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Recent books and political trends have brought the social and economic hardships of rural America into the public eye. Academic scholars and policy experts provide their analyses of contemporary rural poverty and attendant public policies aimed at addressing it.

Rural poverty in America

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On this AEI Events Podcast, AEI and Baylor University welcomed Alan Jacobs of Baylor University to discuss his latest book, “How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds” (Currency, 2017). 

How to think: A survival guide for a world at odds

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On this AEI Events Podcast, Eva Moskowitz (Success Academy Charter Schools) to discuss the lessons in her new book, "The Education of Eva Moskowitz: A Memoir."

Lessons from Success Academy with Eva Moskowitz

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In this AEI Events Podcast, Govs. John Kasich and John Hickenlooper discuss a bipartisan proposal to stabilize the individual insurance market.

Govs. John Kasich and John Hickenlooper discuss bipartisan proposal to stabilize health insurance market

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In this AEI Events Podcast, Ambassador Nikki Haley outlined some of the Trump administration’s key considerations in assessing Iranian compliance to the Iran Deal. 

Amb. Nikki Haley discusses considerations on US policy toward Iran

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In this AEI Events Podcast, AEI’s Nat Malkus welcomes Liberian Education Minister George K. Werner to deliver a keynote address on Liberia’s new education initiative, the Partnership Schools for Liberia (PSL) program.

Charter schools in the developing world: A keynote address by Liberian Education Minister George K. Werner

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In this AEI Events Podcast, AEI’s Joseph Antos hosts health policy experts to discuss Medicare’s fiscal health following the release of the 2017 Medicare Trustees report.

Medicare in the Trump era: The 2017 Trustees Report

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In this AEI Events Podcast, AEI’s Aparna Mathur hosts Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who present their carbon tax proposal.

Carbon taxes: A problem or a solution? Remarks from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)

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This AEI Events Podcast discusses Social Security – the largest federal program, the largest tax most workers pay, and the largest source of income for most retirees.

What’s in store for Social Security? Experts discuss the 2017 Social Security Trustees Report

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In this AEI Events Podcast, AEI’s Claude Barfield and Michael Strain host the Right Honorable Liam Fox MP, the UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, to discuss international trade policy in the wake of Brexit.

The future of UK trade policy: Remarks from the Right Honorable Liam Fox MP, UK Secretary of State for International Trade