Politics

Presidential Leadership: the Defining Traits (5001)

As we approach the inauguration of the 47th American president, it’s an ideal time to reflect on past leaders and consider which of them are remembered as the most successful.

The Gaza/Palestinian Campus Protests: What Students Think

Joining Host Jim Falk are Corinne Hess, a sophomore at Berkeley University, California, and Zachary Suri, a sophomore at Yale University, New Haven Connecticut. Our guests lived the campus protest experience firsthand.

Sanctions: Do They Work?

Sanctions are now a favored tool for the United States to use against adversaries such as Russia, Iran, North Korea, and many other countries and individuals. Presently the U.S. has sanctions against more than 30 countries. Are they working?

The Mexico Presidential Elections: How Will They Impact U.S.-Mexico Relations (3025)

Join us for a rousing discussion on the future of Mexican politics and how changes may impact the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

Border Security and Economics: A Worldwide Challenge (3022)

What motivates a migrant to risk his or her life or that of their family to leave their country for an unknown destination.? As opposition grows to undocumented migration, what options do governments have to address this issue?

Will Federal Government Debt Destroy the Dollar? (3016)

When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, the total direct federal debt accumulated since 1789 was less than one trillion dollars. Today that debt is 34 trillion on its way to 50 trillion.

The Geopolitics of Our Border Drug Trade (3009)

Joining Host Jim Falk on the controversial topic of how China and Mexico may be enabling the production and importation of illicit drugs into the United States and what options are being proposed to counter this growing problem are two guests who look at this issue very differently.

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