Ranked #1
Punishment without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
Punishment without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
At any given time, the United States holds almost two million people in prison for felony convictions. Often overlooked,... Read more
7 May 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #2
Big Fat Nutrition Policy
Big Fat Nutrition Policy
Nina Teicholz is the investigative journalist who, in her book The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong ... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #3
Cyber Warfare, Coercion, and Restraint
Cyber Warfare, Coercion, and Restraint
International security in the 21st century is increasingly characterized by the use of cyber operations. Concern over th... Read more
9 May 2019
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #4
Economic Inequality: Are We Measuring It Right and What Does It Mean?
Economic Inequality: Are We Measuring It Right and What Does It Mean?
Some political leaders are saying that income and wealth inequality are at unacceptable levels and need to be countered ... Read more
29 Apr 2019
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57mins
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Ranked #5
Keeping Up with the Jones Act
Keeping Up with the Jones Act
The Jones Act is back in the news, with legislation introduced this year to repeal the law and the White House said to b... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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23mins
Ranked #6
The Wealth Explosion: The Nature and Origins of Modernity
The Wealth Explosion: The Nature and Origins of Modernity
How did the modern dynamic economy, filled with wealth and opportunity, come about? In his new book, The Wealth Explosio... Read more
23 May 2019
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #7
CyberWork and the American Dream
CyberWork and the American Dream
The perceived threat of artificial intelligence (AI) to the American workforce and society more broadly has become a com... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #8
Why Is College So Pricey? Theories Compete!
Why Is College So Pricey? Theories Compete!
Depending on the type of institution, inflation‐adjusted college prices have as much as tripled over the past 30 years.... Read more
29 May 2019
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1hr 34mins
Ranked #9
Who's Afraid of Big Tech? - Welcome Remarks and Panel 1: Big Brother in Big Tech
Who's Afraid of Big Tech? - Welcome Remarks and Panel 1: Big Brother in Big Tech
News of foreign interference in elections and allegations of mismanagement have prompted lawmakers to take action. Execu... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #10
When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
When is it appropriate to resist the agents of the state? For many, the answer may be (all too) easy: never. But the Uni... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #11
Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All
Eyes in the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All
The ancient Greeks believed that the mythical Gorgon could turn those who stared at it to stone. The Pentagon’s surveill... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #12
The Imagery of Freedom
The Imagery of Freedom
Using eagles and flags to rainbows and abstract art, many people have expressed ideas about freedom in art. Are there co... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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57mins
Ranked #13
Why the Government Should Not Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media
Why the Government Should Not Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media
Until recently, private social media companies have been free to moderate content on their own platforms. But accusation... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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55mins
Ranked #14
Who's Afraid of Big Tech? - Flash Talk: The Time Is Now: A Framework for Comprehensive Privacy Protection and Digital Rights in the United States
Who's Afraid of Big Tech? - Flash Talk: The Time Is Now: A Framework for Comprehensive Privacy Protection and Digital Rights in the United States
News of foreign interference in elections and allegations of mismanagement have prompted lawmakers to take action. Execu... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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12mins
Ranked #15
The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet
The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information ... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #16
“I Am Offended”: Art & Free Expression
“I Am Offended”: Art & Free Expression
Should art offend? Does it matter if people are offended? Should offensive art be displayed? Should it be censored? Who ... Read more
22 May 2019
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #17
The Simon Abundance Index: A New Way to Measure Availability of Resources
The Simon Abundance Index: A New Way to Measure Availability of Resources
Are we running out of resources? That’s been a hotly debated question since the publication of Paul Ehrlich’s book The P... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #18
Trade and American Leadership: The Paradoxes of Power and Wealth from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump
Trade and American Leadership: The Paradoxes of Power and Wealth from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump
From the nation building of Alexander Hamilton to the trade wars of Donald Trump, trade policy has been a key instrument... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #19
Two Roads to War: How (and Why) America and Britain Decided to Invade Iraq
Two Roads to War: How (and Why) America and Britain Decided to Invade Iraq
The disastrous choice to use force to remove Saddam Hussein from power did enormous damage to the wealth, well‐being, a... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #20
Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
After years of quiet U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen, top officials in the Trump administratio... Read more
7 Dec 2018
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1hr 33mins
