U.S. Economy and Federal Debt
Ben Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…
1,042 viewsBen Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…
1,042 viewsAuthors talked about their books about the U.S. economy. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Jon Wiener moderated. The panelists were: Joyce Appleby, The Relentless Re…
556 viewsMatt Miller talked with with Daniel Pink about his book The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity (Times Books; January 6, 2009). Mr. Mill…
907 viewsPanelists talked about the future and direction of health care reform. Among the topics addressed were potential changes in health care financing policy in an Obama administration, current c…
456 viewsA panel discussion called “Divided We Stand: Facing Tough Issues” was moderated by Matt Miller. Topics included evolution, religion, Hurricane Katrina, and other issues. The panelists respon…
162 viewsModerated by Barry Siegel, the panelists talked about America’s political and global future from various perspectives and about their books on the topic. Chris Hedges wrote Losing Moses o…
124 viewsModerated by Mr. Kinsley, authors talked about achieving a civil society in the contemporary political culture. They discuss the roles of government, interest groups, individuals, and the me…
120 viewsFive authors debated the question “Are We Making the World Safe for Democracy?” Among the issues they addressed were U.S. foreign policy goals, the history of democratic institutions in the…
284 viewsAfter an introduction by David Frum, Mr. Miller talked about his book, The 2% Solution: Fixing America’s Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love, published by Public Affairs. I…
108 viewsMatthew Miller moderated the panel Cauldron of Turmoil: The Middle East. The panelists discussed the influence of history and religion on people and difficulties in cross-cultural understand…
97 viewsParticipants talked about the value of school vouchers, saying that they alleviate overcrowding problems, increase competition between schools, and eventually force improvements in public sc…
146 viewsMatthew Miller, who writes primarily on economic issues, talked about news stories. He addressed the resignation of Secretary Rubin and what impact it would have on domestic and world market…
29 viewsMr. Miller talked about headline news and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
36 viewsGwen Ifill moderated a discussion among scholars of the problems facing Social Security. They examined how the system can be changed to uphold benefit promises, which included some options t…
28 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
89 viewsEditors discussed the art of editorial writing, comparing it with other kinds of writing. Following their prepared remarks, they took questions from the audience.
68 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with newsmakers, journalists and legislators; and viewer comments by telephone, f…
57 viewsC-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current political events through reviews of newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the first segment, Newsweek’s Melinda Liu talked about Presid…
118 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning the future of the Social Security system, specifically how it will treat future generations as compared to its current beneficiaries.
125 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
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