The Right Idea

Derek is joined by guest host Andrew Brown to discuss their adventures at the recent State Policy Network Annual Meeting, including learning what states are doing in regard to child welfare.  

1:09 Fantasy Football Auto-Drafts… AI for dudes who don’t know ball?
4:09 SPN’s Annual Meeting: Child Welfare Panel Discussion
11:30 Interesting things happening in other states
17:44 2024 Democratic National Convention: Four Days Like No Other
27:53 “Pro-lifers for Kamala” or “Why are Never Trumpers Such Cheap Dates?”
35:40 Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: Will RFK’s endorsement mean anything?

Creators & Guests

Host
Derek M. Cohen
Derek M. Cohen, Ph.D, is the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Research Officer and Right on Crime Senior Fellow. Previously the Vice President of Policy and director of Right on Crime, the Foundation’s criminal justice reform initiative, Cohen was instrumental in the passage of the First Step Act, federal legislation that borrowed from successful changes to prisons and sentencing that he had helped pass in conservative states. In addition to leading the Foundation’s work on criminal justice, he is also the lead researcher of firearms policy.
Guest
Andrew Brown
Andrew C. Brown, JD, is the Vice President of Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

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The Right Idea: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's weekly look at the people, policy, and politics that drive Texas.