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On this special Labor Day edition of Federalist Radio, Ben takes a look at public-sector unions and their impact on the modern American economy. James Sherk, a Labor Policy Expert at the Heritage Foundation, reports that today, “there are more union workers in the U.S. Postal Service than in all of the auto industry.” Though…

Donald Trump is sweeping early polling contests with an anti-immigration narrative. To determine the efficacy of the candidate’s proposed immigration platform, Alex Nowrasteh of the CATO Institute joins Ben on this edition of Federalist Radio. The scholar says Trump’s plan would be completely untenable and would “essentially impose a permanent ban on all immigration going…

Tom Brady has had his day in court and the Super Bowl champion has won again. Today a Federal Judge overturned the NFL’s suspension of the Patriots quarterback and effectively shut down the ‘Deflategate’ controversy. Jim Antle, the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, explains how politics and sports have intersected at Gillette Stadium in…

Olivia Nuzzi joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss “the beast that the media created,” namely Donald Trump. More than anything else, the journalist says she’s surprised that the GOP front runner “seems just like just another guy from Queens.” An engaging reporter with an active social media presence, the Daily Beast writer says she works…

The times, they are changing when it comes to Republican perceptions of Constitutional Conservatism. Celebrated scholar and Supreme Court litigator, Randy Barnett joins Federalist Radio to preview his vision of proper, conservative jurisprudence. Barnet rejects the principle of judicial restraint, pointing to Chief Justice John Robert’s ObamaCare decision. Instead, he champions a more active role…

For Federalist Radio, Katherine Mangu-Ward separates fact from fiction in the “paper or plastic debate.” The editor of Reason Magazine tells Ben that plastic bags have been carelessly demonized. She reports that although “plastic bag bans are largely symbolic,” the plastic prohibition has led to serious unintended consequences like creating corrupt kickbacks in the public market…

The hilarious Mark Normand of Last Comic Standing joins Federalist Radio. The funnyman tells Ben that today comedy has never been better and prudish political correctness has never been worse. Always funny and often politically edgy Normand says his college agent fired him. Turns out, “college used to be counter culture,” he says, “but now…

The White House has shifted its climate strategy to push controversial new regulation on the states. Lachlan Markay of the Washington Free Beacon joins the Federalist Radio Hour to report. According to Markay, since 2013 the White House has been partnering with several Democratic governors and donors to build a strategy preemptively “selling regulation politically…

As Patriot’s Quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell square off in court, Ben hosts an all-star cast to discuss the Deflategate controversy. AEI economist, Stan Veuger deflates the erroneous and infamous Wells Report fueling the prosecution. After examining all evidence, he has concluded that there’s “no direct evidence that the Patriot’s balls were…

Should the Vice President stay and run for the presidency, or he should go? That’s the trending topic of discussion that Ben takes up with Jonathan Martin of The New York Times. With a finger to the pulse of both party’s primaries, Martin explains that the “conventional wisdom has been upended this year.” As Donald…