Banter: An AEI Podcast

Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at AEI, where he studies US defense strategy in Asia, including alliance dynamics and US-China competition. He also teaches at Princeton University and cohosts the Net Assessment podcast for War on the Rocks.

Zack joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss A New China Playbook, the defense of Taiwan, and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Scott Winship is a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the AEI, where he researches social mobility and poverty.

Scott joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss poverty alleviation, upward mobility, workforce participation, and the child tax credit.

Dr. Brian Miller is a nonresident fellow at the AEI, where he focuses on Medicare payment policy, FDA regulatory policy, healthcare competition policy, veterans’ health, and public health policy. 

Brian joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss hospital consolidation, patient care, CDC reform, and medical coverage.

Matt Weidinger is a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at AEI, where his work is focused on safety-net policies. Matt previously served as the deputy staff director of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the longtime staff director of its Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Matt joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss the child tax credit, safety-net programs, and unemployment insurance.

Paul Ryan, who previously served as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, is a distinguished visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). His recently released book, American Renewal, offers solutions to renew America’s social contract and place our government programs on strong fiscal footing.

Paul joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss digital currency, politics, tax reform, and Social Security.

Ruy Teixeira is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at AEI, where he studies political demography, voter turnout, American electoral politics, and party coalitions. Ruy is the editor of the AEI Elections and Demography Project which focuses on demographic voting patterns during the 2022 election.

Ruy joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss the 2022 midterms, demographic shifts, and the future of political parties.

James C. Capretta is a senior fellow and holds the Milton Friedman Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies health care, entitlement programs, and fiscal trends in advanced economies. His latest book, US Health Policy and Market Reforms, was released in September.

James joined Phoebe and Robert to discuss Medicare, price transparency, and employer-sponsored health insurance.

Chris Miller is a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on Russian foreign policy, politics, and economics. His new book, Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, is available for purchase now.

Chris joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss semiconductors, the geopolitics of technology, and the Russian-Ukraine War.

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Marc Thiessen is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) where he studies and writes about American presidential leadership and counterterrorism. He is a columnist for The Washington Post and a regular contributor to Fox News.

Marc joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss partisan media, War in Ukraine, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the midterm elections.

Paul Kupiec is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies systemic risk and the management and regulations of banks and financial markets. He also follows the work of financial regulators such as the Federal Reserve and examines the impact of financial regulations on the US economy.

Paul Kupiec joins Phoebe and Robert to discuss inflation, financial regulation, mandating ESG investing, and cryptocurrency.