What if the president can act before Congress has time to stop him? As former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, former General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and a member of the National Security Council, Jeh Johnson has advised presidents on war, terrorism, cyber threats, and some of the country’s most consequential national security decisions. He has seen what happens when the pressure to “do something” collides with incomplete intelligence, rapidly changing facts, political pressure, and enormous presidential power. He discusses: ● Why “Mr. President, do something” can be dangerous advice ● Why Congress has formally declared war in only five conflicts in U.S. history ● How much military force a president can order without first going to Congress ● What happens to constitutional checks and balances when weapons can strike in minutes ● Why presidential power looks different from inside the Oval Office ● What actually happens inside the Situation Room when the intelligence is incomplete and the stakes are enormous ● The threat that worries him the most The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. But modern military strikes and warfare can move extraordinarily fast.  So who can stop a president from starting a war? Where are the limits on presidential power when a decision has to be made in minutes? And when the law leaves enormous discretion in the hands of one person, how much ultimately depends on that person’s judgment and restraint?

What if the president can act before Congress has time to stop him? As former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, former General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and a member of the National Security Council, Jeh Johnson has advised presidents on war, terrorism, cyber threats, and some of the country’s most consequential national security decisions. He has seen what happens when the pressure to “do something” collides with incomplete intelligence, rapidly changing facts, political pressure, and enormous presidential power. He discusses: ● Why “Mr. President, do something” can be dangerous advice ● Why Congress has formally declared war in only five conflicts in U.S. history ● How much military force a president can order without first going to Congress ● What happens to constitutional checks and balances when weapons can strike in minutes ● Why presidential power looks different from inside the Oval Office ● What actually happens inside the Situation Room when the intelligence is incomplete and the stakes are enormous ● The threat that worries him the most The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. But modern military strikes and warfare can move extraordinarily fast. So who can stop a president from starting a war? Where are the limits on presidential power when a decision has to be made in minutes? And when the law leaves enormous discretion in the hands of one person, how much ultimately depends on that person’s judgment and restraint?

What if the president can act before Congress has time to stop him? As former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, former General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and a member of the National Security Council, Jeh Johnson has advised presidents on war, terrorism, cyber threats, and some of the country’s most consequential national security decisions. He has seen what happens when the pressure to “do something” collides with incomplete intelligence, rapidly changing facts, political pressure, and enormous presidential power. He discusses: ● Why “Mr. President, do something” can be dangerous advice ● Why Congress has formally declared war in only five conflicts in U.S. history ● How much military force a president can order without first going to Congress ● What happens to constitutional checks and balances when weapons can strike in minutes ● Why presidential power looks different from inside the Oval Office ● What actually happens inside the Situation Room when the intelligence is incomplete and the stakes are enormous ● The threat that worries him the most The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. But modern military strikes and warfare can move extraordinarily fast.&nbsp; So who can stop a president from starting a war? Where are the limits on presidential power when a decision has to be made in minutes? And when the law leaves enormous discretion in the hands of one person, how much ultimately depends on that person’s judgment and restraint?

Can Anyone Stop a President From Starting a War? (#318)

Mark Cuban told people that television would eventually be delivered over the internet.  Everybody thought he was an idiot. Now, Cuban is making another prediction that runs counter to what we all believe, but this time it's about A.I. Few people have made as many big bets across as many industries as Mark Cuban. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor has built businesses in technology and media, transformed the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, and is now taking on prescription drug companies with Cost Plus Drugs. He discusses:● What everyone may be getting wrong about AI ● What he sees happening to jobs and where the real opportunity may be ● The one thing he believes AI will never replace ● How he decides whether a seemingly crazy idea is actually an opportunity ● The quality he looks for after seeing thousands of entrepreneurs ● The mistake incredibly smart people make again and again ● Why one of his biggest decisions required him to become “the younger Mark Cuban” again ● Why being wrong repeatedly may not matter nearly as much as we think ● What success means to him now that money is no longer the measure ● What he thinks most Americans still don’t understand about healthcareMark Cuban saw streaming coming and almost nobody believed him. What does he see now that the rest of us may be missing?

Mark Cuban told people that television would eventually be delivered over the internet. Everybody thought he was an idiot. Now, Cuban is making another prediction that runs counter to what we all believe, but this time it's about A.I. Few people have made as many big bets across as many industries as Mark Cuban. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor has built businesses in technology and media, transformed the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, and is now taking on prescription drug companies with Cost Plus Drugs. He discusses: ● What everyone may be getting wrong about AI ● What he sees happening to jobs and where the real opportunity may be ● The one thing he believes AI will never replace ● How he decides whether a seemingly crazy idea is actually an opportunity ● The quality he looks for after seeing thousands of entrepreneurs ● The mistake incredibly smart people make again and again ● Why one of his biggest decisions required him to become “the younger Mark Cuban” again ● Why being wrong repeatedly may not matter nearly as much as we think ● What success means to him now that money is no longer the measure ● What he thinks most Americans still don’t understand about healthcare Mark Cuban saw streaming coming and almost nobody believed him. What does he see now that the rest of us may be missing?

Mark Cuban told people that television would eventually be delivered over the internet.&nbsp; Everybody thought he was an idiot. Now, Cuban is making another prediction that runs counter to what we all believe, but this time it's about A.I. Few people have made as many big bets across as many industries as Mark Cuban. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor has built businesses in technology and media, transformed the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, and is now taking on prescription drug companies with Cost Plus Drugs. He discusses:● What everyone may be getting wrong about AI ● What he sees happening to jobs and where the real opportunity may be ● The one thing he believes AI will never replace ● How he decides whether a seemingly crazy idea is actually an opportunity ● The quality he looks for after seeing thousands of entrepreneurs ● The mistake incredibly smart people make again and again ● Why one of his biggest decisions required him to become “the younger Mark Cuban” again ● Why being wrong repeatedly may not matter nearly as much as we think ● What success means to him now that money is no longer the measure ● What he thinks most Americans still don’t understand about healthcareMark Cuban saw streaming coming and almost nobody believed him. What does he see now that the rest of us may be missing?&nbsp;

Mark Cuban: What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About AI (#319)

What if one of the things Americans believe most deeply about America simply isn’t true? Americans have a powerful story about who they are and why America acts when it does. Historian Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says America's own history tells a very different story. He discusses: ● The biggest myth Americans believe about their own country ● What American history looks like when you strip that myth away ● Why America keeps doing something it insists it doesn’t want to do ● Whether America’s wars were really forced upon it ● The unexpected connection between American power and the threats America faces ● What China and Russia may understand about America that Americans don’t ● What happens if America turns inward again What if the biggest thing Americans misunderstand about their role in the world isn’t the world? It’s America.

What if one of the things Americans believe most deeply about America simply isn’t true? Americans have a powerful story about who they are and why America acts when it does. Historian Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says America's own history tells a very different story. He discusses: ● The biggest myth Americans believe about their own country ● What American history looks like when you strip that myth away ● Why America keeps doing something it insists it doesn’t want to do ● Whether America’s wars were really forced upon it ● The unexpected connection between American power and the threats America faces ● What China and Russia may understand about America that Americans don’t ● What happens if America turns inward again What if the biggest thing Americans misunderstand about their role in the world isn’t the world? It’s America.

What if one of the things Americans believe most deeply about America simply isn’t true? Americans have a powerful story about who they are and why America acts when it does. Historian Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says America's own history tells a very different story. He discusses: ● The biggest myth Americans believe about their own country ● What American history looks like when you strip that myth away ● Why America keeps doing something it insists it doesn’t want to do ● Whether America’s wars were really forced upon it ● The unexpected connection between American power and the threats America faces ● What China and Russia may understand about America that Americans don’t ● What happens if America turns inward again What if the biggest thing Americans misunderstand about their role in the world isn’t the world? It’s America.

America, War, and the Myths We Still Believe (#321)

What if AI becomes easier to talk to than another person?And what happens to us when it does?MIT professor Sherry Turkle has spent decades studying what technology does to the way we think, work, and love. Now she says there are two parts of our lives we should never let AI into.She discusses:<ul><li>Why ordinary conversation has started to feel like work</li><li>The surprising reason people may prefer talking to chatbots</li><li>How AI will change what we expect from other people</li><li>Why “pretend empathy” may be more dangerous than it seems</li><li>What happens when relationships become frictionless</li><li>What it could mean for a child to have an AI friend</li><li>Whether AI could make us worse at being with each other</li></ul>The question isn’t just what AI can do. It’s what AI may do to us.

What if AI becomes easier to talk to than another person? And what happens to us when it does? MIT professor Sherry Turkle has spent decades studying what technology does to the way we think, work, and love. Now she says there are two parts of our lives we should never let AI into. She discusses:Why ordinary conversation has started to feel like workThe surprising reason people may prefer talking to chatbotsHow AI will change what we expect from other peopleWhy “pretend empathy” may be more dangerous than it seemsWhat happens when relationships become frictionlessWhat it could mean for a child to have an AI friendWhether AI could make us worse at being with each otherThe question isn’t just what AI can do. It’s what AI may do to us.

Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines (#320)

What if trying harder is sometimes exactly the wrong thing to do?Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania psychologist, MacArthur Fellow, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit, has spent years studying achievement. In her new book, Situated, she explores why perseverance alone isn't enough.She discusses:<ul><li>How Angela and her husband nearly “gritted” their way out of their marriage</li><li>How much your environment shapes who you become</li><li>The small change that can make good habits easier</li><li>Why parents may be asking the wrong question about their children</li><li>How peer pressure can become a force for good</li><li>Whether AI could make us worse at thinking</li><li>When changing your situation matters more than changing yourself</li></ul>We spend enormous energy trying to improve ourselves. Angela Duckworth asks a different question: what if the more important thing is to change what’s around us?

What if trying harder is sometimes exactly the wrong thing to do? Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania psychologist, MacArthur Fellow, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit, has spent years studying achievement. In her new book, Situated, she explores why perseverance alone isn't enough. She discusses:How Angela and her husband nearly “gritted” their way out of their marriageHow much your environment shapes who you becomeThe small change that can make good habits easierWhy parents may be asking the wrong question about their childrenHow peer pressure can become a force for goodWhether AI could make us worse at thinkingWhen changing your situation matters more than changing yourselfWe spend enormous energy trying to improve ourselves. Angela Duckworth asks a different question: what if the more important thing is to change what’s around us?

Angela Duckworth: Grit Isn't Enough (#317)

Environmental lawyer and activist Richard Lazarus talks about The Paris Agreement and its legacy, his new book <a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674238121'>The Rule of Five</a>, the current administration’s undoing of EPA acts, and offers a poignant reminder of the difference one person can make.

Environmental lawyer and activist Richard Lazarus talks about The Paris Agreement and its legacy, his new book The Rule of Five, the current administration’s undoing of EPA acts, and offers a poignant reminder of the difference one person can make.

Environmental lawyer and activist Richard Lazarus talks about The Paris Agreement and its legacy, his new book <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674238121" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Rule of Five</a>, the current administration’s undoing of EPA acts, and offers a poignant reminder of the difference one person can make.

Harvard Law Professor, Richard Lazarus: The Century’s Biggest Environmental Law Case and What It Took to Win (#2)

Founder of the Innocence Project Barry Scheck, answers all questions related to wrongful convictions. Barry Scheck has freed hundreds of wrongfully convicted people from jail, many of whom spent decades in jail for crimes they didn’t commit. Wrongful convictions are not an aberration but a result of the way the system is designed. What can we do to reduce wrongful convictions and free innocent people from jail? Tune in to find out. Also check out the Netflix series <a href='https://www.netflix.com/title/80214563'>The Innocence Files</a>, which is based on Barry Scheck and his work.

Founder of the Innocence Project Barry Scheck, answers all questions related to wrongful convictions. Barry Scheck has freed hundreds of wrongfully convicted people from jail, many of whom spent decades in jail for crimes they didn’t commit. Wrongful convictions are not an aberration but a result of the way the system is designed. What can we do to reduce wrongful convictions and free innocent people from jail? Tune in to find out. Also check out the Netflix series The Innocence Files, which is based on Barry Scheck and his work.

Founder of the Innocence Project Barry Scheck, answers all questions related to wrongful convictions. Barry Scheck has freed hundreds of wrongfully convicted people from jail, many of whom spent decades in jail for crimes they didn’t commit. Wrongful convictions are not an aberration but a result of the way the system is designed. What can we do to reduce wrongful convictions and free innocent people from jail? Tune in to find out. Also check out the Netflix series <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80214563" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Innocence Files</a>, which is based on Barry Scheck and his work.

Founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck: Why People Are Wrongfully Convicted and What We Can Do About It (#1)

3 Takeaways features intimate conversations and insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with the 3 key takeaways the leading figure has learned over their career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman.

3 Takeaways features intimate conversations and insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with the 3 key takeaways the leading figure has learned over their career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman.

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3 Takeaways™ features insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with 3 key takeaways to help you understand the world in new ways that can benefit your life and career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman. A global top 1% podcast.

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