Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Calvin Coolidge's philosophy of thrift and saving would not be a successful message in the current political landscape, plus why small business owners would have voted for him.

Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three reasons why President Coolidge should be considered a great president, he reduced the size of government, lowered taxes and reduced regulations.

Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Calvin Coolidge, America's 30th president, is perhaps our most underrated president because he actually decreased the size of government.

Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to point out that the opposite of an ideologue is someone who is intellectually honest, and why we need more of the latter in Washington.

Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the Senate candidates supported by the Centrist Project and why they’re needed.

Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his ideas about cultivating and electing Senate candidates who have centrist views, instead of party ideologues.

Richie Bernardo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the failure of municipalities and how the recession revealed their leadership failures rather than caused their financial failure.

Richie Bernardo joins Jim Blasingame to report on a study of the 150 largest municipalities in the U.S. and explain how the top 10 are succeeding while the bottom 10 are essentially bankrupt.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to debate whether the U.S. should have a national energy plan that covers supply, demand, research, innovation, regulations, carbon and renewable sources.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the profession of climate change ideology, and why these zealots refuse to recognize carbon reduction by the marketplace.