News December 4, 2021

News Stories

• Taiwan’s Opportunities in Emerging Industry Supply Chains

  SPEAKER: Evan Feigenbaum

  (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) – The pandemic, structural changes, and geopolitical competition have all led to an acute supply chain crisis. Taiwan stands to benefit, but it needs policy changes and technology investments first.

• Heard on Campus: Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb at Penn State Behrend

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (PSU.edu) – “We know what we lacked. But we are no better prepared for the next pandemic. We have not yet even begun the discussion.”

• Why Lael Brainard is best qualified to lead the Fed

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (Yahoo! Finance) – Anyone can raise interest rates. The hard part is knowing when to do so and how to do so without triggering financial disruption. To meet that challenge, Brainard has far superior qualifications.

• Real owner of ‘Downton Abbey’ shares some insights into famous home while visiting Omaha

  SPEAKER: Lady Fiona Carnarvon

  (Omaha World Herald) – Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the eighth countess of Carnarvon, is visiting Omaha this week as a speaker for the Omaha Town Hall lecture series.

• (Audio) U of M’s Michael Osterholm on why much is unknown about latest COVID-19 surge

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (MPR News) – Minnesota is among the states leading the nation in COVID case numbers.

• Gottlieb says messaging on COVID-19 boosters could be “one of the biggest missed opportunities in this pandemic”

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that the mixed messaging by the federal government over who can and should receive a COVID-19 booster shot may end up being one of the most consequential missteps of the pandemic.

• Sean Spicer’s advice for Republicans

  SPEAKER: Sean Spicer

  (Washington Post) – Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has a new book out, with a timely title: “Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America.”

• Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” November 14, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, November 14, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

• (Podcast) ASML, the Obscure Powerhouse in Chip Technology

  SPEAKER: Chris Miller

  (Bloomberg) – This year has brought fresh awareness to the complexity of the semiconductor supply chain. Chris Miller discusses.

• Steve Bannon Knows Exactly What He’s Doing

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – The fight over January 6 is about much more than the law.

• In Bid for Governor’s Mansion, Allen West Will Have to Win Over the Texas GOP

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (Dallas Observer) – In a seven-minute, slickly produced video, West announced his candidacy for Texas governor on July 4.

• Annie Leibovitz Chronicles Her Last 20 Years in New Hauser & Wirth Exhibition

  SPEAKER: Annie Leibovitz

  “Fashion plays a part in the scheme of everything, but photography always comes first for me.” – Annie Leibovitz

• Legislators can stop Facebook from dividing societies without breaking it up

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Business Live) – Ban on political advertising that would minimize the spread of political misinformation is one fix.

• Sesame Street encouraging children to get COVID vaccine

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  To help children feel more comfortable about getting the coronavirus vaccine, the cast of Sesame Street held a town hall over the weekend about the ABCs of COVID vaccine.

• I’m Helping to Start a New College Because Higher Ed Is Broken

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloombergs) – Institutions dedicated to the search for truth have ossified into havens for liberal intolerance and administrative overreach.

• Gottlieb predicts “broad immunity” among children as more get COVID-19 vaccine

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBS) – Gottlieb said the U.S. is close to the end of the “pandemic phase” of COVID-19 and is entering a more “endemic” phase.

• Gottlieb predicts “broad immunity” among children as more get COVID-19 vaccine

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CBD) – Gottlieb said the U.S. is close to the end of the “pandemic phase” of COVID-19 and is entering a more “endemic” phase.

• Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation”, November 7, 2021

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, November 7, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to FACE THE NATION. We go now to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who is also on the board of Pfizer. Good morning to you. […]

• Pence, at influential GOP confab, predicts Republicans will win 2024 presidential election

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  LAS VEGAS – Former Vice President Mike Pence this weekend vowed that “we’re going to win back this country in 2024.” But that’s the only hint Pence gave regarding a potential bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, as he headlined the Saturday evening session of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former […]

• Asia Can’t Decarbonize Without China’s Help

  SPEAKER: Eyck Freymann

  (The Wire China) – Asia cannot fully decarbonize without becoming even more financially interconnected with — and dependent on — China.

• What the pandemic taught us about American preparedness

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (PBS News Hour) – Judy Woodruff discusses with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, author of “World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One.”

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali says wokeism has ‘remarkable similarities’ to White supremacy: ‘The rotten idea of our time’

  SPEAKER: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  (FOX) – Hoover Institute scholar: ‘If you think that White supremacy is the biggest domestic threat that we face… get a grip’

• U.S. needs to reverse J-curve slump

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Nikkei Asia) _ America has become both less open and less resilient in recent years.

• Virus Expert Just Issued This Chilling Warning

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (Yahoo!) – Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, says we’re only in the “first quarter” of the pandemic.

• Behrend Speaker Series to feature former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (PSU.edu) – Gottlieb will discuss vaccine hesitancy, the political wedge around masks and mandates and the steps that can best prepare the nation for the next pandemic when he visits Penn State Behrend on Nov. 11.

• Former VP Mike Pence talks critical race theory, Ronald Reagan during Ashland appearance

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (Ashland Times) – Mike Pence had the crowd applauding and cheering during a 30-minute speech Friday night at the 34th annual Ashbrook Memorial Dinner at Ashland University’s John C. Myers Convocation Center.

• Youngkin vs. McAuliffe: Two Opposing Strategies

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Gingrich 360) – This election has become a referendum on what direction the nation desires moving forward.

• Revenge of the Donald

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Nostalgia and resentment could be enough to catapult Trump back into the presidency.

• Climate Promises Cost Nothing. Change Will Cost a Fortune.

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – Glasgow translates as “dear green place.” At COP26, they’ll find that going green is dear indeed.

• Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he’ll get his young kids Covid vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he plans to get his young kids vaccinated against Covid “as soon as they’re eligible.”

• Birx: Trump adviser squeezed out health officials to downplay seriousness of Covid-19

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  (Politico) – Scott Atlas had rapidly consolidated power on a platform that downplayed the seriousness of Covid to most Americans.

• Former White House Coronavirus Coordinator Deborah Birx to Recommend Best Practices for AC Leaders at CIC 2021

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  (Yahoo!) – Dr. Birx and Amy Carenza will address infection prevention strategies, ventilation, and safer interior air and offer business leaders and attendees at the conference critical advice and information as we head into winter.

• ‘World War C’: A thorough examination of the COVID-19 pandemic

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Oakland Press) – In “World War C” Dr. Gupta examines COVID-19 and its effects around the world much like a competent physician gathers information about a sick patient.

• Annie Leibovitz Announced At Chicago Humanities Festival In December

  SPEAKER: Annie Leibovitz

  (Broadway World) – Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, will come to the Chicago Humanities Festival for an exclusive conversation.

• Former CDC Director Gives Alarming Statistic on Fully Vaccinated COVID Deaths

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (Town Hall) – Robert Redfield said that more than 40 percent of people who have recently died from Wuhan coronavirus in Maryland were fully vaccinated.

• The Technopolar Moment

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Foreign Affairs) – How Digital Powers Will Reshape the Global Order

• Former FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb, MD, Calls for Research into UK Surge of New Delta Plus Variant, AY.4.2

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (Health.com) – While not yet singled out as a concern in the US, the new Delta subtype prompted a reminder that the world needs ‘robust systems’ to identify up-and-coming threats.

• Osterholm: 5th COVID wave ‘absolutely’ possible

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (MPR News) – Michael Osterholm is the Minnesotan who is helping all of us understand what’s happening with the COVID-19 pandemic and is regularly called upon to share that insight nationally, as well.

• Former White House COVID response chief speaks at Purdue

  SPEAKER: Deborah Birx

  (NWI Times) – Dr. Deborah Birx stressed the need for cooperation, a sense of community and continued research and learning in addressing this pandemic and future ones.

• Gottlieb in Sioux City: Merck’s pill offers ‘profound treatment’ for COVID-19

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  SIOUX CITY — Merck’s new antiviral pill shown to reduce people’s COVID symptoms and increase their recovery is a “profound treatment” in the fight against the global virus, former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in Sioux City. Gottlieb, a frequent national voice in the COVID-19 pandemic discourse, spoke Tuesday at Morningside University’s annual Waitt Lecture […]

• Ex-Vice President Pence joins Indiana horse ride for vets

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (WOWO Radio) – Former Vice President Mike Pence climbed on horseback during an Indiana ride by a veterans group trying to reduce suicides among military veterans.

• Henry (Hank) Paulson to receive the 2021 Sutherland Leadership Award

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  Henry Paulson, 74th US Secretary of the Treasury & Founder of the Paulson Institute has been announced as the 2021 recipient of The Sutherland Leadership Award.

• Planning for the Future: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on How We Can Prepare for More Pandemics

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (NBC) – How can we better prepare for the next pandemic? It’s a question many have asked as we saw how unprepared our systems were to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

• The J curve and why the US is becoming less stable

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (Business Live) – As the world’s most powerful and influential nation becomes more polarised and dysfunctional there are implications for us all.

• Former CMS Chief Seema Verma: Government Programs Must Keep Pace with Home-Based Care Innovation

  SPEAKER: Seema Verma

  (Health Care News) – “The shift to home-based care is a positive development,” Verma told Home Health Care News.

• Dr. Gottlieb sees Covid’s ‘pandemic phase’ ending when antiviral pills, kids’ vaccines available

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (CNBC) – Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects the coronavirus’ “pandemic phase” to be over in the U.S. once vaccines become available for young children and Merck’s antiviral pill is cleared by regulators.

• Bitcoin “an option on digital gold,” Niall Ferguson says

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Advisor) – Speaking to the CFA Society Toronto, the historian was bullish on Bitcoin, cautious on inflation and worried about China.

• Why the U.S. pandemic playbook was no match for COVID

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (NPR) – The country urgently needs to upgrade its pandemic response capabilities to prevent future infectious calamities, argues former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali: ‘Britain should take the lead of the English-speaking world’

  SPEAKER: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  (The Telegraph) – The author and activist says that, with America in moral confusion, Boris Johnson can become the new leader of the world order.

• One week ahead of Trump Iowa rally, Pence announces return trip to key 2024 state

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (FOX) – Former Vice President Mike Pence grabbed some attention from his former boss as he announced an upcoming return trip to the state whose caucuses for a half century have kicked off the nominating calendar in the race for the White House.