Welcome to the inaugural episode of the new Shift Washington podcast! What is Shift Washington and what is to be expected from the podcast? Your hosts, Josh and Ken, are here to break it down (and quickly discuss the Jones Act).

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We are delighted to welcome Rick Hess to the show to discuss his new book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K-12, and College. Rick is a Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Is Biden's goal of universal Pre-K a splendid idea? What should conservatives do to improve higher education? Have Republicans picked the right battles by focusing on "culture war" topics? Would abolishing the Department of Education do anything? Get out your Pee-Chee folders and take some notes. School is in session!

Find Rick's latest book ⁠here⁠.

Read his work at ⁠AEI⁠ and follow him on ⁠Twitter⁠.

Ahoy! We give our fans what they want, and they have clamored for a deep dive into the Jones Act! What is the Jones Act? We have Colin Grabow from the Cato Institute join the show to help us break down a century-old law that makes your commute worse, your goods more expensive, and people in New England cold. Set sail with us on this policy adventure!

Read more about the Project on Jones Act Reform at the Cato Institute.

Follow Colin on Twitter here.

"I don't know, CBCI!"

Now we are big time! We are delighted to welcome Todd Myers, Director of the Center for the Environment for the Washington Policy Center, to discuss his recent book (Time to Think Small). He's mostly known as our state Carnac the Magnificent of Gas Prices. Who could have predicted these gas price increases? Well, anyone with common sense, but not to the precision of Todd Myers. We also delve into how well the State of Washington has advocated for the environment and what exactly is the Freedom Conservatism movement.

Read Todd's work with the Washington Policy Center.

Buy his new book: Time to Think Small

We welcome Randy Kessler, Regional Director for Stand With Us Northwest, to the show to give us an insightful history lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Randy explains the mission of Stand With Us and discusses antisemitism's presence in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss the media treatment of Israel and educational opportunities for students and the general public.

You can visit www.standwithus.com to learn more and find them on all major social media platforms.

We welcome C. Jarrett Dieterle to the show to discuss the gig economy and alcohol policy. Jarrett is a resident senior fellow at R Street Institute. As a textbook example of unintended consequences, we touch on the recent calamity caused by a Seattle law impacting delivery driver pay. What can be done to actually help gig workers? How can the right promote a pro-worker, flexible agenda? Finally, we touch on alcohol policy and the crazy laws that prevent you from your right to catch a buzz.

Find his work at R Street ⁠here⁠.

Read his piece on the Seattle delivery driver law ⁠here⁠.

Read his piece in ⁠National Affairs⁠ on a flexible worker agenda.

Buy his book, ⁠Give Me Liberty and Give Me A Drink!⁠

We welcome conservative royalty to the show with National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke. In advance of Charlie's upcoming talks in Spokane and Boise for the Mountain States Policy Center, we discuss the need for federalism and why Washington is no exception. We touch on the outlook in Congress and whether things will get worse before they get better. Transitioning ever so slightly, we dive into whether baseball needs a salary cap (Spoiler: Yes), technology in sports, and the outlook for sports in a changing landscape.

Read Charles C.W. Cooke's work on ⁠National Review⁠

Buy his book ⁠The Conservatarian Manifesto