Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the motivations and obstacles that are part of the U.S. / China trade negotiations, and whether common ground can be achieved as time pressures increase.

Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it’s important for the U.S. and China to continue to pursue a more favorable trade relationship.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how members of the House are holding up reauthorization of the SBA because of regulatory reform that would help small businesses that they don’t like.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current negotiations on the U.S./Mexico/Canada trade deal to replace NAFTA, and where it’s stuck in Congress.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the political motivations of the Raise the Wage Act and why it will hurt both low wage job seekers and the Democrats who voted for it.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many examples of how raising minimum wage hurts the people it’s supposed to be helping.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why when the government raises minimum wage, it ripples through a business’s entire payroll structure and results in layoffs at the lower levels.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the House passage of the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

Adam Brandon joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on what we already know about how socialism drains the life out of a nation and leads to oppression and decline, like we see in Cuba and Venezuela.

Adam Brandon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether runaway entitlements, plus looming Baby boomer retirement and remnants of Obamacare are pushing the Fed budget beyond recovery.