Political geographer Reece Jones discusses the politics of immigration under the second Trump administration. An expert on the history of borders, migration, policy, and politics, Jones explains how immigration restriction in America has always been bound up with racial exclusion and demographic engineering, from Chinese exclusion to the border wall. He reviews US immigration policy from the civil rights movement forward, and he explains how the Trump administration in its second incarnation is advancing ideas first forged by fascists and eugenicists a century ago. Reece Jones is a political geographer who studies the relationship between states, borders, and people on the move. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, professor at UH Manoa, and prolific author of books examining US immigration policy. Robert Perkinson (interviewer) is an associate professor of American Studies at UH Manoa and the director of the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series.

Have you ever struggled to connect with a teen? If so, this interview is for you! In this conversation on the emerging science of adolescence, Ellen Galinsky – renowned social scientist and bestselling author – turns what we think we know upside down. She encourages us to think of these years as an opportunity for growth and discovery, while offering practical, evidence-based advice to help teens thrive.

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Can facts and reason still carry the day in the Age of Trump? Paola Maynard-Moll, Executive Director of the Scholars Strategy Network, discusses how a national federation of professors came together to write policy briefs, gain media attention, build relationships with legislators, and bring facts to power.

How can democracy be safeguarded? Can America survive another four years of Trump? Political scientist and New Yorker writer Corey Robin has answers that may surprise you.