Jonathan Marcus
Jonathan Marcus is Senior Managing Director and General Counsel of CME Group, previously General Counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2013–2017).
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Aug 22, 2026
Aug 22 · 22m
John BatchelorHOST
When did it start, John? Is there a go date when the university peaked and after that it was never as well regarded? Good evening to you.
Jonathan MarcusGUEST
One was that, like everybody else in our society, universities were financially constrained.
Jonathan MarcusGUEST
But universities often benefit from economic downturns, and so their enrollment actually went up.
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Jonathan MarcusGUEST
So what I'd like to do is I have a brief introduction and then I'm going to read some passages and then we can discuss how they apply or how they don't apply and go from there.
Jonathan MarcusGUEST
So the Book of Kohelet, usually read on Shabbat during Sukkot, is a magnificent book, though it's often misunderstood.
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Elie MishoryHOST
Although potentially losing the lease could have been pretty chaotic, I would imagine.
Jonathan MarcusGUEST
Um, [laughs] um, you know, th-there was, I remember there was, there was some...
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Elie MishoryHOST
On that, I wonder, just before we close, if you have stuff that's top of mind for, uh, the new chairman of the CFTC and what you think we'll be seeing in industry overall.