Bradley Lectures Podcast

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Bradley Lectures Podcast episodes

November 19, 2018 Bradley Lecture Series Podcast: Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan with Henry Nau
In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Henry Nau discusses “Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan.”
Two schools of thought typically emerge when Americans debate their place in the world: a realist, nationalist school and a liberal internationalist school. In simple terms, they ask, “Are we to be ‘Fortress America,’ or are we to be the world’s policeman? Nau posits a third school of thought which he traces through four American presidencies, showing that conservative internationalism combines key objectives with the values and means of the other two schools.
This lecture was originally given on November 4, 2013. Full details can be found on the original event page here.
To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website.
57 min
November 19, 2018 Ep. 119: ‘The Fourth Age’: Smart machines and the future of humanity — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - AEI Podcast Channel

Byron Reese, author of the new book “The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity,” organizes human history so far by framing it around three main inventions. We entered the first age when we learned to harness fire and language, the second when we mastered agriculture, and the third came with the invention of writing and the wheel. Now we are on the verge of a fourth age, thanks to developments in artificial intelligence, and to hear Reese tell it, this fourth age promises to be just as transformative as its predecessors.
Byron Reese is the CEO and publisher of the technology research company Gigaom, and the founder of several high-tech companies. You can download the episode by clicking the link above, and don’t forget to subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Tell your friends, leave a review.

36 min
November 15, 2018 The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Richard Rusczyk on math education and the Art of Problem Solving - AEI Podcast Channel
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The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Richard Rusczyk on math education and the Art of Problem Solving
In this episode of “The Report Card with Nat Malkus” on the AEI Education Podcast, Richard Rusczyk joins to talk about his work with gifted math students and math Olympiads through the Art of Problem Solving and what he thinks is missing from math education in the United States. Subscribe to “The Report Card with [...]
The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Richard Rusczyk on math education and the Art of Problem Solving
Macy Heath
23 min
November 15, 2018 Banter #338: Oren Cass on ‘The Once and Future Worker’ - AEI Podcast Channel
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Banter #338: Oren Cass on ‘The Once and Future Worker’
This week on Banter, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Oren Cass joins the show to discuss his new book "The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America."
Banter #338: Oren Cass on ‘The Once and Future Worker’
Spencer Moore
27 min
November 08, 2018 Banter #337: Karlyn Bowman and Norm Ornstein on the 2018 midterm election results - AEI Podcast Channel
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Banter #337: Karlyn Bowman and Norm Ornstein on the 2018 midterm election results
This week on Banter, AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman and Resident Scholar Norm Ornstein joined the show for a postelection analysis of the 2018 midterm elections and a 2020 elections outlook.
Banter #337: Karlyn Bowman and Norm Ornstein on the 2018 midterm election results
Spencer Moore
26 min
November 07, 2018 The Report Card with Nat Malkus special edition: The midterm elections and education policy with Lanae Erickson, Frederick Hess, and Jason Delisle - AEI Podcast Channel
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The Report Card with Nat Malkus special edition: The midterm elections and education policy with Lanae Erickson, Frederick Hess, and Jason Delisle
In this special edition of "The Report Card," host Nat Malkus talks to Frederick Hess, Jason Delisle, and Lanae Erickson about what the 2018 midterm election results will mean for education policy.
The Report Card with Nat Malkus special edition: The midterm elections and education policy with Lanae Erickson, Frederick Hess, and Jason Delisle
Macy Heath
28 min
November 06, 2018 Ep. 118: Reihan Salam on US immigration policy — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - AEI Podcast Channel

How permissive should US immigration policy be? What attributes should we require of the immigrants the United States does admit? And how does immigration affect those already living in the US, both native and foreign born? Reihan Salam answers all these questions and more in his new book, “Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders,” which he joined the show to discuss with me.
Reihan Salam is executive editor of National Review and a National Review Institute fellow. He’s also a contributing editor at The Atlantic and National Affairs, and is the coauthor with Ross Douthat of “Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.” You can follow him on Twitter @Reihan.
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37 min
November 02, 2018 The Report Card with Nat Malkus election edition: Discussing controversial topics and debate in schools - AEI Podcast Channel
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The Report Card with Nat Malkus election edition: Discussing controversial topics and debate in schools
In this episode of "The Report Card with Nat Malkus," Jonathan Zimmerman and Norman Ornstein join to discuss how addressing controversial topics in the classroom head-on and giving all students the opportunity to engage in competitive, civil debate can — paradoxically — help create more informed citizens and improve the nation’s political discourse.
The Report Card with Nat Malkus election edition: Discussing controversial topics and debate in schools
Macy Heath
44 min
November 01, 2018 Banter #336: Clay Fuller on transnational organized crime and authoritarianism - AEI Podcast Channel
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Banter #336: Clay Fuller on transnational organized crime and authoritarianism
This week on Banter, AEI Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow Clay Fuller joined the show to discuss combating transnational criminal organizations and the authoritarian regimes that facilitate their activities.
Banter #336: Clay Fuller on transnational organized crime and authoritarianism
Spencer Moore
30 min
October 30, 2018 Ep. 117: Adrian Wooldrige on ‘Capitalism in America: A History’ — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - AEI Podcast Channel

Imagine the elites of China, Turkey, Britain, and all the other great powers of the day meeting in Davos in 1600 to discuss who among them would emerge as the world’s greatest economic power over the next few centuries. None would have even considered North America, and yet it is the United States that today produces the plurality of world GDP with less than 5 percent of the world’s population. How did that happen? In the excellent new book “Capitalism in America: A History” Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge provide the answer.
Adrian recently joined me on the show to discuss his book, American and world economic history more broadly, and the lessons voters and policymakers should draw today. Adrian Wooldridge is the political editor and Bagehot columnist at The Economist and the author of “Measuring the Mind: Education and Psychology in England, 1860–1990.” You can follow him on Twitter @adwooldridge.
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38 min