Peter Zeihan: U.S. Navy Seizes Russian Tanker
The US Navy just seized a shadow fleet tanker that managed to slip past the naval quarantine around Venezuela. The tanker reflagged as Russian while…
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
Erika Ayers Badan: Surviving Company Failure
In this episode of WORK: Unsolicited Advice, Erika talks through what it really looks like to come out of the worst month of your career…
Thought Leader: Erika Ayers Badan
Niall Ferguson on the Trump Corollary and Venezuela
Historian and Free Press columnist Niall Ferguson joins Rafaela Siewert to break down President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro—and why he believes…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson
Ian Bremmer: The Top 10 Global Risks for 2026
This is a summary of a Time article by Ian Bremmer, which argues that 2026 will mark a decisive turning point in global affairs—not because…
Thought Leader: Ian Bremmer
Feigenbaum: China’s Taiwan Strategy Wasn’t Rewritten by Events in Venezuela
On CNBC’s The China Connection, Dr. Evan Feigenbaum of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace argues that Venezuela is not a core Chinese interest, but…
Thought Leader: Evan Feigenbaum
Deborah Birx on why public health data should be available
In this article, Deborah Birx argues that public health data should be as accessible and intuitive as a weather forecast. Americans routinely use local, real-time…
Thought Leader: Deborah Birx
Niall Ferguson: Maduro’s Capture Takes Us Back to the Future
In this Free Press essay, Niall Ferguson examines the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and argues that the operation marks a return to…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson
Chris Miller: America’s drone dilemma
The US has fallen behind China in manufacturing but targeted import restrictions could help it catch up. In a major escalation of Washington’s technology competition…
Thought Leader: Chris Miller
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pain is in the Brain
We often think of pain starting at the source of an injury, but the truth is, it’s all starts in our brain. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how discovering the root cause…
Thought Leader: Sanjay Gupta
Amy Jo Martin: The Reinvention Experiment
Why Not Now Personal Update: My 2026 Experiment ( Ep 344) What happens when you turn your life into a living laboratory? In this special…
Thought Leader: Amy Jo Martin
Niall Ferguson: Global Conflicts to Watch in 2026
In this year-end predictions episode, historian and Free Press columnist Niall Ferguson joins Bari Weiss to map the world heading into 2026—and his forecast is…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson: A Republic, If You Don’t Throw It Away
In “A Republic—If You Don’t Throw It Away,” historian Niall Ferguson challenges the growing narrative that the American republic is on the brink of collapse.…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson