Protests, patriotism, and the history of black athletes in America
Sep 29, 2017
Governance Studies Fellow Nicol Turner-Lee discusses the history of black athletes’ acts of civil disobedience, President Trump’s reaction to the ongoing protests in the NFL, and the national debate over protests and patriotism.
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After Graham-Cassidy, what’s next for health care and tax reform?
Sep 27, 2017
Molly Reynolds, Brookings fellow in Governance Studies and the Center for Effective Public Management, discusses Republicans’ recent failure to roll back major parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With no plans to vote on the Graham-Cassidy proposal, Republican lawmakers now turn their attention to tax...
Merkel wins, far right gains: What happened in Germany's elections?
Sep 25, 2017
Constanze Stelzenmüller, senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings, discusses the results of the German election, which resulted in Angela Merkel being elected for a fourth term as chancellor and a far-right nationalist party being voted into the federal legislature for the first time in over a century.
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What tax cuts can Congress pass?
Sep 25, 2017
Bill Gale, senior fellow in Economic Studies and co-director of the Tax Policy Center, discusses the Republican effort to cut taxes, explaining the effect that various planned cuts will have on Americans at all income levels and predicting the effect that the tax cut debate will have on upcoming congressional...
What US college students think about free speech
Sep 21, 2017
John Villasenor, nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation, discusses college students’ views on the First Amendment, based on a recent survey of 1,300 current undergraduate students. Villasenor finds that a concerning number of students lack essential knowledge regarding...