The Medicare Board of Trustees issued its 2017 report saying the federal health care program will remain solvent through 2029. A forum was held to examine some of the report's other findings and to discuss ways to improve Medicare's longterm fiscal condition. Speakers included the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.
Pat Buchanan, former speechwriter and senior adviser to President Richard Nixon, reflects on his time working for the 37th President. He speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
Roxane Gay discusses her life, her body, and its impact on her life in her memoir, "Hunger." Ms. Gay is in conversation with Aminatou Sow, digital strategist and Co-founder of Tech LadyMafia.
Howard Blum recalls the life of American debutante turned spy, Betty Pack. He speaks at the Roosevelt Reading Festival hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
Edward Balleisen, associate professor of history and public policy at Duke University, talks about the history of business fraud in America, from PT Barnum to Bernie Madoff. Professor Balleisen also looks at the development of regulations to protect consumers and investors. This talk was held at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote most of his works while living in Concord, Massachusetts. He wrote "Nature," which set the foundation for transcendentalism while living at the Old Manse. Old Manse Senior Curator Christie Jackson talks about Emerson's time in the home as well as other writers, such as Henry David Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller, who spent time there.
Robert Caro and Horace Mann School student, Sarah Zeng, recipient of the Robert Caro Prize for Literary Excellence in the Writing of History, deliver remarks.
Journalist Louis Uchitelle reports on manufacturing in America today in his book, "Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters." He is in conversation with Jeff Madrick, contributor to the New York Review of Books.
Alvin Felzenberg recalls William F. Buckley's relationship with presidential administrations and policy makers. He speaks at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.
Adrian Miller, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton, recalls the many African-Americans who worked in food service at the White House. He speaks at the Roosevelt Reading Festival hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
Zeynep Tufekci, author of "Twitter and Tear Gas," examines the trajectories of modern protests. She appeared at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco.
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley argued that political capital for blacks has been a disadvantage for the race in terms of economic upward mobility in his book, "False Black Power?"
Graham Allison. director of Harvard's Belfer Center, talks about the liklihood of the U.S. and China going to war against each other as China's power increases. During this event at Stanford University, he is interviewed by author & historian, Niall Ferguson.
Deepak Singh talks about his experiences working in the service sector in the United States. Mr. Singh, who has an MBA, worked for the BBC, the WHO, and UNICEF before coming to the U.S., but the only job he was offered in America was at an electronics shop, making minimum wage. He tells his story and the stories of his American colleagues who are trying to survive in America's service economy. Mr. Singh spoke at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
New York Times Book Review Editor, Pamela Paul, discusses the journal that she's listed all of the books she's read over the past twenty-eight years from the publishing industry's annual trade show, Book Expo, in New York City.
Journalist Lisa Napoli talks about her biography of Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's franchise, and his wife, Joan. This event is part of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, held annually in the city.
Conrad Crane, retired Army officer and former professor of history at West Point, talks about the creation and implementation of the military's counterinsurgency doctrine. Mr. Crane was chosen by Gen. Petraeus to head up the team that wrote the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. Mr. Crane spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Former pro-football player turned astronaut, Leland Melvin, discusses his life and career. His book is "Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances."
Mary Dearborn talks about her book, "Ernest Hemingway, A Biography," with Bill Kurtis, founder and executive producer of Kurtis Productions. This event is part of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, held annually in the city.
Kevin Young, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, discussed his book, "Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Post-Facts, and Fake News," from the publishing industry's annual trade show, Book Expo, in New York City.
Edward Balleisen, associate professor of history and public policy at Duke University, talks about the history of business fraud in America, from PT Barnum to Bernie Madoff. Professor Balleisen also looks at the development of regulations to protect consumers and investors. This talk was held at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Fortune executive editor Adam Lashinsky reports on the rise of Uber, the richest Silicon Valley startup and it's CEO Travis Kalanick. Uber reports having 80 million users, operating in 77 countries, & worth $69 billion dollars. He is in conversation with Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode.
