Upcoming New America Events

A recent report on Australia's mandatory retirement system, known as superannuation, found that the average Australian will retire on a nest egg of more than $500,000-five times the nest egg of a typical 401(k) participant approaching retirement in the U.S. Most workers are required to save 9% of pay. Could adapting features of superannuation reverse America's retirement shortfall? Mavis Robertson, one of the founders of the superannuation movement and Garry Weaven, one of the initiators of industry superannuation,… more

As the campaign season begins to heat up this summer, please join us for a lively discussion about the role of speechwriting and oratory on the campaign trail with three former speechwriters: New America Senior Research Fellow Michael A. Cohen, New America Fellow James Pinkerton (Campaign Officer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush), and Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Executive Vice President Jeremy Rosner (Speechwriter for President Bill Clinton). The panelists will be discussing a range of issues, from… more

The effectiveness of nuclear weapons has rarely been an issue. During the Cold War it was axiomatic that they were too risky to use even once. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Bush Administration's search for new and expanded roles for nuclear weapons, the question of effectiveness is back on the table. Hiroshima is at the heart of any debate about whether nuclear weapons translate into usable power. Scholar Ward Wilson argues unequivocally that bombing… more