Yale Law Professor Peter Schuck examines five tough issues being debated throughout the country in his book, "One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us." Professor Schuck discusses what makes theses top issues - poverty, immigration, affirmative action, campaign finance, and religious objections to gay marriage and transgender rights - so difficult. He examines all sides of debate for each issue and outlines key factors for clear thinking to design solutions for each.
Kieran Gilbert, chief political reporter for Sky News Australia, hosted a program wrapping up the most recent sitting session of Australia's parliament during the last two weeks of March 2017. Many members of the Australian Senate and House of Representatives focused their queries to chamber leaders on Australia's relationship with the U.S. and the Trump administration, asking about recent Australian diplomatic overtures to the White House, and recent shifts in American climate change policy that clashed with Australian policies. The parliament was expected to next sit in mid-May 2017.
Following a meeting with Vice President Pence on efforts to repeal the health care law, House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) said if what was offered in talks shows up in the text of the bill, the majority, if not all of the Freedom Caucus members, will vote yes for the American Health Care Act. Chair Meadows outlined some of these offerings which include a waiver for states on certain things such as essential health benefits. His comments, as well as those from fellow caucus members including Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Justice Amash (R-MI), came during a sit-down with Politico in Washington, DC.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies hosts a discussion on the Trump administration's most recent executive order on U.S. immigration and refugee policy.
The deans of three public diplomacy programs -- at American University, Georgetown University, and the University of Southern California -- talked about the academic programs they operated and about the future of public diplomacy education in the United States. They also discussed the impacts of various immigration policies on international student recruitment at American universities and colleges.
The Stimson Center hosts a panel discussion on U.S.-China economic relations and the first in-person meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Will Trump administration change Obama's Cuban normalization policies? A panel at Florida International University discussed the booming tourism industry in Cuba, Cuban-American relations under the Trump administration and economic prospects for the future. Panelists include academics, plus the authors of a recent report on Cuban Tourism.
The Alliance for Health Reform hosted a health insurance policy forum to consider the state of the industry and the future of health care in the U.S. This portion features a conversation with former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Tom Scully, followed by a panel discussion about the individual health insurance market.
After a break, the Alliance for Health Reform's health insurance policy forum resumed for two additional panels. The first featured policy experts who talked about the challenges facing Medicaid and how best to address them into the future. The second panel talked more broadly about trends in care and coverage, and made recommendations for national and state policymakers on how to improve the system for overall success.
Historian Doug Wead discusses his book, "Game of Thorns" in which he examines why the Clinton campaign lost the 2016 election, the strategy of the Trump campaign and President Trump's plan to move America forward. He is in conversation with Ken Walsh, Chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report.
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, author of "The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on politics and the media from the 9th annual Tucson Festival of Books.
Historian Doug Wead discusses his book, "Game of Thorns" in which he examines why the Clinton campaign lost the 2016 election, the strategy of the Trump campaign and President Trump's plan to move America forward. He is in conversation with Ken Walsh, Chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report.
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, author of "The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on politics and the media from the 9th annual Tucson Festival of Books.
