The Octavian 2021 Book List
November 26, 2021
Our picks for the books you need to read in 2022, featuring Fareed Zakaria, Dara Horn. BHL, Mario Vargas Llosa, and many others.
read more How the U.S. and E.U. Can Win Against China
October 1, 2021
The Technology and Trade Council, launched this week, may just show the way forward to a real industrial strategy in the face of China's rise.
listen to this podcastWhat Is Going On With COVID Booster Shots?
September 22, 2021
We spoke with Dr. Monica Gandhi to find out where all the confusion around boosters is coming from.
listen to this podcastElliot Ackerman on Our Exit from Afghanistan
September 17, 2021
Elliot Ackerman -- decorated solider, best-selling novelist and National Book Award Nominee -- talks about our exit from Afghanistan.
listen to this podcastWhat to Do About Vaccine Hesitancy
August 11, 2021
We spoke with Johns Hopkins professor Tara Kirk Sell about how to combat vaccine hesitancy and why government vaccine mandates could be a mistake.
listen to this podcastAre We Alone in the Universe? Avi Loeb Wants to Know
July 30, 2021
We spoke for this episode with Avi Loeb, the Harvard astronomer who wants to find out if we are alone in the universe -- and has launched an amazing new effort, the Galileo Project, to do just that.
listen to this podcastMasih Alinejad, the Gulf’s “Greenshift,” and More
July 15, 2021
We talked through the kidnapping plot against Masih Alinejad, the Gulf's coming climate change paradigm shift, Yemen, and more with Norman Roule.
listen to this podcastClimate Change Is Coming. Here’s How We Adapt.
June 23, 2021
Leading economist Matthew Kahn tells us why and how we can use incentives, tech, and revolutionary thinking to deal with the hotter future coming our way.
listen to this podcastWhy Ransomware is the Wave of the Future
June 16, 2021
We spoke with April Doss of Georgetown Law about crypto, Colonial pipeline, and the looming digital risk faced by businesses and governments.
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We spoke with FDD's Emily de La Bruyère about the latest news around China, including the historic (or not-so-historic) shift to a three-child policy.
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