.
 
Grace Bydalek is the Project Manager of the Dissident Project for Young Voices. She joins us to talk about how the project is educating high schoolers with informed, intelligent perspectives from around the globe.
 
Grace Jo nearly starved to death as a child, before she was able to flee North Korea. She is one of very few people who have successfully escaped from the brutal North Korean regime.
 
American students who have been taught to view socialism in a favorable light could learn a lot from Jorge Galicia. Jorge warns that the socialist horrors his country experienced could easily happen here as well.
 
Frances Hui shares the perspective of a young woman who grew up in a city owned by a country she doesn't belong to. She explains why she is from Hong Kong and not China and why that distinction matters to her.
 
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2022 July 12 Moving Forward with Young Voices

To hear some policymakers tell it, the only reason a person could want privacy is if they have something to hide. Leslie Corbly explains how a lack of privacy leads to political abuses.
 
Any time a high profile atrocity takes place, there's a tendency for some folks to overreact. David McGarry explains the complexities of tragedy and good governance. 
 
The higher cost of nearly everything is causing a very real temptation on the part of politicians to "do something." Jeremy Horpedahl reminds us that price controls are no answer to soaring prices.
 
A recent explosion and shutdown at a US liquified natural gas plant (LNG) will have far-reaching implications for US consumers. Roy Matthews shares the reasons why our energy costs will continue to rise.
 
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2022 July 7 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Independence Day this year was missing some of the fondness and appreciation we've experienced in past years. Caleb Franz says Thomas Jefferson's America is still worth celebrating.
 
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Carson V. Makin is cause for celebration in a number of education circles. Cooper Conway explains how school choice expands equality.
 
The housing crisis in California has no easy solutions. Thomas Irwin says a good place to begin is for the state to stop subsidizing home ownership.
 
inflation is becoming an inescapable reality for most of us. Alexander Salter has a solid take on how Biden could have tried to ward off inflation.
 
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2022 June 28 Moving Forward with Young Voices

With nearly everyone feeling the pain at the gas pump, there's a lot of finger pointing right now as to who's to blame. Jeff Luse explains why corporate greed is not to blame for high gas prices.
 
The question of what to do about student loan relief isn't simply a political or economic one. Addison Hosner says understanding the generational divide on student loans is essential.
 
Fatherhood seems to be slipping in popularity these days. Joshua Crawford makes a strong case as to why America needs dads more than ever. 
 
The push to make schools safer has brought out the gun control true believers. Benjamin Ayanian has the scoop on the Democrats misguided gun control bill.
 
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2022 June 21 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Beware anytime a politician starts popping corks to celebrate a budget "surplus." Kenneth Schrupp explains California's surplus myth and the fiscal cliff the state is approaching.
 
Few people have a greater vested interest in preserving the great outdoors than do sportsmen and fishermen. Gabriella Hoffman says a proposed lead ban would undermine these genuine conservation efforts as well as access to public lands.
 
Congress and the Biden administration are feverishly working on passing further gun control legislation before the November midterms. Jorge Velasco warns that the gun reform bill is anything but a solution.
 
Congress has a habit of putting off problems until they become an undeniable emergency. Elise Amez-Droz explains why the looming insolvency of Medicare's hospital trust fund requires action sooner than later.
 
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2022 June 14 Moving Forward with Young Voices

There's no voice like the voice of experience. Daniel Di Martino joins us to discuss Young Voices' launch of the Dissident Project featuring individuals who have escaped authoritarianism. 
 
The issue of free speech online can be a tricky one to navigate. Andy Jung explains the differences between Section 230 and the First Amendment. 
 
We're all getting a powerful first-hand lesson in how inflation is diminishing the purchasing power of each dollar. Nicholas Anthony warns that inflation also erodes our financial privacy.
 
It's not an easy time to be Joe Biden, as his failures begin to accumulate. However, as Andrew Donaldson explains, Biden has no one to blame but himself. 
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2022 June 7 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Higher education is often held up as a place where diversity is prized. But those lofty ideals sometimes take a backseat to political expediency. Albert Eisenberg relates how Harvard won't say if it supports diversity of thought.
 
Pension plans have become a significant financial challenge for many states and municipalities. Jen Sidorova explains how Jacksonville, Florida's public pension reform helped the city get an improved credit rating.
 
Antitrust enforcement is being used as a tool of political punishment more than one of law and economics. Brian Albrecht says antitrust policy is easy, when you think you know all the answers.
 
Congress isn't letting a lack of comprehension of how the internet works stop it from trying to create more regulation. David McGarry warns that Congress doesn't understand online privacy.
 
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2022 May 31 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Is there really a trade off between inflation and unemployment? Alex Salter has a great take on the zombie economics of inflation and unemployment.
 
The calls to forgive student loan debt are gaining traction among the political class but is it a good idea? Jack Salmon says forgiving student loan debt would be regressive and costly.
 
Naysayers tend to focus on the energy requirement to mine Bitcoin as a negative. Santiago Varela has an enlightening explanation of how Bitcoin could spark a cheap energy boom.
 
The term "Latinx" is raising eyebrows throughout academia. Garion Frankel explains how this gender neutral term is simply failed academic activism.
 
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2022 May 24 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Mainstream media is suffering from a severe deficit of trust among the viewing public. Jorge Velasco relates how CNN+ is another sign of a crumbling legacy media.
 
With so many aspects of our culture disappearing down the memory hole, we can still learn from the memorials that remain. For instance, Grace Bydalek explains how cemeteries remind us of the importance of religion.
 
Why does the U.S. have such a large prison population compared to other, less free, countries? It's because many people can't afford to post bail. Corey Walker says it's time to eliminate cash bail to stop punishing the poor.
 
Immigration policy is a source of frustration for people on all sides of the political spectrum. Michael Holmes reminds us that there are reasons for hope in immigration policy.
 
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