The Campus Exchange – Details, episodes & analysis

Michael R. Strain is the director of Economic Policy Studies and the Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies labor markets, public finance, social policy, and macroeconomics. Before joining AEI, Dr. Strain worked in the Center for Economic Studies at the US Census Bureau and in the macroeconomics research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.

Dr. Strain is joined by Jake Kirshen of the University of North Carolina to discuss inflation, the national debt, and an economic policy perspective on our upcoming election.

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Steven B. Kamin is a senior fellow at AEI, where he studies international macroeconomic and financial issues. Before joining AEI, Dr. Kamin spent 32 years at the Federal Reserve, directing the Division of International Finance, advising on international economic and financial policy matters, and representing the Fed before international groups such as the G7. He also served as a visiting economist at the Bank for International Settlements, a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and a consultant for the World Bank.

Dr. Kamin is joined by Brady Nichols of the University of Michigan to discuss dollarization and Argentina’s economic policy.

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David French is an opinion columnist for the New York Times, specializing in law, culture, religion, and armed conflict.

In this special summer episode, David joins two AEI Summer Honors Academy students, Ethan Wilmot from the University of Michigan and Michaela Ferrario from Cornell University, for a wide-ranging conversation on college free speech culture, religious disengagement, and civil-military relations.

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Brent Orrell is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on job training, workforce development, and criminal justice reform. Before joining AEI, he worked in the executive and legislative branches of the US government for over 20 years. 

In our last episode of season 3, Brent joins Elisabeth Nieshalla of Taylor University for a conversation on how to choose a rewarding career, workforce development, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market.

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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde is the John H. Makin Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fernández-Villaverde’s broad areas of research include macroeconomics, econometrics, and economic history.

Dr. Fernández-Villaverde joins Oscar Ortiz of Abilene Christian University to discuss the ongoing banking crisis, its implications for the US and global economy, and how citizens and businesses can protect themselves.

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Adam J. White is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on the Supreme Court and the administrative state. Concurrently, he codirects the Antonin Scalia Law School’s C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University.

Adam joins Allie Mast of Messiah University for a Supreme Court term roundup. They discussed cases such as Gonzalez v. Google LLC, Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh, and the Biden administration's proposed student loan forgiveness plan, among others.

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Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in the Foreign Policy and Defense Department, where she focuses on defense against emerging national security challenges such as hybrid and gray-zone threats.

Elisabeth joins Erin Hodgson from Abilene Christian University for a conversation on gray zone aggression and deterrence between the United States, Eastern Europe, and Asia. They also discussed her recent book, The Defender’s Dilemma, and the future of TikTok in America.

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Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on child welfare and foster care issues. Specifically, her work analyzes the role of faith-based, civic, and community organizations in changing the foster care and adoption services landscape.

Naomi joins Nidhi Krishnan from Washington University in St. Louis for a conversation about the child welfare crisis and the foster care system, the evolution of parenting roles, and the quality of life of Native American populations in the United States.

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Dr. Daniel A. Cox is the director of the Survey Center on American Life and a senior fellow in polling and public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies political behavior, religious and demographic change, social capital, and youth politics.

Dr. Cox joins Lily Miller from the University of Notre Dame to discuss the intersection of gender with friendship and dating, workplace sociability, and political identity. They also consider the decline of religious participation in post-pandemic America across factors like age, location, and ideology.

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Dr. Kevin R. Kosar is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the US Congress, the administrative state, American politics, election reform, and the US Postal Service.

Dr. Kosar is joined by Benjamin Mays of Cedarville University to discuss the current state of play in Congress, the recent messy election of the House Speaker, potential reforms to improve Congress, and his book, Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform.

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