The Supreme Court: The Bad, the Worse, and the Ugly Journalist Mark Joseph Stern, who covers the Supreme Court for Slate Magazine, will discuss how the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority, under the guise of judicial review, advances key Republican policies as well as its indefensible resistance to the barest ethical standards. Further, he will discuss […]

Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America Private equity surrounds us. Firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, and KKR are among the largest employers in America and hold assets that rival those of small countries. Yet few understand what these firms are or how they work. Brendan Ballou will explain how private equity has reshaped American business […]

Preserving the Rule of Law Jennifer Rubin, a highly respected opinion columnist for The Washington Post, will discuss the role of federal and state courts, lawmakers, and voters in preserving the bedrock principles that preserve our democracy. At The Washington Post, she covers politics and policy, foreign and domestic, and provides insight into the conservative […]