Speakers in the News

DeMaurice Smith: How Sports Betting is Reshaping Football

Former NFLPA Chief DeMaurice Smith dishes on the real power dynamics that shape the NFL behind the scenes. In this conversation, he explains his perspective…

Chris Miller: Putin Isn’t in It for the Money

That’s why he hasn’t accepted the Trump peace plan. He’s a czar, not a businessman, and he wants to swallow Ukraine. In this article, Chris…

Eyck Freymann: How to Break China’s Minerals Chokehold

This essay is based on a Hoover History Lab working paper, co-authored with Joshua Stinson, William Norris, and Daniel Egel. Read the full version here.…

Erika Ayers Badan: How to Keep Creativity Alive

Hi! Ever felt like you’re on a Disney ride through every big-company headache imaginable? Think lawyers, bankers, finance goons, stale conference rooms, staid conversations and…

Chris Miller: Trump’s Nvidia Chip Decision Lands Hard

In a new article, “Allowing China access to advanced semiconductors puts national security and U.S. AI industry at risk,”Chris Miller — author of Chip War…

Robert Zoellick: White House National-Security Strategy

It’s an odd amalgam of regional balances of power and calls for the renewal of civilization. In a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece, former…

Annie Leibovitz: Capturing Beauty, Strength, and Identity

Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz joins Desi Lydic to discuss her powerful new collection of career-spanning work titled “Women.” They talk about breaking stereotypes of pregnant…

Chris Miller: Nvidia’s H200 Chip Sales to China

In a move with major implications for national security and the race to dominate artificial intelligence, President Trump announced Monday that he will allow Nvidia…

Mike Bird: How Land Could Trigger the Next Global Economic Shock

Mike Bird is the Wall Street editor for The Economist, leading coverage of topics across the American financial industry and contributing to coverage of finance…

Peter Zeihan on Energy Chokepoints and Global Risk

Over the weekend, Ukraine expanded its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to include facilities tied to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), as well as the…

Loretta Mester on Rates, Inflation & What’s Ahead

Former Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, what to expect from the central bank’s policy meeting…

Niall Ferguson & Ben Sasse: Tiny Cars and 70’s Problems

Two institutional sectors are in both steady and rapid decline in terms of public trust: Congress and academia. Ben Sasse, former US senator from Nebraska…