Podcast Season 6
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Is Public Education in Crisis? – with Jeb Bush, John White, and Rahm Emanuel
Is public education in crisis? In recent years, our schools have faced unprecedented challenges from the pandemic and teacher shortages to debates over curriculum and student mental health. Test scores are down, and US students are falling behind their international peers. In this final episode of Season Six, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen…
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Can We Still Count on the Separation of Powers? – with Cass Sunstein and David Lewis
The U.S. Constitution established three independent branches of government and a series of checks and balances to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, and their guests, Cass Sunstein, a professor at Harvard Law School and former Administrator of the White…
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How Important are Foreign Alliances? – with Rahm Emanuel and Michael Kimmage
As the global landscape evolves, the dynamics of power, trade and diplomacy are increasingly interlinked. Are alliances with other countries essential to U.S. safety, security, and economic success? Are we best served by an America first approach? In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, and their guests, Rahm Emanuel,…
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Has Pardon Power Gone Too Far? – with Mike Nelson and Steve Vladeck
The power of the US president to pardon convicted criminals is enshrined in the US Constitution, but many experts have harshly criticized the recent use of presidential pardons and calls for reform have grown louder. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, and their guests, Mike Nelson, professor of…
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Can Government Work Better and Cost Less? – with Elaine Kamarck and Jim Capretta
Debates over both the role and size of government are as old as the country. Over time, presidents from both parties have attempted to streamline government, cut spending, and improve service delivery to varied degrees of success. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, and their guests, Elaine Kamarck,…
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Is This the End of Free Trade? – with Heather Long and James Lake
Over the past 10 years, America’s economic growth has dramatically outpaced the rest of the developed world. American voters, however, have shifted away from favoring the sort of free market policies that characterized American trade in the post-World War II era, and towards more restrictive policies that economists suggest with lower economic growth, domestically and…