What’s The Latest at The Policy Circle

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Oct 1, 2016

Social Media and the 2016 Election

Did you know that last Monday evening’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump  was “the most tweeted debate ever,” according to Twitter? Social media is revolutionizing the way our political candidates interact with voters. The mainstream media has both blamed social media for “ ruining our politics ,” and heralded it “ the game changer ” in the 2016 election…USA Today even […]

Sep 30, 2016

Two Women’s Influence & Liberty Conference attendees meet again on Capitol Hill

In this video of a recent hearing by the Republican Policy Committee,  Indiana Congresswoman Susan Brooks directs questions to The Heritage Foundation’s leading fiscal and economic expert, Romina Boccia, about women in the 21st century economy, a topic worth exploring as women adapt to new challenges and opportunities in the changing workplace landscape. What’s also fun […]

Sep 21, 2016

Policy Circle President Sylvie Legere talks Policy Circle with AM 560’s Dan & Amy

Check out this morning’s interview on “Chicago’s Morning Answer” with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson, featuring Sylvie Legere, President and Co-founder of The Policy Circle, as she shares the Policy Circle story and what The Policy Circle is doing to get women off the sidelines and into public policy debate.  

Sep 17, 2016

Finally, a conference about Women and the Issues, not “Women’s Issues”

On September 17, 150 women met in Indianapolis and spent the day talking with scholars and women from around the country about free-market solutions to the issues facing our country at the  “Women’s Influence & Liberty Conference.”  Women came from as far as California, Texas, Virginia/DC and Connecticut, as well as the Midwest, to tackle issues such as healthcare, taxes, trade, […]

Sep 3, 2016

How to File FOIA Requests

What is FOIA, why is it important and when would I use this right?  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is “a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.” The law was enacted in 1966, and it was the first […]

Aug 19, 2016

Venezuela’s Economic Collapse: How Socialism Really Works

  With the current media spotlight on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, it’s worth shifting attention to Brazil’s neighbor Venezuela and its worsening economic crisis.  As reported in The Atlantic last month, Venezuela “just came out of a period of electricity rationing that has been in effect since last April, during which rolling blackouts were common. In […]