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Mike Lenox - Strategy in the Digital Age

In this episode, we discuss some of the key insights from Mike's latest book, "Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation." We talk about why digital transformation is changing the nature of competition and why digital disruption is transformation's evil twin. We also emphasize the importance of addressing ethical and legal challenges for responsible digital transformation, and finish with a few key lessons for business leaders.

Michael Lenox

Why it's important for presidents to visit after disaster strikes

"In the modern media age, really starting with television in the 1960s, and I think Lyndon Johnson is one of the first presidents to go to a disaster area after a hurricane, so we now expect our presidents to do that," said Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

Ahead of Maui visit, Biden’s governmental and personal response scrutinized

The president has opened the door to criticism by remaining silent for so long, a decision that was out of step with his usual approach to publicly dealing with grief, said Barbara Perry, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

Israel’s Divisions and the Challenges Ahead

Eric and Eliot are joined by Isabel Kershner, the New York Times Jerusalem correspondent and author of "The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for Its Inner Soul." They discuss the division and polarization in Israeli society and the cleavages between the Ashkenazi and Mizrahi populationns, as well as between secular and Haredi Jews, the emergence of identity politics and populism in Israel and, of course, the current struggle over judicial reform.

Eric Edelman

We Must Return to and Maintain the Two Theater Defense Planning Construct

Supporting the security guarantees provided to American allies and partners is essential as long as U.S. political leaders and the public understand how these ties provide major defense and economic benefits to the United States.

Eric Edelman

The Presidency

Biden isn’t the only president with problematic family members

Barbara Perry surveys first family calamities from James Madison onward.

The Messenger