Best The MacIver Institute Podcasts (2025)

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MacIver News Minute: The Obamacare Shutdown 1:01

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Every day, Tony Evers and Tammy Baldwin take to social media to spell out the reason for the government shutdown. Republicans won’t extend the affordable care tax credits – which means the premiums on Obamacare plans will go up. Here’s what they don’t want you to know. Those tax credits are actually massive subsidies paid directly to the insurance …

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MacIver Newsmakers: UW-River Falls' Charlie Kirk Reaction with Dr. Trevor Tomesh 21:26

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Dr. Trevor Tomesh, a computer science professor at UW-River Falls, made a splash online following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He pointed out that the university was uncharacteristically silent about that traumatic event, despite having a long history of weighing in on other supposedly traumatic events (such as a Christian woman coming to cam…

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MacIver Newsmakers: Courtney Graves’ Campus Conservatives Update 8:50

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MacIver Intern Courtney Graves shares the latest news about the University of Wisconsin’s reaction to heightened political tensions following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and how conservatives on campus are continuing to attract excitement and build momentum. Plus, she shares her research on the new state budget’s impact on Medicaid reimbursement r…

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MacIver News Minute: Trump Walks Back H1B Reform 1:16

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All summer long my YouTube feed was flooded with compilations of recent American graduates and young professionals who are desperately looking for work. Stem graduates, ivy league schools, advanced degrees, even with a few years’ experience - completely out of luck.According to the White House, the unemployment rate for recent computer science majo…

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MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Courtney Graves on College Republicans' Momentum Following Kirk Assasination 10:06

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MacIver Intern Courtney Graves describes how the assassination of Charlie Kirk has energized conservatives on UW-Madison campus and is driving record interest in groups like the College Republicans and Young America’s Foundation.By The MacIver Institute

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MacIver News Minute: Budget Deficit Drains Wisconsin's Savings Account 1:16

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The new Wisconsin state budget has now been in effect for almost 2 months, and the MacIver institute just released its in-depth report about it. This is the 9th state budget that we’ve reviewed, and in many ways, it the worst one we’ve ever seen. We’ll be talking about this for a while, so I just highlight one thing for you today.In last budget, th…

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MacIver News Minute: Flood Coverage Failure 1:12

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Do you ever wonder where the mainstream news media gets its news. Well, here’s a clue.On Sunday, Gov. Tony Evers tweeted that he authorized the National Guard to help with the flooding response in Milwaukee. MacIver wanted more details, especially since the governor hadn’t declared an emergency at that point. He didn’t visit the area or declare an …

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MacIver News Minute: Evers' Strategic Retirement 1:05

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So, Governor Evers has decided to hang it up. Don’t think for moment that it’s because he couldn’t win a third term. That’s the kind of misplaced confidence that won him a first and a second term as governor.Liberals are playing the long game here, and they haven’t exactly been secretive about their strategy. They fully expect that a democrat will …

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MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Ron Johnson on the Big Beautiful Bill 31:08

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Ron Johnson tells MacIver why he ultimately supported the Big Beautiful Bill, even though it doesn't go nearly far enough to correct the country's long term fiscal problems.By The MacIver Institute

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MacIver News Minute: Wisconsin's Budget By-The-Numbers 1:14

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The new state budget is in effect.A lot of people on both sides of the aisle claim it’s a conservative budget, but the numbers tell a different story.The last budget was $100 billion. Evers wanted 120 billion this time. It wound up at $114.That’s a 15% jump in spending. The biggest increase in at least 20 years.We started this budget with a $4.4 bi…

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MacIver Report (June 27, 2025) – Budget Spreadsheet and Tax Resistance 52:44

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Would you believe that the state legislature writes the state budget every two years without using a spreadsheet? We couldn’t believe it either. That’s why MacIver did it for them. But, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Bill and Mike explain exactly how the state assembles its budget, and why everything about it is wrong. At the end of the day, t…

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MacIver News Minute: Evers Left Holding Bag 1:05

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Governor Evers thought he’d play a game of chicken with the legislature over school funding, and last week, he lost big time. Unfortunately, Evers wagered your property taxes.When he pulled that line-item-veto stunt last session, Evers enabled school districts to increase their revenue limits by $325 per student every year for the next 400 years. T…

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MacIver Report (June 13, 2025) - Week in Review 39:22

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The legislature made a key decision on the state budget last night when it choose to make Gov. Evers own the real world consequences of his 400-year-veto stunt. Bill and Mike talk about what that means for your property tax bill next year and every year after that for the next 400 years. Also, don't forget the left has a big rioting plans for this …

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MacIver News Minute: Negotiating with Evers was a No-Win Scenario 1:03

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The negotiations between republican lawmakers and governor Evers over the state budget broke down last week and it’s just as well. Republicans had nothing to gain and Evers had nothing to lose.Republicans wanted assurances from Evers that he wouldn’t veto their tax cut plan, and Evers wanted to increase total spending by 20 billion dollars (20% mor…