Caption
A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, November 19. Register for the event here
Join Hudson Institute President and CEO John P. Walters for a conversation with American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Naomi Schaefer Riley on her new book, "No Way to Treat a Child: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists Are Wrecking Young Lives."
"No Way to Treat a Child" details the dangerous conditions in America’s child welfare system and the forces that have moved the system away from protecting children at risk. Ms. Schaefer Riley explains how radical ideology, drugs, and “the child-welfare cartel” have put kids in danger, and explores the reform potential of big data, religious communities, and recruiting more middle-class Americans into the foster-care system. Please join Hudson Institute for this important conversation.
Related Events
15
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Senator Pete Ricketts on the Next Phase of Competition with China
Featured Speakers:
Joel Scanlon
Pete Ricketts
15
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Senator Pete Ricketts on the Next Phase of Competition with China
Join Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, for a discussion on the state of the United States–China relationship and Congress’s role in the competition.
Featured Speakers:
Joel Scanlon
Pete Ricketts
16
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
The Transatlantic Watchtower: Iceland’s Role in Great Power Competition
Featured Speakers:
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir
Daniel Kochis
16
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
The Transatlantic Watchtower: Iceland’s Role in Great Power Competition
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, member of the Icelandic Parliament and leader of the Independence Party, on great power dynamics, Iceland’s role in transatlantic security, and bilateral cooperation.
Featured Speakers:
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir
Daniel Kochis
16
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Fixing Shipping and Shipbuilding: Plotting the Course Ahead
Featured Speakers:
Senator Todd Young
Senator Mark Kelly
Michael Roberts
Bleu Hilburn
Ben Cipperly
Larry Ryder
Chris McVickers
Todd Tucker
David Sullivan
Ian Bennitt
Brent Sadler
Joe Russell
Bryan Clark
16
September 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Fixing Shipping and Shipbuilding: Plotting the Course Ahead
Join Senator Young as he returns to Hudson to discuss the bill’s prospects during this Congress’s homestretch. After the senator’s remarks, two expert panels will discuss how the maritime industry is preparing to respond.
Featured Speakers:
Senator Todd Young
Senator Mark Kelly
Michael Roberts
Bleu Hilburn
Ben Cipperly
Larry Ryder
Chris McVickers
Todd Tucker
David Sullivan
Ian Bennitt
Brent Sadler
Joe Russell
Bryan Clark
15
September 2026
Past Event
Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State
Featured Speakers:
Ludovic Hood
Hagar Chemali
Joel Rayburn
Hussain Abdul Hussain
15
September 2026
Past Event
Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State
Experts from leading Washington think tanks will come together to discuss the prospects for stability in Lebanon and for future Israeli-Lebanese relations.
Featured Speakers:
Ludovic Hood
Hagar Chemali
Joel Rayburn
Hussain Abdul Hussain
Related Research
Caption
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Caption
Watchtowers are seen on May 31, 2019, at a high-security facility near what is believed to be a reeducation camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained on the outskirts of Hotan, China. (Getty Images)
Caption
A woman prays at the Xishiku Church in Beijing on April 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
