On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with opposing viewpoints about whether conservatives should embrace the current class action system. First on the show is Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise and Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School. Later, we hear from Ted Frank, director of the Center for Class Action Fairness at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute. You can find Brian on X, formerly Twitter, at @BTFitzPat and Ted at @TedFrank. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with opposing viewpoints on the debate over the regulation of social media for minors. First on the show is Kara Frederick, Director of the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation. Later, we hear from Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason and a nationally syndicated columnist. You can find Kara on X, formerly Twitter, at @KaraAFrederick and Jacob at @JacobSullum. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with opposing viewpoints on the need for additional government intervention in the markets to achieve specific policy goals. First on the show is Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and columnist for the Washington Post. Later, we hear from Michael Strain, director of Economic Policy Studies and the Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute. You can find Henry on Twitter at @HenryOlsenEPPC and Michael at @MichaelRStrain. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with opposing viewpoints on "sanctuary city" policies adopted in various municipalities across the country. First on the show is Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at Center for Immigration Studies. Later, we hear from David Bier, Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute. You can find Jessica on Twitter at @JessicaV_CIS and David at @David_J_Bier. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with opposing viewpoints on whether the U.S. government should create a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). First on the show is Jim Harper, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Later, we hear from Avik Roy, president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and policy editor at Forbes. You can find Jim on Twitter at @Jim_Harper and Avik at @avik. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support