Larry Summers on Political Correctness and our Universities
In his second conversation with Bill Kristol, Harvard President Emeritus and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers reflects on the current climate of political correctness on campuses and its effect...
18 Jan 20161h 14min
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Challenge of Radical Islam
A best-selling author and fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the American Enterprise Institute, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a brave, impassioned, and provocative analyst of the problems in Islam, today, in...
4 Jan 20161h 6min
Leon Kass on Bioethics, the Bible, and Athens and Jerusalem
Leon R. Kass, M.D., is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, the Madden-Jewett Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, and one of the nation’s most distinguished bioethicists. In this c...
21 Dec 20151h 40min
Harvey Mansfield on Niccolo Machiavelli and the Origins of Modernity
In the sixth conversation in our series, Mansfield explains why we should consider Machiavelli not only the founder of modern politics but also a founder of modern science and economics. What was the ...
7 Dec 20151h 7min
Larry Summers: An Economist in Government
Larry Summers describes key moments from his time in government, including responses to the Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994 and the financial crisis of 2008. He also explains how he got involved in public...
23 Nov 20151h 18min
Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt on the U.S. Military and Foreign Policy
Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt are Co-Directors of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. In this conversation, Donnelly and Schmitt explain how the U.S. ...
9 Nov 20151h 25min
Arthur Brooks on the American Enterprise Institute and Think Tanks Today
In this conversation, Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, offers an inside account of the work of AEI and reflects on the changing role of think tanks today. He also recount...
26 Okt 20151h 6min
Paul Cantor on Popular Culture
In his second conversation with Bill Kristol, University of Virginia literature professor Paul Cantor focuses on American popular culture and what we can learn about America and the world from our gre...
12 Okt 20151h 27min
