Speakers in the News

Realism and the Kurds

(Tablet) - Bernard-Henri Lévy presents his extraordinary documentary Peshmerga at the United Nations, but civilization isn’t listening

Teaching lechery and getting lechers

(The Washington Times) - Another day and yet more and more claims of sexual assault flood the news.

The Peril of Trump’s Populist Foreign Policy

(The Wall Street Journal) - His style of deal-making prizes uncertainty and brinkmanship, without a plan for what comes next.

The Big Bet at the Heart of Xi Jinping’s “New Deal”

(MacroPolo) - It’s often been said, including by my colleague Damien Ma in an excellent 2013 book, that China’s Communist Party has offered “prosperity without freedom” during…

8 Inventions from Teenagers Who Want to Change the World

(Interesting Engineering) - First up on our list of inventions is pretty ingenious. At 13 years old, Shubham Banerjee managed to create a working Braille printer…

How to improve happiness in America

(Salon Talks) - Author Dan Buettner gives several tips that he found around the world for improving happiness in our everyday lives

Newt Gingrich: Trump’s historic impact on the federal court system will help our nation prosper for decades to come

(Fox News) - As Congress and President Trump continue to work to pass the most significant tax cuts in more than 30 years, the president is…

Remembering Byrd’s Rule

(Washington Monthly) - Legendary Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd would be 100 years old today—and appalled by what his beloved Senate has become.

It’s Time to Man Up

(Medium) - Don’t worry. We women will keep fighting, contributing, speaking up and speaking out. The question is will you boys finally man up?

Pat Schroeder and Deborah James: The Full Transcript

(Politico) - This week, a special part two of The Global Politico, our report on the everyday culture of sexual harassment — and sexism —…

After Trump’s year 1, GOP poised to dominate again in 2018

(The Hill) - A year ago this week, Republicans — led by Donald Trump and Mike Pence — dominated the 2016 election, up and down…

The US needs this no-brainer win-win tax reform

(Gulf News) - What if you were told there is a simple policy that can reduce US greenhouse gas emissions today and for generations to…