Reaganism

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with Dr. Ken Adelman, who served in the Reagan Administration as Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and then as Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for nearly five years. He was a member of the U.S. delegation at the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between Reagan and Gorbachev, which he describes in his book, Reagan at Reykjavik. Roger and Ken discussed the summit and how it led, in Ken’s view, to the end of the Cold War.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with Shannon Clark and Anand Gupta of Palantir Technologies. Shannon Clark is a Senior Vice President at Palantir, where she leads innovation, strategy, and growth with their defense clients. Anand Gupta oversees building Palantir’s most frontier products including those at the intersection of Space and Artificial Intelligence. Roger, Shannon, and Anand talked about Palantir and the role that software plays in protecting our national security.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with Troy Senik. A former speechwriter to President George W. Bush and co-founder of the digital media company Kite & Key, Troy is the author of A Man of Iron: the Turbulent Life and Improbably Presidency of Grover Cleveland. Roger and Troy discussed Grover Cleveland, the only president thus far to serve two non-consecutive terms in office as both America’s 22nd and 24th president.

On this episode, Reagan Institute Director of Scholarly Initiatives Dr. Anthony Eames speaks with Dr. Ben Griffin, an Army officer who currently teaches at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. They discussed Ben’s new book, Reagan’s War Stories, which examined how Ronald Reagan’s reading of Tom Clancy novels and other science fiction books influenced his worldview and national security policies.

On this episode, Reagan Institute Director of Scholarly Initiatives Dr. Anthony Eames speaks with Dr. Ben Griffin, an Army officer who currently teaches at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. They discussed Ben’s new book, Reagan’s War Stories, which examined how Ronald Reagan’s reading of Tom Clancy novels and other science fiction books influenced his worldview and national security policies.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger speaks with Joe Laurienti, Founder & CEO of Ursa Major. Ursa Major is a the first American company to develop rocket engines for application in both hypersonic systems and space launches. Roger and Joe discuss his background working at SpaceX and Blue Origin, founding Ursa Major, hypersonics technology, and the national security innovation base.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with Dr. John Hillen, the James C. Wheat Visiting Professor in Leadership at Hampden-Sydney College. He previously served in the U.S. Army, for George W. Bush, and as a business executive. Roger and John discussed leadership, what a conservative foreign policy should consist of, and how the United States should approach competition with China.

On this episode of Reaganism, guest host Dr. Anthony Eames, Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Reagan Institute, speaks with Dr. James Cooper, Associate Professor in History and American Studies at York St John University in the United Kingdom. Anthony and James spoke about the relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher as well as broader U.S.-U.K. relations.

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On this episode of Reaganism, we are joined by Chris Christie, former Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney. Roger and Gov. Christie discussed his speech in the Time for Choosing Series at the Reagan Library as well as the future of the Republican Party and upcoming elections.

On this episode of Reaganism and recent live event at the Reagan Institute in Washington, D.C., we hear keynote remarks from Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Hicks’s address focuses on the Department’s recently-released unclassified summary of the National Defense Strategy—the guiding doctrine of U.S. defense policy and priorities—as well as the Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. Following her remarks, Dr. Hicks participated in a moderated conversation with Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim. A panel discussion followed with insights from The Honorable Michèle Flournoy, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Representative Elaine Luria, U.S. Representative (VA-02), and The Honorable Mac Thornberry, Former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.