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Larry Bernstein
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Nov 14, 2024 • 27min
Surging Business Formation
John Haltiwanger is a Professor of Economics at Maryland and a specialist in new businesses. I want to hear from John about the growing importance of new firms to increase productivity and provide job growth. In addition, I want to learn about how the movement towards self-employed and 1099 independent contractors will influence the job market. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Nov 9, 2024 • 33min
Putting Women to Work
Betsey Stevenson is a Professor of Economics at Michigan. Betsey is also the former Chief Economist at the Department of Labor. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Oct 31, 2024 • 33min
Are the Presidential Polls Flawed?
Patrick Ruffini is a pollster with Echelon Insights and he is also the author of the book Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Oct 29, 2024 • 45min
White vs. Black Working Class Voters
Batya Ungar-Sargon is the author of the new book entitled Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women. I am going to ask Batya to focus her comments on why Trump appeals to Working Class Americans.Corey Fields is a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown and the author of a book entitled Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African American Republicans. I want Corey to explain why the Republicans have historically been unsuccessful in attracting Black people and if it will be different in the upcoming presidential election. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Oct 19, 2024 • 25min
Don’t Glorify Manufacturing Jobs
Marty Eichenbaum is a Professor of Economics at Northwestern. Marty wrote an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal last week where he argued that the focus on American manufacturing jobs is misplaced, and that our economy has moved on to services. Manufacturing jobs were good jobs in the 1950s but no longer. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Oct 12, 2024 • 35min
What Is Putin Thinking?
John Sullivan, the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, shares his insights from his tenure during both the Trump and Biden administrations, shedding light on Putin's motivations for invading Ukraine. He discusses the complexities of maintaining diplomatic relations amid constant surveillance and the emotional toll on those involved. Sullivan dives into Russian geopolitics, emphasizing the need for a unified Western response and strategies to combat foreign election interference, while also reflecting on historical parallels in U.S. foreign policy.

Oct 5, 2024 • 46min
Torturing the Wrong Man
Maurice Samuels is a Professor of French at Yale and the director of their Program for the Study of Antisemitism. Maurice is the author of a new book entitled Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Sep 28, 2024 • 27min
How Change in Function Drives Evolution
Neil Shubin is a Professor of Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago and the Provost of the Field Museum of Natural History. He is the author of a new book entitled Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life from Ancient Fossils to DNA. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Sep 21, 2024 • 30min
Reducing the Number of Foreign Students
Jay Greene is a Senior Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and previously was the Department Chair at the University of Arkansas’s Department of Education Reform. Jay is probably best known as my debate partner at New Trier High School. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Sep 7, 2024 • 27min
Whipping in the Public Square
Peter Moskos is the author of the books Cop in the Hood as well as In Defense of Flogging. Peter is a Professor in the Department of Law and Political Science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I want to find out from Peter what it is like policing in the Eastern District of Baltimore when he was a police officer and why he thinks we need to reconsider physical punishment in lieu of incarceration. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe