Project Sphere Podcast

Is Bad Housing Policy Making Poverty Worse?

Housing policy plays a critical role in shaping poverty in America, influencing both the availability of affordable housing and the stability of low-income communities. With skyrocketing housing costs, inadequate affordable housing options, and policies that often fail to address the root causes of poverty, millions of Americans continue to struggle with housing instability. In this episode, Emily Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center and Tracy Hadden Loh, Fellow at the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at the Brookings Institution, discuss whether bad housing policy is making poverty worse.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How Do We Restore Faith in Our Institutions

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What Is the Problem with Immigration, and What Should We Do about It?

Immigration in the United States has long been a contentious issue, marked by debates over border security, economic impact, and social integration. While some argue that immigration is the driving force behind the nation’s growth and cultural diversity, others have concerns over border security, undocumented immigration, and the strain placed on public services. But is immigration itself the problem, or do the problems stem from immigration policies in place? In this episode, join David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, Wendy Edelberg, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, and Simon Hankinson, senior research fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation as they discuss immigration.   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Election Integrity: How Do We Restore Faith in Our Election System?

The legitimacy of election results and integrity of our voting process have increasingly come into question, and while few claims of election fraud have been found to have substance, these claims have consequences. If American citizens don’t have faith in their election system, the peaceful transfer of power between political parties can become contentious. Some are calling for reforms to our voting process, from ranked-choice voting to primary reform, and to alter or completely do away with the electoral college. So how should we address concerns about election integrity and make sure Americans feel confident in election results? Director of Sphere Education Initiatives Allan Carey discusses these issues with Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Jeanine Abrams McLean, president of Fair Count, and Dan McLaughlin, senior writer at National Review Online and fellow at National Review Institute. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In What Areas Does the Executive Have Too Much Power?

The framers of the United States Constitution created three branches of government—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial—with powers distributed among the branches. To guard against tyranny, each branch was granted specific powers to check the powers of the other two branches. As James Madison wrote in Federalist Paper No. 51, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” Yet the authority of the president and the executive branch has expanded dramatically since the American founding, largely with congressional permission. In this episode, join Sarah Binder, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, Chris DeMuth, distinguished fellow in American thought, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation, and Gene Healy, senior vice president for policy at the Cato Institute to consider “In what areas does the executive have too much power?” Sarah A. Binder: https://www.brookings.edu/people/sarah-a-binder/ [https://www.brookings.edu/people/sarah-a-binder/] Chris DeMuth: https://www.heritage.org/staff/chris-demuth [https://www.heritage.org/staff/chris-demuth]   Gene Healy: https://www.cato.org/books/the-cult-of-the-presidency [https://www.cato.org/books/the-cult-of-the-presidency] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.