The Campus Exchange

Dr. Yuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at AEI, where he also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy. The founder and editor of National Affairs, he is also a senior editor at The New Atlantis, a contributing editor at National Review, and a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times.

In our first episode of 2023, Yuval joins Jonny Gartner of Cedarville University to discuss his book, A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream.

To learn more about our 2023 Summer Honors Program, visit https://www.aei.org/summer-honors-program/

Today, we're doing something a little bit different.

In this special holiday episode of the Campus Exchange, Jeff is joined by two members of AEI's Academic Programs staff: Camille Messer and Chris Healey. Listen for a fun discussion of holiday traditions, favorite books and movies, what drew each of them to AEI, and more.

To learn more about our 2023 Summer Honors Program, visit https://www.aei.org/summer-honors-program/

Dr. Kori Schake is a senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Before joining AEI she was the deputy director-general of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. She has had a distinguished career in government, working at the US State Department, the US Department of Defense, and the National Security Council at the White House.

Kori joins Caleb Sampson of Hillsdale College to discuss nuclear risks in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the role of nuclear weapons in contemporary conflict, and how the United States should respond to nuclear threats and blackmail.

To learn more about our 2023 Summer Honors Program, visit https://www.aei.org/summer-honors-program/

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on Chinese military and security policy in the Asia-Pacific and rising power challenges to the international order.

Oriana joins Eli Glickman of the University of California, Berkeley to discuss China's threat to Taiwan, steps the United States and its allies can take, and potential means for both short and long-term deterrence.

To learn more about our 2023 Summer Honors Program, visit https://www.aei.org/summer-honors-program/

Dr. Christopher J. Scalia is a Senior Fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on literature, culture, and higher education.

Chris joins Thomas Gilmore of Ave Maria University to discuss the legacy of his father, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Scalia's friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, friendship as an antidote to political partisanship, and the Court's legitimacy in light of recent decisions.

To learn more about our 2023 Summer Honors Program, visit https://www.aei.org/summer-honors-program/

Jonah Goldberg is a Senior Fellow and holds the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at AEI, where he focuses on American politics and culture, media, and both the conservative and progressive movements. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, and hosts the podcast “The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg.”

Jonah is joined by Isaac Willour of Grove City College to discuss the peculiar nature of the 2022 midterms, the potential influence of issues like Dobbs and inflation on election outcomes, and Joe Biden’s presidency.

To learn more about our work on college campuses, visit www.aei.org/academic-programs

Dr. Dalibor Rohac is a Senior Fellow at AEI, where he focuses on European political and economic trends, specifically Central and Eastern Europe, the EU, US-EU relations, and the post-Communist transitions and backsliding of countries in the former Soviet bloc.

Dalibor joins the University of Pittsburgh's Jake Lorenz to discuss the European energy crisis and its sweeping implications.

To learn more about our work on college campuses, visit www.aei.org/academic-programs

The Campus Exchange podcast is thrilled to welcome AEI's President, Robert Doar, in the first episode of our reboot.

Robert Doar is the President of the American Enterprise Institute, where he launched the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies research division and focuses on poverty studies, welfare, families, children's health, and young adults.

Robert is joined by Nick Tolbert of the University of Alabama to discuss his philosophy concerning welfare reform, drawing on lessons he learned from his father's career in the Civil Rights Movement as well as numerous biographies.

To learn more about our work on college campuses, visit www.aei.org/academic-programs

What is the state of the American media landscape? Are the partisan divisions in cable news increasing? How ought news stations operate election polling desks? And what influence does the media have over midterm and presidential elections?

The American Enterprise Institute’s Chris Stirewalt joins students at Indiana University to discuss the interplay of media and public opinion. As we enter into midterm season, the press will play a large role in public perception of candidates. Stirewalt offers further insight on the proper relationship between a president and the press corps, how an administration crafts a media strategy, and the demands that accompany moments of crisis.

Chris Stirewalt is the author of "Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back," forthcoming this summer.

Under what conditions can employers mandate vaccinations?

Should abortion be a constitutional right? How malleable are our laws amid

changing administrations? And is there a constitutional basis for race-based

university admissions?

AEI’s Adam White is joined by students at the University of Alabama to discuss

some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this term. From examining the history

of gun rights and abortion, to addressing race-based admissions into universities,

government position, and private organizations, White provides a compelling

look at judicial history, modern conversations, and implications for the

future.