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Dr. Stephanie Edgerly is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University. As a premier researcher of U.S. media who specializes in audience insight and focus, Stephanie Edgerly examines today’s media environment and the risks it poses to an informed citizenry. In an age […]

Admiral Harry Harris, after retiring from the US Navy served as Ambassador to South Korea where he experienced firsthand the tensions in the Asian Pacific and the difficult position that the allied military faces in that region of the world. It’s a complicated situation that most Americans know little about, with multiple avenues for misunderstandings […]

Robert Kagan is the Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. He is a graduate of Yale University’s School of Government and holds a PhD in American History from American University. He is a contributing columnist at The Washington […]

Daryl Johnson is one of the foremost experts on domestic terrorism in the U.S. Beginning his career as a civilian in the U.S. Army, Johnson was also senior analyst at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and, more recently, as lead analyst for domestic terrorism at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). […]

The United States has entered a time when constitutional interpretations seem to be changing. Factors, such as the precedents set by early presidents and Congresses, common practices of modern American citizens, venerable judicial decisions, and sources of inspiration and guidance, are questioned.

Dr. Michael S. Roth became the President of Connecticut’s Wesleyan University in 2007. In subsequent years, he has been at the forefront of those examining the purpose of, and means by which, higher education functions.

Jonathan Ward is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute where he conducts work on US-China policy, with a focus on economics. Dr. Ward has been studying China, Russia, and India for nearly 20 years since his undergraduate studies in Russian and Chinese language at Columbia University.

Rikki Klieman is currently the Legal Analyst for CBS News, after serving as a television anchor, notably covering the OJ Simpson trial. As an attorney, she specialized in criminal law, appellate practice and civil litigation.

Since October 7, 2024, the Israelis, Palestinians, Americans, and other Middle Eastern nations have struggled, using threats, weaponry, and words to determine appropriate and sustainable solutions wherein nations that express the goal of destroying components of one another can exist side-by-side.

John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School of Politics and was labeled by Time Magazine as “the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) political researcher when it comes to understanding youth in politics.”

Jeffrey R. Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Columbia University Teacher’s College and the nation’s preeminent expert in the current evolution of public education.

The emergence of public artificial intelligence products has increased focus on how they may affect our society and lives. At recent hearings, Congress was introduced to the progress and dangers of these rapidly advancing technologies. Peter Singer examines the scope of AI development, the benefits it offers, and the ethical challenges to human society.