Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels (link below), energy theorist, and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, discussed the politics of the oil and gas industry. Alex is currently building a plan to improve the often poorly-articulated pro-energy case going into the pivotal 2020 elections. Raising awareness of the vast material benefits fossil fuels continue to provide to the world is of the utmost importance. You can learn more about Alex’s research and advocacy, and how essential cheap energy is for human flourishing at the Center for Industrial Progress (link below).

Avik Roy, president and founder of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, spoke to history of the healthcare policy debate in America, the practice during the pandemic, and the future of this hot-button issue. Avik was critical to past GOP efforts to coalition build and message on this essential issue, but he believes that there is a new chance to have the healthcare policy debate in the wake of COVID-19. In the wake of the highly successful optional privatization of Medicare with the Medicare Advantage program, Avik has proposed a Medicare Advantage for All (link below) plan, which would preserve the competitive, high-quality private health insurance sector, while making sure no American goes uninsured.

Marcus Stroud and Brandon Allen, Co-founders of venture capital firm TXV Partners based in Austin, Texas—and both new members of Teneo—spoke of being black in America, their family histories, how they met at Princeton, and stories of racial bias they have encountered in their lives. They also gave practical advice to listeners wondering “What can I do?”