Transcripts

Putin Underestimated Biden and NATO: Big Mistake – Full Member Episode

All eyes remain on the border between Ukraine and Russia as the conventional wisdom is that Russia is more likely…

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White House Whisperers: What Should Biden Do in 2022? – Full Member Episode

It has been one year since the Biden administration came into office and was handed an economy in a tailspin,…

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Europe on the Brink – Full Member Episode

Russia seems poised to further invade Ukraine. The Biden administration continues diplomatic efforts to prevent the worst but will it…

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COVID at Two: Where Did We Go Wrong? – Full Member Episode

It has been two years since COVID-19 started hitting the headlines globally. As the new omicron variant is causing surging…

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Machiavellian Narcissistic Psychopaths, Oh My! – Full Member Episode

Brian Klaas’s research on dictators and tyrants around the globe highlighted a vital question; whether corrupt people are drawn to…

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Putin and Ukraine: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – Full Member Episode

On Monday, the United States and Russia spoke for hours in an attempt to forge a diplomatic end to Russian…

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The Democracy Summit Has Ended. Now the Real Work Begins. – Full Member Episode

President Biden promised to hold a Summit of Democracies in the first year of his Presidency and he delivered with…

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Will the Supreme Court Survive the Stench of Politicization – Full Member Version

The court is poised to overturn Roe V. Wade which will change forever not only the way abortion rights are…

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The Deepening Crisis Along the Russia-Ukraine Border – Full Member Episode

The massive Russian troop build up along the border of Ukraine might be just posturing on the part of Russia’s President…

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Trump’s Disastrous Decision to Get Out of the Iran Deal Has Left Us with Only Bad Options – Full Member Episode

Once upon a time, the Israeli government urged the US to get out of the Iran deal. The American president…

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Bannon, Rittenhouse, and Arbery: What this week’s cases tell us about justice in America today – Full Member Episode

Steve Bannon was indicted for contempt of Congress but currently remains free awaiting trial. Kyle Rittenhouse stood trial in front of…

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Is Putin Making a Terrible Miscalculation? – Full Member Episode

Russian troops are building up along the Ukraine border. Russia’s close ally Belarus has provoked a crisis on its European borders…

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Is America Too Dysfunctional to Remain a Superpower? – Full Member Episode

Gerald Seib wrote in a recent column in the Wall Street Journal that the greatest threat to American national security…

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The Sky may not be Falling… but it Certainly is on Fire – Full Member Episode

The Democrats had a bad night on Tuesday as Glenn Youngkin won the governorship in Virginia and Phil Murphy was…

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The Good, the Bad and the Obscene: An Economic Policy Conversation with Jason Furman – Full Member Episode

While in Europe and in Congressional negotiations, President Biden has brought the global minimum corporate tax closer to reality.  Congressional Democrats…

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Biden in Europe: Give Credit Where it is Due…and Let’s Acknowledge Where More Can Be Done – Full Member Episode

President Biden is on his second international trip. He started this weekend at the G20 in Rome and is now in…

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Are We About to Build Back Better? Are We About to Get Serious About January 6th Accountability? – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. The President and Democratic leaders announced that they are on the…

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Only the Rich Can Play: A Conversation With David Wessel – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. Opportunity Zones sounded like a great idea, provide tax…

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Managing Mega-Threats: From China to Facebook…and a Biden Foreign Policy Report Card – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. As the Biden Administration shifts the focus of U.S.…

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There is Nothing for You Here: A Conversation with Fiona Hill – Episode Transcript

Note: Transcripts are machine generated and lightly edited for speaker names. Fiona Hill may have risen to public prominence during…

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