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Clear all filters- Milken Institute1h 23m
California's Stem Cell Initiative: Mapping the New Frontier of Medicine
Scheduled for April 27–29 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the upcoming global conference will feature strategic updates from CIRM leadership, including discussions on $632.5 million in awarded grants and a new billion-dollar commitment to Disease Teams. The meeting also addresses critical logistical changes, such as a 10% attendance reduction to improve quality, alongside presentations on overcoming funding gaps caused by California's budget impasse. With key figures like Chris Ailman participating in related February events, the agenda emphasizes accelerating translational breakthroughs in stem cell therapies for conditions like spinal cord injury and diabetes while navigating complex regulatory landscapes.
- Milken Institute1h 20m
Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of Democracy
In a Milken Institute panel, ACLU President Susan Herman and Chapman Law School's John Eastman debated the post-9/11 expansion of state surveillance powers under the USA Patriot Act and the shifting legal frameworks of the Fourth Amendment. While Eastman defended expanded tools like roving wiretaps and enhanced interrogations as essential wartime necessities that successfully led to Osama bin Laden's death, Herman countered that these measures constitute ineffective "security theater" and have eroded civil liberties without proportional security benefits. The discussion ultimately highlighted deep partisan divides regarding the balance between national security and constitutional due process, particularly concerning the targeted killing of citizens and the indefinite detention of alleged combatants.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream
Gary Shapiro contends that innovation must serve as the primary national strategy to resolve the U.S. fiscal crisis, arguing that traditional spending cuts and tax hikes are insufficient to address the unsustainable trajectories of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. He advocates for specific reforms including strategic immigration of high-value STEM talent, the reduction of aggressive antitrust litigation that stifles companies like Boeing and Google, and the reallocation of capital from low-return stimulus projects to a dynamic economy driven by creative destruction. Shapiro challenges the government to leverage American heterogeneity and risk tolerance by joining the "Innovation Movement" to pressure leaders into prioritizing long-term growth over political convenience.