About this episode

The episode discusses welfare reform through empowerment accounts, the reduction of national monuments by Trump, and the need for a reset in U.S.-Iran relations.

4:20 pm: Nic Dunn, Senior Fellow and V.P. of Strategy for the Sutherland Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece about using empowerment accounts as a streamlined system to fight poverty. 4:38 pm: Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock joins the show for a conversation about President Trump’s expected reduction of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. 6:20 pm: Peter Laffin, Senior Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss his piece about how President Trump needs to reset the conversation about Iran, beginning with American citizens.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rod, Greg

Guests: Nic Dunn, Leland Pollock, Peter Laffin

Topics covered

• Welfare Reform
• Empower Accounts
• National Monuments
• Trump Administration
• Iran Policy
• Poverty
• Local Government

Keywords

• welfare reform
• empower accounts
• Bears Ears
• Grand Staircase
• Trump
• Iran
• poverty
• local government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sutherland Institute, Washington Examiner

Places: Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, Iran

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