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Heritage Explains

The Heritage Foundation

A podcast that explains major policy issues at a 101 level. Experts from America's leading public policy organization break down major news stories and policy debates raging in culture and Congress alike.

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  • English

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  • May 27 · 35 min

    Lessons from Virginia | Nick Freitas

    Along with Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts, Virginia describes itself as a commonwealth. In reality, a commonwealth is no different from a state. But in the English of colonial times, “commonwealth” denoted something along the lines of “a...

  • May 20 · 20 min

    Modernization, Security, and Election Integrity | Don Palmer

    The tiny town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire is located just 20 miles south of the Canadian boarder. Home to an idyllic hotel known for its skiing and golfing, the town itself had a population of four. At the time of the 2020 census.  But if you...

  • May 13 · 13 min

    What Will Come from the Trump-Xi Meeting? | Andrew Harding

    During the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, joined by Winston Churchill, sat down with Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek. The purpose of the meeting, now known as the Cairo Conference, was to strategize against the Empire of...

  • May 6 · 16 min

    Is the Callais Decision the New Jim Crow? | Zack Smith

    Jim Crow laws are the blanket name given to the the state and local laws that pervaded the American South from the 19th century all the way to the 1960s, which were meant to enforce racial segregation.  They limited the public services and facilities...

  • April 29 · 18 min

    Why is the FBI Going After the SPLC? | Tyler O’Neil

    The Southern Poverty Law Center, founded in 1971, has its roots in the Civil Rights movement. But there’s reason to believe that this American institution, like so many others, has drifted from its original mission.   Here to talk about that is our...

  • April 22 · 13 min

    Getting More out of Budget Reconciliation | Dan Kowalski

    The US House and Senate are storied institutions and packed with traditions and procedures like these. Some, like the fabled “candy desk”, are whimsical artifacts of history. Others are more central to the way that government works, and one such is...

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