Public Policy Archives - Chris Riback's Conversations

How do you run a municipality through a pandemic? What’s it like to see the place you love – your home – go through it? A conversation with New Rochelle (NY) Mayor Noam Bramson.

Mayor Noam Bramson: From Patient Zero to New York as Epicenter

March 25, 2020 admin Public Policy, Science

How do you run a municipality through a pandemic? What’s it like to see the place you love – your home – go through it? A conversation with New Rochelle (NY) Mayor Noam Bramson.

Former U.S. Representative and Director of the Cornell University Institute of Politics and Global Affairs Steve Israel analyzes how to run for President in a time of Coronavirus, as well as Joe Biden's Democratic Primary run

Rep. Steve Israel: Running for President in Time of Coronavirus

March 20, 2020 admin Politics, Public Policy

When I first scheduled an election analysis discussion with former U.S. Representative Steve Israel, it’s fair to say that my initial set of questions had nothing to do with how to run for President in a time of coronavirus.

A discussion with Rick Hasen: Russian hacks. Voter suppression. So-called voter fraud. Disinformation. Caucus debacles. We continue our check on American democracy with a previously unthinkable question: Can America run a fair election?

Rick Hasen: Can America Run a Fair Election?

February 28, 2020 admin Public Policy

Russian hacks. Voter suppression. So-called voter fraud. Disinformation. Caucus debacles. We continue our check on American democracy with a previously unthinkable question: Can America run a fair election?

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt: Revisiting “How Democracies Die”

February 17, 2020 admin Public Policy

How’s our democracy doing? Are America’s democratic norms still valid? How much more can our institutions take? I decided to dedicate the next two conversations to the topic, starting with a new conversation on “How Democracies Die.”

Chief Justice John G. Roberts: 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary

January 11, 2020 admin DocuPods, Public Policy

DocuPod: Chief Justice John G. Roberts published his annual Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. With tensions among government branches high and impeachment trial likely, this year’s report was widely anticipated.

As the 2020 Presidential campaign becomes more intense, Matt Stoller discusses the battle going on for America’s economic soul.

Matt Stoller: The American Battle Between Monopoly and Democracy

January 2, 2020 admin Business & Economics, Public Policy

As our 2020 Presidential campaign becomes more intense and pointed, it’s clear there is a battle going on for, among other things, America’s economic soul.

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman to the US House Impeachment Investigators on October 29.

LTC Alexander S. Vindman: Opening Statement to US House Impeachment Investigators

October 31, 2019 admin DocuPods, International Affairs, Public Policy

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman to the US House Impeachment Investigators on October 29.

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Amb. William B. Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, who testified behind closed doors before the U.S. House Impeachment Investigators on Oct. 22.

Amb. William B. Taylor: Opening Statement to US House Impeachment Investigators

October 29, 2019 admin DocuPods, International Affairs, Public Policy

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Amb. William B. Taylor, the senior US diplomat in Ukraine, who testified behind closed doors before the US House Impeachment Investigators on Oct. 22.

When considering Trump’s immigration policy, it's hard to get past the headlines. But Hirschfeld Davis & Shear's story offers an incredibly useful way to consider the entire Trump presidency and address central questions: Who are we, and what is America?

Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Michael D. Shear: Inside Trump’s Assault on Immigration

October 18, 2019 admin Politics, Public Policy

When considering Trump’s immigration policy, it’s hard to get past the headlines. But Hirschfeld Davis & Shear’s story offers an incredibly useful way to consider the entire Trump presidency and address central questions: Who are we, and what is America?

Is our best hope to stop global warming and save the planet the exact formula that created the mess in the first place? Andrew McAfee argues for capitalism & technology in “More From Less”

Andrew McAfee: Why Capitalism & Technology Will Save the Planet

October 11, 2019 admin Business & Economics, Culture, Public Policy, Science

Is our best hope to stop global warming and save the planet the exact formula that created the mess in the first place? Andrew McAfee argues for capitalism & technology in “More From Less”

Philip Mudd explains the state of our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies -- and revisits the CIA's Black Sites, where our national debates on torture, waterboarding, counterterrorism, and the deep responsibility to prevent another attack were born.

Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence + Discussion of “Black Site”

August 2, 2019 admin International Affairs, Public Policy

Philip Mudd explains the state of our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies — and revisits the CIA’s Black Sites, where our debates on torture, counterterrorism & the responsibility to prevent another attack were born

Tsai explains how legal ideas that aren’t necessarily about equality at all — ensuring fair play, acting reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech — have been used to overcome inequality in the past and can serve as potent alternative tools to promote equality today.

Robert Tsai: Is Justice Possible? Your Supreme Court Questions Answered

July 19, 2019 admin Public Policy

Robert Tsai explains how legal ideas that aren’t necessarily about equality at all — ensuring fair play, acting reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech — have been used to overcome inequality in the past and can serve as potent alternative tools to promote equality today.