Roya Hakakian: Immigration and the American Idea
What is the role of immigration in the history of the United States—and the idea of America? Why has America been uniquely successful at integrating immigrants while other countries often fail? What i...
20 Maj 20211h
Stan Veuger: What is Bidenomics?
How should we analyze the economic policies advanced by the Biden Administration? What are the possible effects of the trillions of dollars in government spending and the various programs proposed by ...
6 Maj 20211h 22min
Mark Blitz on Reason, Politics, and Human Nature
What can reason tell us about rights, freedom, responsibility, and the common good? What obstacles stand in the way of human beings developing clear thoughts about politics and its role within nature?...
23 Apr 20211h 8min
James Carville: The Democrats, The Republicans, and the Biden Administration
How has Joe Biden done in the first months of his presidency? What role might Donald Trump play in the Republican Party as we look ahead to 2022 and 2024? What challenges do the parties face—from the ...
8 Apr 20211h 4min
Leon Kass on the Book of Exodus
What makes a people a people? What forms its communal identity? The second book of the Bible, Exodus, tells of the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt, their journey through the wilderness,...
24 Mars 20211h 8min
Garry Kasparov: On Vladimir Putin, his Global Influence, and Standing up for Freedom
What are the latest developments in Russia with the Putin regime? How have recent protests surrounding the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny affected it? What is the nature of Putin’s power a...
10 Mars 20211h 1min
Larry Summers: On the Economic Outlook, the Case for Public Investment, and the Threat of Inflation
How should we think about fiscal stimulus in an era of low interest rates? Is $1.9 trillion too much? Is the proposed relief package sufficiently well targeted? In this Conversation, former Treasury S...
25 Feb 20211h 7min
Ashish Jha: Covid-19, Vaccines, and the Outlook for 2021
Where do things stand in the US and around the world with Covid-19? How is the vaccine rollout affecting the course of the pandemic? How concerned should we be about new variants? When will we get kid...
20 Feb 20211h 4min
