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Thompson Center Director, Ryan Owens, discusses the latest news relating to the Impeachment inquiry with UW-Madison Professor, Kenneth Mayer.

Ryan Owens interviews the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, Scott Coenen. https://www.wiscef.org

Thompson Center director, Ryan Owens, interviews Michael Murphy about his experience and what he thinks future elections hold in store.

Speaker Paul Ryan joined the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss current policy priorities, including evidence-based public policies with the American Idea Foundation and opportunity zones designed to provide incentives to invest in Census tracts where poverty is persistent. Speaker Ryan provided insight on the rise of polarization, opportunities to revitalize civil society, and lessons for younger Americans. The conversation concluded with discussion on the first 100 Days of the Biden Administration and hopes for progress in divided government. Paul Ryan is a native of Janesville who served as Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District for two decades, the 54th Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 2012 Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States.

Sean Stevens joined the Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss findings from a 2020 survey on free speech on college campuses. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), College Pulse, and RealClearEducation released College Free Speech Rankings, a comprehensive comparison of student experiences of free speech on their college or university campuses. Dr. Stevens is a Senior Research Fellow in Polling and Analytics at FIRE.