NATO: Is It Still Strategic? (2717)
Join our hosts, Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk, and guests Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison and Timothy Andrews Sayle, Ph.D. for an up-to-date view of NATO, and its influences and relevancy in today’s “new” world.
Russia: Is It a Threat? (2718)
Joining hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk, is Angela E. Stent, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European studies, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Eric Hoffer and The True Believer (2715)
Joining hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk is Tom Shachtman, the author of American Iconoclast – The Life and Times of Eric Hoffer.
The Storm Before the Calm (2619 – Re-air)
According to Dr. Friedman, the era we are in is one of the first times the social and economic cycles actually coincide. This could mean we are in a very intense time for us all – countries and individuals. Join us to learn more about how geo-politics impact us all everyday.
Immigration: Economic Boom or Bust? (2714)
This week's experts discuss the economics of immigration from very different perspectives.
The Abraham Accords: Will They Bring Peace to the Middle East? (2713)
This week's discussion focuses on the Abraham Accords and their purpose. We ask- were they effective? And what will they mean to future peacekeeping in that part of the world?
China’s Young: What Is Their Future? (2712)
While their parents, the one-child policy generation, instituted in the 1980s and 1990s, which produced a generation of “only me” children, accepted the government mandates in every area of their lives, the restless generation does not. They are increasingly consumer-oriented, questioning government dictates, and expanding their world.
What Can We Learn from Dead Philosophers? (2709)
Eric Weiner, award-winning journalist, former foreign correspondent for NPR, and best-selling author of The Geography of Bliss, among others, joined hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk for a rollicking discussion on his newest work, The Socrates Express, and shared insights from some of our favorite philosophers.
Why Is Anti-Semitism Still With Us? (2711)
Is anti-Semitism still an issue in the U.S. and elsewhere? Our experts, Holly Huffnagle: The American Jewish Committee’s, U.S. Director, for Combating Antisemitism and Sara Abosch Jacobson, Ph.D., Senior Director for Education in the Dallas Holocaust Museum, say absolutely.
What do Americans Need to Know About China? (2710)
There is no doubt that the pandemic has caused our relations with China to plummet and accelerated the competition between us. They are also the third-largest trading partner the U.S. has and the second-largest economy in the world and the most formidable competition that the U.S. has. Bringing some new perspectives on this growing concern is David J. Firestein, the inaugural president and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations (Bush China Foundation).
Universities: Assets or Liabilities in Your Community? (2708)
Universities have become big businesses — and our cities their company towns. But if there is a cost to those who live in their shadow, are there also positive benefits?
Covid 19: Have Governments Failed Us? (2707)
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, authors of The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It, join hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk for an in-depth and thought-provoking conversation on how COVID has uncovered serious deficiencies in governments around the world.
Judge Clay Jenkins on the Covid Response (2706)
Judge Clay Jenkins joins hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk to discuss the COVID response.
The Pandemic’s Impact on Education and Our Kids (2705)
Join expert guests to discuss COVID's impact on education.
How Do We Regain Trust? (2704)
Join expert guests Yoram Solomon, Ph.D., and Robert E. Hall to discuss how we regain trust.