Leadership Dialogues
The Week is proud to present its series of Leadership Dialogues. Sponsored by Zurich, these high-level discussions focus on the most pressing issues of the day — featuring newsmakers and experts from the public and private sector. Participants in our Leadership Dialogues, which were held in Washington, D.C., and Dallas, and covered topics including cybersecurity, energy, the euro crisis and the 113th Congress — have included senators, chairmen of key congressional committees, members of the Federal Reserve, think tank experts, and leading journalists. Stay tuned as we present another year of these important and thought-provoking forums.
113th CONGRESS
Jobs, the economy, energy, immigration.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Can we meet our energy needs?
CYBER SECURITY
Is our critical infrastructure safe?
113th CONGRESS
Jobs, the economy, energy, immigration.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Can we meet our energy needs?
CYBER SECURITY
Is our critical infrastructure safe?
113th CONGRESS
Jobs, the economy, energy, immigration.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Can we meet our energy needs?
CYBER SECURITY
Is our critical infrastructure safe?
THE 113th CONGRESS
Washington, DC - February 13, 2013
Key questions: Jobs and the economy. Energy. Immigration. On these and other important issues facing the nation, can Republicans and Democrats work together? What new initiatives can we expect from President Obama?

Sen. Ben Cardin
(D-MD)
Bruce Bartlett
Columnist,
Financial Times
David Frum
Contributing Editor,
The Daily Beast
Megan Hughes
Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg

Paul Brandus is an award-winning White House correspondent for West Wing Reports and a columnist for TheWeek.com.
Senator Cardin on the Impact of Sequestration |
Senator Cardin on an Alternative to Sequestration |
Senator Cardin on Increasing Consumer Savings |
Senator Cardin on the Minimum Wage |
Senator Cardin on Congressional Cooperation |
Hughes on Republicans Cooperating with President Obama |
Frum on the U.S. Manufacturing Revival |
Frum on the President’s Position on Gun Control |
Frum on the President’s Position of Strength |
Frum on Future GOP Presidential Candidates |
Bartlett on the New Conservative Coalition |
Frum on Retreats by the Republican Party |
Frum on the Return of Big Government |
Bartlett on the History of the Sequester |
Frum on the Likelihood of a Recession |
Hughes on Senates Inability to Pass a Budget |
Brandus and Bartlett on the Evolution of the Parties |
Frum on the Next Democratic Presidential Nominee |
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