C4A Live Episode 12: Baker Spring on Debt & National Security
A talk featuring CFAEF Council of Scholars member Baker Spring, Budget & National Security Expert. Baker Spring, MA Fellow, US Senate, Committee on the Budget (2014) Research Fellow, Hillsdale College (2014) F.M. Kirby Research Fellow in National Security Policy, Heritage Foundation (1989-2013) Baker has spent his entire professional career as a student of Congress and the legislative process. He was a Fellow with U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget in 2014, where undertook a


The Debt Doctor is In: Lessons from the Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Dr. Sven Larson, resident International Economist and Debt Doctor, examines the Puerto Rico debt crisis and the lessons we can learn. #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciples
C4A Live Episode 10: The Debt Doctor-Sven Larson Explains How the Compact's BBA is Different
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAEF Council of Scholars member Dr. Sven Larson, Economist and resident Debt Doctor, about what international economics teaches us about the national debt. Sven Larson, PhD Formerly a Senior Fellow – Wyoming Liberty Group Sven Larson, originally from Sweden, is currently an economist with Republic Free Choice in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was previously a senior fellow in economics with the Wyoming Liberty Group. After having earned his BA in

North Carolina's Bill LuMaye Show Covers the Compact for America Initiative
Compact for America Educational Foundation President Nick Dranias explains in 7 minutes why North Carolina needs to provide the leadership Washington won't! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciples #CFARadioCoverage
C4A Live Episode 8: Nate Bell on the Cross-Partisan Appeal of the Compact
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAA Advisory Council member, Rep. Nate Bell (AR), who explains why the Compact for a Balanced Budget is powerful and yet non-partisan. Rep. Nate Bell (AR) Jerry Nathan "Nate" Bell is an independent legislator from Mena, Arkansas. In the current 89th General Assembly, Bell serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee. Since 2013, he has represented District 20, which encompas
C4A Live Episode 7: Curtis Olafson on the Need for External Discipline
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAA Advisory Council member, Sen. Curtis Olafson (ND, ret.), who argues that requiring state approval for any increase in a constitutional debt limit is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility. Sen. Curtis Olafson Advisory Council, Compact for America Action North Dakota State Senator Curtis Olafson is on the Advisory Council of Compact for America, Inc. and served in the North Dakota Senate from 2006 to 2012. During that time, he
C4A Live Episode 6: Dean Clancy Explains the Debt Debate
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAEF Council of Scholars member Dean Clancy, former Vice President of Policy, FreedomWorks, who explains why Millennials should care about a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Dean Clancy Formerly the Vice President of Policy, FreedomWorks A former senior official in the White House, Congress, and the health care industry, Dean Clancy served as a senior legislative advisor to the U.S. House Majority Leader (1995-2001) and on the Senate s


The Debt Doctor is In: Picking the Right BBA-Part 2
Economist Dr. Sven Larson-CFAEF's resident "Debt Doctor"-resumes his series applying what he has learned in modern economics to choosing the right federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Take a gander here. Like what you see? Want to Make a Difference? Visit, LIKE and SHARE this blogpost, fb.me/compactforamerica, www.CompactforAmerica.org, www.CompactforAmerica-Action.org and www.BalancedBudgetCompact.org! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciples


The Debt Doctor is In: Choosing the Right BBA-Part 1
The Debt Doctor- Economist and CFAEF Scholar Dr. Sven Larson-is back with the first of three columns on how to choose the right Balanced Budget Amendment from a modern economics perspective. Check it out here! Like what you see? Want to Make a Difference? Visit, LIKE and SHARE this blogpost, fb.me/compactforamerica, www.CompactforAmerica.org, www.CompactforAmerica-Action.org and www.BalancedBudgetCompact.org! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciple
C4A Live Episode 4: John Eastman on the Constitutional Merits
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAEF Council of Scholars member Dr. John Eastman, Professor of Law, Chapman University School of Law, about the typical constitutional objections thrown at the Compact for a Balanced Budget. John Eastman, PhD, JD Professor of Law and Former Dean – Chapman University Fowler School of Law Dr. John C. Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University Fowler School of Law, and also served as the School