American Thought Leaders
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John Schilling: How School Choice Could Help Fix America's Ailing Education System [20200203]
Can giving children more options for K-12 schooling help rectify America’s ailing education system? Does school choice help or hurt kids from poor or disadvantaged backgrounds? And, what kinds of funding and schooling opportunities are currently...
Sarah Cook: From Coronavirus to the Hong Kong Protests: How China’s Leaders Manipulate News Globally [20200201]
Just how is Chinese communist disinformation playing into coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak? How has the Chinese regime been ramping up its efforts to spread propaganda and shape news content globally, including in the US? And, what methods...
Heng He and Dana Cheng: China’s Regime Grossly Underreporting Scale of Novel Coronavirus Outbreak [20200130]
Why is the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak almost certainly far worse than officially reported by Chinese authorities? How does this growing humanitarian catastrophe reflect broader, systemic issues surrounding the Communist Party’s rule? And why are...
Gen. Robert Spalding: On the US China Trade Deal, Taiwan Election & the Huawei 5G Threat [20200123]
In the eyes of retired Air Force Gen. Robert Spalding, what is the most powerful tactic the Chinese communist regime uses to exert its influence on Taiwan, the US, and beyond? What was it like to see democracy in action during the recent Taiwan...
Adrian Norman: Voter Fraud: Exposing Fraud & Closing Loopholes [20200122]
Just how big an issue is voter fraud in America? And how does it happen, despite the safeguards? What exactly are “ghost voters”? And how does ballot harvesting actually work? And, in the eyes of Adrian Norman, what policies need to be put in...
Ian Easton: The Taiwan Election, the Communist China Threat, & the Future of US-Taiwan Relations [20200120]
Just what is the significance of the recent Taiwan elections, with incumbent president Tsai Ing Wen winning by a landslide? Why is Taiwan critical to the power balance in Asia? In what ways has the Chinese Communist Party engaged in information...
Jaco Booyens: Breaking Down the Alarming Realities of Child Sex Trafficking in America [20200116]
Just how widespread is sex trafficking in America? Why is it so incredibly difficult for the victims to ever truly recover and have healthy relationships? How are sex trafficking and pornography connected? And, what can we do to protect our children...
Diana West: How Communist Ideology Infiltrated America’s Security Agencies & Fueled Spygate [20200113]
Why does Diana West believe that communist ideology has infiltrated America’s intelligence agencies? After looking into key figures involved in the Spygate scandal, what information did Diana West uncover about their ideological beliefs? How is...
Mark Meckler: How to Curb Federal Government Overreach With A Convention of States [TPUSA 20200111]
At Turning Point USA’s 2019 Student Action Summit, we sit down with Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States, which seeks to limit the power of the federal government by returning some of that power to the states. Meckler is also co-founder...
David Azerrad: On “Woke Capitalism,” the Culture Wars, and the Push for Ideological Conformity [20200110]
What is “woke capitalism”? In the eyes of David Azerrad, why are large corporations now taking stances on highly controversial topics that they would have previously avoided? Why does Azerrad think that the radical left has abandoned its push for...