Speakers in the News

Niall Ferguson: China Holds the Cards?

Historian Niall Ferguson joins Independence Avenue Media to discuss the shifting balance of global power — from the war in Ukraine and China’s support for…

Chris Miller: Europe Is Losing the Chips Race

European leaders have grand ambitions to reduce the continent’s reliance on sensitive technologies from abroad. Today, they are debating an update to the European Chips…

Robert Zoellick: Handling Russia’s Frozen Assets in the EU

Russian assets abroad were frozen almost as soon as the country launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The idea of seizing those assets and…

Paul Teller: Congress and Nigeria’s Christian Genocide

To disregard the eradication of Christianity in Nigeria would embolden jihadists and signal that the blood of the martyrs means nothing to us. For once,…

Patrick McGee: How Apple Sold Its Soul To China

Patrick McGee was the Financial Times’s principal Apple reporter from 2019 to 2023, during which time he won a San Francisco Press Club Award for…

Leana Wen: The new Dr. Google is in. Here’s how to use it.

Yes, artificial intelligence can help patients with their health, when used with caution. Chances are high that you have used artificial intelligence to research your…

Ian Bremmer: Trump, Xi, and the new US–China standoff

US–China relations are once again on edge. After Washington expanded export controls on Chinese tech firms, Beijing struck back with new limits on critical minerals.…

Niall Ferguson: Three Historians Debate The Era of Trump

Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, and Stephen Kotkin are all senior fellows at the Hoover Institution, and this is the first time they have appeared…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?

Are the straws from our reusable water bottles leaching microplastics or toxic chemicals? We sip to the bottom of that question on this week’s Paging…

Victor Vescovo: The Titanic, Cloning & Extinct Animals

Victor Vescovo is a private investor with over thirty years of experience in a variety of complex business situations. He co-founded private equity firm Insight…

Geeta Nayyar: Physicians Are Anchors of Public Trust

Doctors combat medical misinformation by becoming trusted anchors for patients, fostering clarity and trust in turbulent health landscapes. Last week, a patient arrived in my…

Erika Ayers Badan: The CEO Behind Barstool Sports & Food52

In this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly talk with Erika Ayers Badan, the former chief executive of Barstool Sports and current…