Major Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her book, "Shoot Like a Girl" in which she talks about her tours in Afghanistan with the Air National Guard conducting search and rescue missions and efforts to eliminate the Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, a military policy that did not allow women in the armed services to serve in combat positions.
Soner Cagaptay, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Turkish Research Program, assesses how president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his rule and at what cost to his country's stability and democratic future. This event was held at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Graeme Wood, national correspondent for The Atlantic, profiles some of the tens of thousands of people around the world who have been inspired to join ISIS. This event was held at the Hoover Institution's Washington, DC, offices.
Washington Times columnist Bill Gertz discusses his book "iWar" which looks at how America can win the information-technology wars. Mr. Gertz speaks on how modern warfare has evolved with the introduction of new technologies and what the U.S. must do to be successful in this new age of modern warfare. He is interviewed by Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York. Rep. Stefanik serves on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and is the chair of the subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities in the Armed Services Committee.
The New York Times' Gina Kolata discusses her book, "Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, A Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them." It's a look at the Baxleys, a family stricken by an unknown disease until doctors discovered a mutation to their genes.
Tom Nichols, professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, argues that, due to the spread of the internet and 24-hour news, everyone now feels like they know everything. As a result, the opinions of experts are being discounted or ignored on many important issues. Nichols says that this is a dangerous development that threatens our democracy. Prof. Nichols spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Colorado Representative Ken Buck talks about corruption in Washington and his plans for reform in his book, "Drain the Swamp." Rep. Buck is interviewed by Fredreka Schouten USA Today Campaign Finance Reporter.
Daniel Sharfstein, law and history professor at Vanderbilt University, recalls the Nez Perce Wars of the late 19th century, fought between the Nez Perce tribe and the United States Army. The author profiles the leaders on both sides of the conflict, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, who refused to leave his ancestral land in Oregon, and General Oliver Otis Howard of the U.S. Army, a former Union general and the namesake of Howard University. He speaks at Parnassus Books in Nashville.
Historian David Nichols recalls the contentious relationship between President Dwight Eisenhower and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The author reports that President Eisenhower, maddened by Senator McCarthy's allegations that the U.S. Army harbored communists, launched a secret initiative to discredit the Senator. He speaks at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri.
Colorado Representative Ken Buck talks about corruption in Washington and his plans for reform in his book, "Drain the Swamp." Rep. Buck is interviewed by Fredreka Schouten USA Today Campaign Finance Reporter.
