Kurt Volker, the former U.S. representative to Ukraine, moderated a panel discusssion about global immigration and refugee policy. Panelists included former Assistant Secretary of State Ann Richard, former "Human Rights First" President Elisa Massimino and Boston College Political Science Professor Peter Skerry, who writes about ethnic issues and immigration. Florida International University and the McCain Institute hosted this discussion in Miami as part of the annual conference on the state of the world.
Brad Smith, Microsoft president and the co-author of the new book, "Tools and Weapons," talked about the ways technology can be both a helpful tool and a weapon in society. He also discussed the need for more regulation of the tech industry.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals founder and president Ingrid Newkirk discussed the formation of PETA and the influence it's had on public policy.
University of Texas journalism professor Kate Winkler Dawson looked at the life of Edward Oscar Heinrich, America's first forensic scientist, who was integral in introducing the use of ballistics, blood spatter analysis, and fingerprints as evidence in legal cases.
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education in the George H.W. Bush administration Diane Ravitch made the argument for why she believes public education should not be privatized.
Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas explored the rise and fall of nations historically and offered his thoughts on whether the United States will remain a superpower. He was interviewed by author and CNN contributor Amanda Carpenter.
Democratic political strategist James Carville; former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, Karl Rove; and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens offered their thoughts on the 2020 presidential campaign.
Brown University's Peter Andreas talked about the relationship between six drugs - alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, opium, amphetamines, and cocaine - and war.
