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Nov 25, 2024 | 
aei.org | John Fortier |Jim Harper |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Sally Satel
Amid political polarization, are there practical steps to combat extremism that are acceptable across the political spectrum? In Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism, the Task Force on Institutional Reforms to Combat Political Extremism offers ideas for reforming key aspects of the US electoral process.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |J. Joel Alicea |John Fortier
Hong Kong billionaire and democracy activist Jimmy Lai is China’s most famous political prisoner. In a new biography—The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic—Mark L. Clifford, veteran Hong Kong journalist and president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, explores Lai’s rise to fame, his two-decade campaign for democracy in Hong Kong, and his political persecution by the Chinese regime.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
aei.org | John Fortier |Donald E. Palmer
Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer speak with state and local election administrators, as well as experts on election administration for live updates on Election Day 2024.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
san.com | John Fortier
Now Election Day was a win for Donald Trump and Republicans. President Trump won all of the seven swing states. He is the likely winner of the popular vote, and Republicans will control the House and the Senate in the coming Congress. The bottom line is that election day was a Republican victory.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
aei.org | John Fortier |J. Joel Alicea |Kevin Corinth |Angela Rachidi
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is known nationally for his work on contested elections, most notably during the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams and the 2020 presidential election. Join us as Secretary Raffensperger, AEI’s John C.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
aei.org | Mackenzie Eaglen |Karlyn Bowman |John Fortier
According to the Pentagon’s latest report on China’s military power, China is not only catching up to but in several key areas exceeding the United States’ military capabilities. China now fields the world’s largest army, navy, and sub-strategic rocket force; possesses a steadily growing and technologically advanced air force; and aims to multiply the size of its nuclear arsenal. Recent AEI research indicates that Beijing is investing up to three times its publicly reported military expenditure.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
aei.org | John Fortier |Donald E. Palmer |Cord Byrd |Co-hosts John Fortier
Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Cord Byrd, Florida’s Secretary of State.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Karlyn Bowman |John Fortier |Chris Stirewalt |Sean Trende
After a turbulent election year, AEI’s Election Watch team gathers for a final time to examine the results and look ahead to the 119th Congress. The panelists will cover what we know about the presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, key Senate and House races, and what the results mean for 2025 and beyond. If battleground states remain uncalled, the experts will break down what ballots remain uncounted and explain which candidate they see as the favorite.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
aei.org | John Fortier |Donald E. Palmer |Craig Latimer
Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Craig Latimer, Supervisor of Elections in Hillsborough County, FL.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Danielle Pletka |Danielle Pletka |R. Richard Geddes |John Fortier
America’s Jews are straying away from their religion and identity. Even after Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel and the wave of antisemitism that engulfed America’s cities and college campuses, American Jews are far less engaged with and supportive of Israel than past generations were. And fewer and fewer Jews are practicing religion or identifying it as something important to them.
