Moving Forward With Young Voices

2024 July 16 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump has cast the former president in a new, often favorable light. Juan P. Villasmil joins us to discuss Trump's Teddy Roosevelt moment.
 
If you've marveled at how expensive homes have become, there's an overlooked reason that we don't tend to think of. Jacob Fox explains how trade war with China is driving up home prices. 
 
Joe Biden's failing health may make it seem like a no brainer to push him out of the presidential race. Alex Rosado cautions that this would be a mistake for the Democrats.
 
When the government steps in to bail industries out of bad business decisions, it creates a moral hazard. Tyler Curtis cautions that more deposit insurance won't prevent the next banking crisis.
 
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2024 July 9 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Social media has brought some clear positives and negatives to our world. Isaac Willour shares a plea from a Gen Z social media addict.
 
The dominant narrative from the left is that religion is polarizing us and, therefore, is bad. Lexi Boccuzzi says, go back to church, it's lack of religion that's dividing us.
 
If you want to get an accurate picture of who someone really is, it's best to examine their own words. Connor Vasile has just released a book titled: I'm Joe Biden: In His Own Words.
 
Texas and Florida have passed laws banning suppression of free speech. Donald Kimball says, to save free speech, it would be best for the Supreme Court to rule against such laws.
 
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2024 July 2 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Recent political instability in Bolivia has been in the news. Joseph Bouchard joins us to discuss the recent attempted coup against President Luis Arce.
 
The first presidential debate of 2024 has come and gone and it was eye-opening on many levels. Victoria Churchill joins us to give her reaction to the debate and its aftermath.
 
Lately it seems that any emblem celebrating the founding era or the Founders themselves is a source of controversy. James Erwin explains why the flag debate is not just about members of the Supreme Court.
 
You can learn a lot by examining what people throw away. Sofia Hamilton shares how researchers have studied public trash bins in NYC and D.C. to learn that bans on flavored tobacco products don't work.
 
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2024 June 25 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The YIMBY movement is gaining traction as a movement for everyone. Luca Gattoni-Celli says the YIMBY movement is for conservatives too. 
 
The U.S. government is getting mixed messages from Latin America these days. Eloy Vera explains how Argentina and Brazil are simultaneously new allies and illiberal weeds in America's backyard.
 
Among the numerous dynamics driving younger voters to the polls this year are the lessons and wreckage from the pandemic response. Sam Raus says the ghost of COVID past looms over Gen Z voters. 
 
A $13 million aquatic center probably sounds tempting, given the current hot spell across the U.S. But Jacob Lane says, for Danville, IL, it represents money down the drain.
 
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2024 June 18 Moving Forward with Young Voices

DEI has become a fixture in American life over the past 4 years. Isaac Willour wonders about the fate of the racially furious.
 
Should taxpayers be required to foot the bill for transgender procedures? Andrea Hitt says transgender patients deserve compassionate care but surgery doesn't cut it.
 
New Yorkers might be forgiven for being apprehensive about a series of shocking subway crimes. Nathalie Voit explains how improving safety in NYC requires new civil commitment policies.
 
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2024 June 11 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Immigration has long been a hot button issue and a political football. Hunter Thomas says, there's a consensus on immigration, if only our leaders could also agree. 
 
Among the various controversies dogging former president Donald Trump, the claim of presidential immunity has been particularly notable. Sam Underhill explains why we don't need to treat our president like a king.
 
One of the big questions that attends the possibility of Trump being re-elected is what his policy toward China will be. Jordan McGillis says that depends upon whose advice Trump will lean.
 
Our national parks are sometimes considered "America's best idea." Madison Yablonski warns that we might be loving our national parks a bit too much.
 
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2024 June 4 Moving Forward with Young Voices

When politicians spend other people's money, we're expected to treat such expenditures as a kind of blessing bestowed upon us by the political class. Susannah Barnes says those government spending sprees hurt more than they help.
 
The pushback against the Electoral College has been growing for many years. Jacob Posik explains why the state of Maine made a huge mistake in adopting the Popular Vote Compact.
 
Young Voices contributors make waves in a number of different ways. Frances Floresca joins us to talk about her opportunities as a mother and school choice advocate running for Miss USA.
 
Argentinian president Javier Milei is on a lot of people's radar screens these days. Augustina Vergara Cid explains how Melei is either Argentina's liberator or a libertarian paradox.
 
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2024 May 28 Moving Forward with Young Voices

School choice is slowly but surely gaining traction across America as parents organize to seek out competitive education alternatives for their kids. Alexander Salter breaks down the ways to escape the parent trap of public school funding.
If you were asked to name some things needed to improve public schools for students, a ban on cell phones and vaping in class likely wouldn't be your first thoughts. Daniel Dorman has a great take on what would actually improve public schools.
 
ESG activists in the corporate sphere aren't exactly shy about operating independently of reality. Isaac Willour points out that the current ESG divestment pushes aren't just aimed at Israel, they're coming after America too.

2024 May 21 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The European Union isn't shy about exercising a great deal of regulatory control of technology companies. Sam Raus says let's not mimic the EU's tech tyranny in the U.S.
 
Part of having a vibrant and growing economy means having access to reliable, affordable power. Jordan McGillis says Taiwan's president-elect Lai needs to rethink his nuclear shutdown plan.
 
After the 2020 election, some conservatives have serious misgivings about mail-in ballots. Samuel Underhill explains why there's no need to fear them.
 
Many colleges and universities have cancelled or greatly scaled back their graduation ceremonies due to ongoing campus protests. David Mendoza describes how colleges became incubators for antisemitism.
 
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2024 May 14 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The Chicago Transit Authority has had its challenges. Mickey Horstman says the key to CTA's recovery is boosting business, not taxes.
 
So much of the protesting taking place on college and university campuses in America is based in a sense of perpetual victimhood. Lexi Boccuzzi says we could learn something about avoiding a victim mindset from our Jewish peers.
 
The hardcore antisemitism that has plagued so many institutions of higher learning isn't being driven by students alone. James Erwin says don't let faculty off the hook for campus antisemitism.
 
Indiana's General Assembly has passed a law allowing universities to revoke tenure from professors who don't promote intellectual diversity. Jacob Lane warns that this law could turn classrooms into free speech minefields.
 
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