American Wonk

On today’s episode of American Wonk, Avik Roy talks to Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee and author of a pathbreaking health care reform bill called the Hospital Competition Act. Should the GOP shed its big business reputation to help kitchen table voters? More on the Hospital Competition Act here. After 11 Years of Obamacare, Republicans Need to Become... Source [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/rep-jim-banks-on-a-new-vision-for-health-care-reform/] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/rep-jim-banks-on-a-new-vision-for-health-care-reform/ [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/rep-jim-banks-on-a-new-vision-for-health-care-reform/]. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/ [https://ricochet.com/membership/]. Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-wonk-with-avik-s.-roy/id707128907] (and leave a 5-star review [https://ricochet.com/kb/leave-5-star-podcast-review-itunes/], please!), or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/series/american-wonk/feed]. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-audio-network-superfeed/id960814054?mt=2] or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/superfeed/].

The American Jobs Plan has been touted by Vice President Kamala Harris as the biggest jobs investment since World War II. But how exactly will we pay for $2 trillion in new spending on infrastructure, green energy, housing, and education reform? Do the benefits of increased spending outweigh the proposal’s impact on deficits and tax rates? Last week, Avik Roy held a panel discussion to dive in to... Source [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/whats-in-the-biden-spending-plan/] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/whats-in-the-biden-spending-plan/ [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/whats-in-the-biden-spending-plan/]. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/ [https://ricochet.com/membership/]. Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-wonk-with-avik-s.-roy/id707128907] (and leave a 5-star review [https://ricochet.com/kb/leave-5-star-podcast-review-itunes/], please!), or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/series/american-wonk/feed]. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-audio-network-superfeed/id960814054?mt=2] or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/superfeed/].

On May 1st, Texas will hold a special election to fill the seat of late U.S. Congressman Ron Wright, who passed away in February from COVID-19. The contentious, all-party election has 23 candidates vying for the seat, including Rep. Wright’s widow Susan. One of the Republican candidates, Michael Wood, joins Avik Roy, President of FREOPP, to discuss his platform and why he describes this election... Source [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/michael-wood-the-future-of-the-gop/] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/michael-wood-the-future-of-the-gop/ [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/michael-wood-the-future-of-the-gop/]. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/ [https://ricochet.com/membership/]. Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-wonk-with-avik-s.-roy/id707128907] (and leave a 5-star review [https://ricochet.com/kb/leave-5-star-podcast-review-itunes/], please!), or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/series/american-wonk/feed]. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-audio-network-superfeed/id960814054?mt=2] or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/superfeed/].

On today’s episode of Covid in 19, Scott Immergut of Ricochet and Avik Roy talk about a new FREOPP report that ranks the pandemic performance of 31 countries, including the U.S. Which countries have moved up and down in the rankings, which country is number 1, and why is Europe having such a tough time? All that and more starting now. Measuring the COVID-19 Policy Response Around the World... Source [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/covid-in-19-which-countries-have-fared-best-in-pandemic-response/] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/covid-in-19-which-countries-have-fared-best-in-pandemic-response/ [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/covid-in-19-which-countries-have-fared-best-in-pandemic-response/]. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/ [https://ricochet.com/membership/]. Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-wonk-with-avik-s.-roy/id707128907] (and leave a 5-star review [https://ricochet.com/kb/leave-5-star-podcast-review-itunes/], please!), or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/series/american-wonk/feed]. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-audio-network-superfeed/id960814054?mt=2] or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/superfeed/].

Can conservative principles adapt to appeal to younger generations and minorities? What are realistic conservative policy goals for the 21st century? Is there a future for an inclusive, equal opportunity-oriented conservative movement? Patrick Ruffini from Echelon Insights, a next-generation polling, analytics, and intelligence firm, joins American Wonk to discuss. Patrick has a background as a... Source [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/patrick-ruffini-on-whats-next-for-the-gop/] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/patrick-ruffini-on-whats-next-for-the-gop/ [https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/patrick-ruffini-on-whats-next-for-the-gop/]. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/ [https://ricochet.com/membership/]. Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-wonk-with-avik-s.-roy/id707128907] (and leave a 5-star review [https://ricochet.com/kb/leave-5-star-podcast-review-itunes/], please!), or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/series/american-wonk/feed]. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ricochet-audio-network-superfeed/id960814054?mt=2] or by RSS feed [https://ricochet.com/superfeed/].