The Octavian 2021 Book List
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Our picks for the books you need to read in 2022, featuring Fareed Zakaria, Dara Horn, BHL, Mario Vargas Llosa, and many others.
November 26, 2021
How the U.S. and E.U. Can Win Against China
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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.
October 1, 2021
What Is Going On With COVID Booster Shots?
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We spoke with Dr. Monica Gandhi to find out where all the confusion around boosters is coming from.
September 22, 2021
What to Do About Vaccine Hesitancy
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We spoke with Johns Hopkins professor Tara Kirk Sell about how to combat vaccine hesitancy and why government vaccine mandates could be a mistake.
August 11, 2021
Why We Have to Adapt to Climate Change
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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.
June 23, 2021
Why Ransomware is the Wave of the Future
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We spoke with April Doss of Georgetown Law about crypto, Colonial pipeline, and the looming digital risk faced by businesses and governments.
June 16, 2021
The Lab Leak Hypothesis, the U.S. China Bill, and More
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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.
June 8, 2021
Will We Need COVID Booster Shots?
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We spoke with infectious disease expert Dr. Monica Gandhi of UCSF about the eventual need to power up previous vaccinations for COVID.
May 11, 2021
What's Next in the India COVID Tragedy
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We spoke with the Wilson Institute's Michael Kugelman to find out how India got here and what it can do to beat back its tragic current wave.
May 5, 2021
Do COVID Lockdowns Work?
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We asked a leading scholar and co-author of a study of pandemic data how effective lockdowns actually are.
April 26, 2021
