Factual Foundations of Policy

Factual Foundations of Policy

Hoover Institution

Episodes 8
Avg. Duration 40m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Jun 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Semi-Annually
Format
Episodic
Hosting
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About This Podcast

An impartial investigation into the most controversial public policy issues facing Americans, answered by experts on both sides of the political aisle.

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Recent Episodes

The Future Of The Affordable Care Act | Lanhee Chen | Nancy-Ann DeParle

Mar 09, 2026 34m Transcript

The enhanced ACA premium tax credits have now expired. What does that mean for affordability, coverage levels, and the future of US healthcare reform? Lanhee Chen and Nancy-Ann DeParle discuss the…

Energy Realities and Climate Policies: Three Experts Speak

Oct 09, 2025 1h 2m Transcript

Energy realities and climate policy provide the factual foundations necessary to understand the interaction of Energy Policy, National Security, Economic Prosperity, and Environmental…

US Energy Security: How We Got Here and Where We Are Headed featuring Daniel Yergin

Feb 25, 2025 41m Transcript

Daniel Yergin examines how American energy innovation reshaped global power dynamics while revealing the uncomfortable realities of an energy transition that pits wealthy nations' climate ambitions…

What We Know About Teachers and School Choice featuring Paul E. Peterson

Feb 05, 2025 53m Transcript

Paul Peterson examines how outdated teacher pay systems reward credentials over classroom results, while exploring charter schools' emerging success in urban education. Peterson also analyzes fresh…

What We Know About Our Schools and Achievement featuring Paul E. Peterson

Feb 03, 2025 42m

Paul Peterson upends the narrative about failing American schools by revealing decades of surprising achievement gains. In this episode, he examines why these improvements get overlooked, analyzes…

How Much Do Election Law Changes Affect Voter Turnout? Featuring Justin Grimmer

Jul 18, 2024 37m Transcript

Do voter ID laws affect turnout? Does no-excuse absentee voting change electoral results? How would you find out? Hoover senior fellow Justin Grimmer goes through the research literature to separate…

Why Can't All States Call Their Results on Election Night? Featuring Ben Ginsberg

Jun 28, 2024 37m Transcript

Ben Ginsberg provides an overview of how election rules differ state-by-state and discusses mail-in voting, ballot processing rules, and the impact of federalism on election administration. Listen…

Polling on Policy: What do voters know? Want to know? Think others should know?

Jun 13, 2024 35m Transcript

The Tennenbaum Program for Fact-Based Policy surveyed American voters about their knowledge of the federal budget and social safety net programs. MIchael Boskin discusses survey results from his…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Factual Foundations of Policy have?

Factual Foundations of Policy has published 8 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in History, News.

Is Factual Foundations of Policy still active?

Factual Foundations of Policy is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 40m.

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