The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire

In this compelling episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with retired U.S. Army Ranger and veteran of six wars, Jim Lechner. Lechner reflects on his 27-year military career, including his experiences in Somalia with Task Force Ranger—recounted in his book With My Shield. He discusses

Andrew Langer sits down with Doug Holtz-Eakin, founder and president of the American Action Forum. Doug shares insights from his decades of experience in economic policy, including his time leading the Congressional Budget Office and advising Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. They dive deep into the imp

In this episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Nick Gerhart, COO and incoming CEO of Homesteaders Life Company. A former Iowa Insurance Commissioner and longtime advocate for innovation in insurance, Nick shares hard-earned insights on why insurance must evolve to meet the needs o

In this episode of The Lunch Hour with Andrew Langer, we"re joined by Guy Bentley, Director of Consumer Freedom Research at the Reason Foundation. From the moral panic over vaping and the myth of “no safe level” of alcohol, to the creeping hand of public health regulation, Guy makes the case for evidence-based policy a

Fred de Fossard leads the Prosperity Institute’s parliamentary and legislative work. He is responsible for research on British prosperity, encompassing Brexit opportunities, regulatory and government reform, and economic growth. This includes a long-term legislative agenda required to return the United Kingdom to growt

From 2006-2017, Adam Lovinger served as a strategist in the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment (ONA), where he provided direct support on long-term strategy to the Secretary of Defense. For the first four months of the Trump Administration, Lovinger served as Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the U.S. Natio