Brendan Miniter is the senior editor at The George W. Bush Institute is the policy research arm of the Bush Presidential Center and Library in Dallas, Texas. He’s polled a variety of scholars to solve the economic malaise the United States is suffering. We discuss what he learned in his book The 4% Solution.
Coach Ron Tunick is the CEO of Nation’s Transaction Service—a credit card processing company. He’s also a radio personality on KVTA every Saturday. We discuss the credit card processing debacle at this year’s London Olympics that left many fans at Wembley Stadium without any purchasing power.
Das Williams represents the 35th Assembly District in the California State Assembly, which includes over half of the Santa Barbara County, as well as nearly a quarter of Ventura County.
Assemblymember Williams lashes out at the Tri-Counties Central Labor Council for their allegations in the Ventura County Star.
David Wessel simplifies the complex—and often confusing—subject of the Federal Budget. He explains where the trillions of dollars come from, where they go and why inaction over the budget imperils our future from his book Red Ink.
Guests include Assemblymember Das Williams; Stanley Kurtz exposing President Obama’s wealth distribution plans for American cities; WSJ editor David Wessel making sense of the Federal Budget; George W. Bush Institute member Brendan Miniter presenting his case for 4% GDP growth for the US; local businessman Ron Tunick talking about the credit card malfunction at the 2012 London Olympic Games; and Tom Stanton providing management lessons from the Financial Crisis.
Janie Hampton is the leading authority on the social history of the Olympic games in London. We discuss the 1948 Olympics based on her book The Austerity Olympics.