What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Our speaker is William Easterly who is a Professor of Economics at NYU and the author of a new book entitled Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest. I want to hear from Bill about whether foreign aid has been a source for good in the developing world.  I also want to understand the role of experts and whether the World Bank’s programs has been successful. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Richard Breitman, an Emeritus Professor of History and author of Calculated Restraint, dives into the complex decisions faced by Allied leaders during the Holocaust. He discusses whether bombing rail lines to concentration camps could have made a difference and reflects on the silence of the U.S. and British governments at crucial moments. Breitman examines the role of local collaborators, the limits of wartime strategy versus morality, and the impact of delayed warnings, revealing the tragic nuances of history that may have changed lives.

Nicolas Veron, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel and the Peterson Institute, offers deep insights on the resilience of the European Union amidst challenges like the banking crisis, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine. He discusses the mixed impact of Brexit, revealing how it unexpectedly strengthened EU cohesion. Veron critically examines the EU’s democratic processes and explores the tension between European and national identities. He concludes with an optimistic view on EU durability, emphasizing a dual embrace of national and European identities among citizens.

Today’s topic is Convicting Ex-Nazis: the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials. We have two speakers Jonathan Bush who is a Law Professor at Columbia and a former US Prosecutor who pursued war criminals, and Eugene Kontorovich who is a Law Professor at George Mason. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Howard Husock who is a Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of a new book entitled The Projects: A New History of Public Housing. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Joel Pollak who is the Senior Editor at Large for the website Breitbart. I want to learn from Joel about the future of conservative media. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Karen Elliott House who is the former Managing Editor at the Wall Street Journal, and the author of a new book entitled The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia. Karen previously won the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting in the Middle East. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Ricardo Hausmann who is a Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and he is also the Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab. I want to find out from Ricardo why know-how is so important and why additional capital and labor isn’t valuable if workers don’t know what to do. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Daron Acemoglu who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Daron is a Professor at MIT and is also the co-author of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity. I want to learn about how AI will improve productivity as well as its effect on inequality. We will compare AI’s impact with the industrial revolution to understand better how the choices that we make will alter work and our society. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Join John Sides, Chair of the Political Science Department at Vanderbilt and author of 'The Bitter End,' as he delves into the captivating dynamics of the 2024 election. Sides reveals why Trump outperformed expectations and how dissatisfaction with incumbents drives voter behavior. He predicts tight competition for the midterms, with Democrats having a slight edge in the House but struggles in the Senate. Plus, he discusses the subtle impact of campaign messaging and how social media shapes young voters' opinions.