Reaganism

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Sebastien Lai and Jonathan Price. Sebastien Lai is the son of Jimmy Lai, a renowned Hong Kong media entrepreneur, writer, and pro-democracy campaigner, who founded Next Digital and Apple Daily, the popular independent Chinese language newspaper in Hong Kong which was forcibly shut down in 2021. Jimmy Lai has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since December 2020 and now awaits trial this month. Sebastien is leading the international #FreeJimmyLai campaign to secure his father’s release. Jonathan Price is a lawyer serving as international counsel for Jimmy and Sebastien Lai.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Richard Goldberg who serves as a senior advisor for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). They discuss Saudi Arabia-Israel relations, ongoing challenges posed by Iranian aggression in the Middle East, and the future of the Abraham Accords.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with Dr. Jerry McGinn who serves as the Executive Director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting in the School of Business at George Mason University. They discussed the defense industrial base, working with allies on transnational industrial cooperation to alleviate global supply issues like those seen in Ukraine, and ongoing hurdles faced by America’s defense industry.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff sits down with The Honorable Alicia Kearns who serves as a Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton, and as the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the UK House of Commons. They discussed MP Kearns’ early political influences including President Reagan, her work at the Ministry of Defense, and her role as the first woman to Chair the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and its subsequent policy goals.

Dr. Peter Feaver, Professor at Duke University, talks about public confidence in the US military, social desirability bias, decline in public confidence, politicization of the military, congressional power, culture war, and politicization within the military. He also shares his favorite Reagan book and speech.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director, Roger Zakheim, sits down with former Representative Mike Rogers who previously served as the Chair of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discussed the ongoing national security challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China, the ongoing intelligence and cyber security threat that China poses, the latest on the Chinese spy balloon, and much more.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director, Roger Zakheim, sits down with Daniel Runde who is a Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of the Project on Prosperity and Development. They discuss Mr. Runde’s new book entitled, “The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power.” They also discuss the ongoing global challenges posed by China, the war in Ukraine, and how these conflicts call for greater American leadership through soft power.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director, Roger Zakheim, sits down with Alexandr Wang who is the CEO and Founder of Scale AI which seeks to accelerate the development of AI applications. They discuss Mr. Wang’s innovation in the AI space, the future of AI, government regulation and its affects on AI, compeitition with China and what that means for AI, and more.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director, Roger Zakheim, sits down with John Catsimatidis who is the CEO of Red Apple Group, former candidate for New York City Mayor, and host of the ‘Cats Roundtable’ radio show. They discuss Mr. Catsimatidis ‘rags-to-riches’ story as the child of Greek immigrants, his new book that outlines this origin story entitled, “How Far Do You Want To Go?: Lessons From A Common-Sense Billionaire,” what the American dream means for him and future generations of Americans, and his meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the White House.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director of Scholarly Initiatives, Dr. Anthony Eames, sits down with Dr. Matthew Costello who serves as the Vice President and Senior Historian for the David Rubenstein National Center for White House History. They discuss Dr. Costello’s new book, “Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture,” and how the history of presidential funerals and mourning changed over time.