NFRPP Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Our founders laid the groundwork for a form of government that never existed before in history. Democracy: an opportunity for ordinary people to have a real voice in how they are governed. The founders understood that there would always be conditions that would undermine democracy and our sense of nationhood. We are now seeing that their concerns were real, as democracy is jeopardized by suppression of voter’s rights and gerrymandering.
David Becker, is the Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a cutting-edge nonprofit that works to improve election administration through research, data, and technology.
The following is a clip excerpted from a past Network for Responsible Public Policy program The Tyrant Next Time with David Cay Johnston.
David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and former president of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE). He teaches at Syracuse University College of Law and is familiar to many as a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR, and other shows and served as a consultant for the Netflix series “House of Cards.” Johnston has lectured on economics, journalism and tax policy on every continent except Antarctica. He is the best-selling author of numerous books including “The Making of Donald Trump". Johnston’s current book will be available for purchase and signing.
The following is a clip excerpted from a past Network for Responsible Public Policy program America, Compromised.
Money talks and special interest groups have bought their way into Washington, wielding a tremendous amount of influence over lawmakers. The government of “we the people” is under attack and equality for all compromised. How did this happen and can proper representation be restored?
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. Lessig serves on the Board of the AXA Research Fund, and on the advisory boards of Creative Commons and the Sunlight Foundation. He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Association, and has received numerous awards, including the Free Software Foundation’s Freedom Award, Fastcase 50 Award and being named one of Scientific American’s Top 50 Visionaries. Lessig holds a BA in economics and a BS in management from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge, and a JD from Yale. Lessig is the acclaimed author of numerous books including the recent “America Compromised.”
The following is a clip excerpted from a past Network for Responsible Public Policy program Gun Violence: Myths, Realities, and Solutions.
Gun violence has created an atmosphere of fear in our public spaces including sanctuaries such as churches and synagogues and is not without its financial burden on taxpayers. While most Americans strongly desire sensible gun laws, crave safety, and do not want to take away guns from responsible gun owners, enacting sensible gun laws across America is not happening. This program does not seek to place blame but does plan to provide context, explore some of the legal complexities, shatter myths, and examine possible solutions.
Perry Dane is a Professor of Law at the Rutgers School of Law - Camden. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. Professor Dane was previously on the faculty of the Yale Law School and served as a law clerk to William J. Brennan, Jr., Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. His research and teaching interests include religion and the law, constitutional law, and legal pluralism. He is the Secretary of the Council on Religion and Law and a frequent speaker on church-state questions