Policy Currents

265 Episodes

1. China’s 70th anniversary, why women belong in wargaming, challenges facing U.S. Army families, and more.

   Published: 10/4/2019
2. Healing the “invisible wounds” of war, how not to confront China, why teachers may need more than a pay raise, and more.

   Published: 9/27/2019
3. Transforming U.S. workforce development for the 21st century, the evidence on “stand your ground” laws, the teen vaping epidemic, and more.

   Published: 9/20/2019
4. Recovery in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian, what to do about hostile social manipulation, the state of al Qaeda 18 years after 9/11, and more.

   Published: 9/13/2019
5. The future of fentanyl, taking action to address mass shootings, teaching teen girls about national security, and more.

   Published: 8/30/2019
6. What Americans spend on illegal drugs, back-to-school tips from a sleep expert, why tariffs on China aren’t working, and more.

   Published: 8/23/2019
7. Preventing suicide in correctional facilities, the rise of fentanyl, what’s next for India and Kashmir, and more.

   Published: 8/16/2019
8. Gun policy after El Paso and Dayton, maintaining America’s role in the Pacific, following ISIS’s financial trail, and more.

   Published: 8/9/2019
9. How consumers respond to data breaches, fentanyl’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis, new security risks at correctional institutions, and more.

   Published: 8/2/2019
10. Boris Johnson takes over as British PM, introducing teen girls to wargaming, health risks for migrant children detained at the border, and more.

    Published: 7/26/2019
11. Cost barriers to playing youth sports, who’s liable when autonomous vehicles get hacked, looking ahead to U.S.-North Korea talks, and more.

    Published: 7/19/2019
12. Media literacy education as a way to fight “Truth Decay,” the importance of school principals, turning screen time into outdoor time, and more.

    Published: 7/12/2019
13. How to end U.S. roadway deaths by 2050, changing how America decides on “wars of choice,” a mental health social marketing campaign, and more.

    Published: 6/28/2019
14. The costs of U.S.–Iran confrontation, discipline reform in America’s schools, why the North Korea problem is bigger than nukes, and more.

    Published: 6/21/2019
15. Understanding the Hong Kong–China relationship, lessons for state education reform, addressing perceived gender bias in the U.S. Coast Guard, and more.

    Published: 6/14/2019
16. What can be done about ISIS detainees, a program that helps reduce homelessness, Modi’s reelection in India, and more.

    Published: 6/7/2019
17. Theresa May resigns, ways to prevent veteran suicide, Iran’s network of fighters, and more.

    Published: 5/31/2019
18. How the news has changed in the digital age, rising U.S.-Iranian tensions, new rules for the internet, and more.

    Published: 5/17/2019
19. Private health plans pay hospitals much more than Medicare would, common-sense solutions to the border crisis, reducing opioid deaths, and more.

    Published: 5/10/2019
20. How the Mueller report might affect Russia, ISIS’s leader resurfaces, uncertainty over Brexit, and more.

    Published: 5/3/2019