Facing the Future

The Concord Coalition

How the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, and possible solutions, impact current and future generations.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Congress Must Defuse the Debt Bomb

    This week on Facing the Future, Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, explained the economic dangers of ignoring the nation's spiraling debt and suggested some Social Security and Medicare reforms that would help.

    45 min

  2. 27 JAN

    The Economy, Tariffs and Greenland

    This week on Facing the Future, former Ambassador to Denmark Richard Swett discusses a way forward on U.S. interests in Greenland and Alex Durante, senior economist at the Tax Foundation, evaluates the impact of President Trump's tariff agenda.

    45 min

  3. 21 JAN

    Is Defense Spending Going Up?

    This week on Facing the Future we examined developments on the national security front with Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow and director of research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and author of a timely new book called  “To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution”

    45 min

  4. 13 JAN

    Don't Mess With The Fed's Independence

    This week on Facing the Future, former Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed the growing U.S. debt burden, the case for a fiscal commission, and why it's bad policy to attack the Fed's independence.

    45 min

  5. 7 JAN

    The Urgency of Social Security Reform

    This week on Facing the Future, we discussed Social Security reform with Jason Fichtner, executive director of the LIMRA Retirement Income Institute and former chief economist at the Social Security Administration. With the program's main trust fund projected to be depleted by 2032, prompt action must be taken to avoid sudden benefit cuts.

    45 min

  6. 24/12/2025

    Another Year Older and Deeper in Debt

    This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition executive director Carolyn Bourdeaux and other top members of Concord's staff look back on key fiscal developments of 2025 and the deepening debt challenges of 2026. Join us for Facing the Future's holiday 'Friends and Family' episode.

    45 min

  7. 16/12/2025

    Controlling Medicare Costs

    This week on Facing the Future we’ll look at Medicare, one of the biggest drivers of America’s long-term fiscal outlook. Amy Bassano, a former deputy director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and now Managing Director of Medicare services at Health Management Associates, discusses cost trends and reform options.

    45 min

  8. 10/12/2025

    New Leaders are Needed to Solve Old Problems

    This week on Facing the Future, Leon Panetta, one of Washington's most experienced budget experts and a top national security official, gives us his view on what it will take to restore fiscal discipline and why achieving that goal is crucial.

    45 min
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How the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, and possible solutions, impact current and future generations.

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  • Creator
    The Concord Coalition
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2018 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Facing the Future