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Trump's TikTok drama is a distraction

Aug. 5, 2020
WIRED talks to several experts on China about President Trump's statement that he is "banning" TikTok from the United States.

This is the hardliner China chose to oversee Hong Kong security

Aug. 4, 2020
LBJ's Sheena Greitens offes thoughts on Zheng Yanxiong, Hong Kong's new new security chief

Presidents and the books they wrote

June 5, 2020
In this episode, LBJ's Will Inboden, and author and journalist Craig Fehrman, discuss his book, Author and Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote. In this fascinating conversation, Inboden and Fehrman examine the relationships between presidents and their ghost writers. In addition, they talk about how it is that presidents use these books to advance their political views, careers, and at times, their financial well-being.

Presidents and the books they wrote

June 5, 2020
In this episode, LBJ's Will Inboden, and author and journalist Craig Fehrman, discuss his book, Author and Chief: The Untold St

Clearing of peaceful protesters not morally right, says Adm. McRaven

June 5, 2020
Retired U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven weighs in on military leaders becoming increasingly vocal against the president and the president's clearing of Lafayette Square for a photo op, which Adm. McRaven says was not morally right.

War hero McRaven tells MIT grads they're the 'real heroes'

May 29, 2020
William McRaven, the retired U.S. Navy admiral who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, told members of MIT's graduating class Friday that they are the “real heroes” who will save the world from pandemics, war, climate change, poverty and racism.

The coronavirus has thrown us all in the mud

March 19, 2020
"Today, the coronavirus has thrown us all in the mud," writes Adm. William McRaven of the LBJ School, comparing the pandemic to training with the Navy SEALS. "We are cold, wet and miserable, and the...

The coronavirus has thrown us all in the mud

March 19, 2020
"Today, the coronavirus has thrown us all in the mud," writes Adm.

Opinion: If good men like Joe Maguire can't speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid

Feb. 21, 2020
Adm. William McRaven writes a powerful op-ed in the Washington Post defending Joe Maguire, the former acting director of national intelligence, who was fired by President Trump for giving classified testimony to House lawmakers that Russia wants to see Trump's reelection.
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