Endowed by the Creator: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Peter Berkowitz on Our Unalienable Rights Hoover Institution 2026-09-28 | Endowed by the Creator: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Peter Berkowitz on Our Unalienable Rights
Which Way, America? Condoleezza Rice on America’s Foreign Policy Challenges | Uncommon Knowledge Hoover Institution 2024-10-18 | Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and a former US secretary of state and national security advisor in the George W. Bush administration. Rice joins Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson at a perilous moment for the United States and the world at large, even more dangerous than the Cold War, Rice argues. Drawing on her recent article in Foreign Affairs, Rice highlights the complex threats posed by global powers including China, Russia, and Iran. The conversation delves into China’s economic and military growth, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and Iran’s nuclear ambitions, while assessing the United States’ preparedness to face these challenges. Rice reflects on the strategic errors made in integrating China into the global economy and raises concerns about the potential for future conflicts, particularly in Taiwan and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Rice emphasizes the need for American leadership in a world threatened by authoritarian regimes, arguing that the US cannot afford to retreat from the world stage. The interview concludes with a discussion on the upcoming election, with Rice offering advice to candidates and voters alike on the importance of considering foreign policy in determining America’s future.Recorded on October 17, 2024.Read Secretary Rice's essay, “The Perils of Isolationism,” and why isolationism has never been the answer to the United States’ security or prosperity: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/perils-isolationism-condoleezza-riceOf further interest, visit our website: hoover.org/research/which-way-america-condoleezza-rice-americas-foreign-policy-challenges?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=uk_youtubeFor more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/uncommon-knowledge?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=uk_youtube__________The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Rules Versus Discretion: Decoding FOMC Policy Deliberations | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-18 | Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityMichael Bordo, the Ilene and Morton Harris Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Board of Governors Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University, and Humberto Martínez, Assistant Professor at the Economics Department at Universidad de Chile, discussed “Rules Versus Discretion: Decoding FOMC Policy Deliberations,” a paper with Klodiana Istrefi (Banque de France).PARTICIPANTSMichael Bordo, Humberto Martínez, John Taylor, Annelise Anderson, Rafael Berriel, Michael Boskin, David Brady, Robert Chang, John Cochrane, Steve Davis, Randi Dewitty, Sami Diaf, Darrell Duffie, Christopher Erceg, David Fedor, Bob Hall, Otmar Issing, Robert King, Roman Kraussl, Jeff Lacker, David Laidler, John Lipsky, Michael Melvin, David Neumark, Athanasios Orphanides, David Papell, Elena Pastorino, Ned Prescott, Valerie Ramey, Stephen Redding, J.R. Scott, Pierre Siklos, Tom Stephenson, Jack Tatom, Harald Uhlig, Alexander ZentefisISSUES DISCUSSEDMichael Bordo, the Ilene and Morton Harris Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Board of Governors Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University, and Humberto Martínez, Assistant Professor at the Economics Department at Universidad de Chile, discussed “Rules Versus Discretion: Decoding FOMC Policy Deliberations,” a paper with Klodiana Istrefi (Banque de France).John Taylor, the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution, was the moderator.PAPER SUMMARYThis study provides evidence on the usage and preferences of Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) regarding the balance between rules and discretion in policy decisions. Analyzing FOMC transcripts over 40 years, we find that while Discretion has been a consistent feature in the language of the FOMC, the use of the language of Rules surged notably in the mid-1990s, aligning with theoretical advancements in monetary policy. We identify that a rise in Discretion terminology occurs during economic downturns and periods of heightened uncertainty. In contrast, a rise in the language of Rules is supported by higher references to terms such as “credibility” and “commitment,” and is more prevalent among hawkish FOMC members. Our findings link the increased use of the language of Rules (Discretion) language to tighter (easier) monetary policy, revealing a significant role of this debate in shaping policy outcomes, in particular periods.To read the paper, click the following linkhoover.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/Rules_versus_Discretion_Sept_2024_FV.pdfTo read the slides, click the following linkhoover.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/RvD_Hoover_10_2024_FV_2.pdf
Hurricane Helene to the 1798 Sedition Act: Calls to Restrict Misinformation | Free Speech Unmuted Hoover Institution 2024-10-18 | From Hurricane Helene to the Sedition Act of 1798, Hoover Institution senior fellow Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer discuss calls to restrict misinformation on a new episode of Free Speech Unmuted.#FakeNews #Misinformation #Sedition #Government #FreeSpeech #Censorship #Law
The Digitalist Papers: Examining AI Regulation and Its Impact on Democracy | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-17 | September 24, 2024Hoover Institution | Stanford UniversityHoover Institution senior fellow Eugene Volokh and Stanford Law School professor Nathaniel Persily deliver a talk on AI regulation and its implications for democracy, celebrating the launch of the Digitalist Papers; which seek to inspire a new era of governance, informed by the transformative power of technology to address the significant challenges and opportunities posed by AI and other digital technologies. Read “Misunderstanding AI’s Democracy Problem” by Nathaniel Persily: digitalistpapers.com/essays/misunderstanding-ais-democracy-problemRead “Generative AI and Political Power” by Eugene Volokh: digitalistpapers.com/essays/generative-ai-and-political-power
Misinformation: Past, Present, and Future | Free Speech Unmuted Hoover Institution 2024-10-17 | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer discuss calls to restrict misinformation, from the Sedition Act of 1798 to Hurricane Helene.For more information on this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/misinformation-past-present-and-future?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=fsu_youtubeABOUT THE SPEAKERS:Eugene Volokh is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. For thirty years, he had been a professor at the University of California – Los Angeles School of Law, where he has taught First Amendment law, copyright law, criminal law, tort law, and firearms regulation policy. Volokh is the author of the textbooks The First Amendment and Related Statutes (8th ed., 2023) and Academic Legal Writing (5th ed., 2016), as well as more than one hundred law review articles. He is the founder and coauthor of The Volokh Conspiracy, a leading legal blog. Before coming to UCLA, Volokh clerked for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the US Supreme Court.Jane Bambauer is the Brechner Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law and the College of Journalism and Communications. She teaches Torts, First Amendment, Media Law, Criminal Procedure, and Privacy Law. Bambauer’s research assesses the social costs and benefits of Big Data, AI, and predictive algorithms. Her work analyzes how the regulation of these new information technologies will affect free speech, privacy, law enforcement, health and safety, competitive markets, and government accountability. Bambauer’s research has been featured in over 20 scholarly publications, including the Stanford Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, the California Law Review, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.For more information about Free Speech Unmuted, visit: hoover.org/publications/free-speech-unmuted?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=fsu_youtube__________The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Boomer Bust? | Policy Stories (Whalen) Hoover Institution 2024-10-17 | Ballooning national debt, unsustainable entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, and foreign policy failures are just a few of the concerning trends that were created or made worse under the presidential leadership of the Baby Boomer generation. As the Boomers extend their unprecedented occupation of the Oval Office into a fourth decade, Americans must openly debate these policy challenges, demand accountability and solutions from the next Boomer president, and weigh carefully the idea of generational accountability in public office. When has one generation governed past its prime and no longer represents the majority of the people?Check out more on Generational Accountability and more from Bill Whalen:Watch GoodFellows "Ok Boomers" with special guest Victor Davis Hanson as he and hosts Bill Whalen, HR McMaster, Niall Ferguson, and John Cochrane discuss their generation's legacy here: youtu.be/f-utPIR3vMgListen to “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Election Integrity" with Bill Whalen and Ben Ginsburg on Hoover's Matters of Policy and Politics podcast here: hoover.org/research/good-bad-and-ugly-election-integrityRead "As California Goes... So goes the House?" from Bill Whalen here: hoover.org/research/california-goes-so-goes-houseThe opinions expressed in this video are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University. © 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Meta: facebook.com/policyed• Instagram: instagram.com/policy_ed• X: twitter.com/Policy_Ed
Hidden Biases in Search Engines? | Eugene Volokh at the Launch of The Digitalist Papers Hoover Institution 2024-10-16 | At the launch of The Digitalist Papers series last month, Hoover Institution senior fellow Eugene Volokh discussed hidden biases and free speech issues embedded within search engines. #FreeSpeech #Censorship #Google #GenerativeAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SearchEngine #SEO #Policy #Politics #Tech #Technology
“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of Election Integrity | Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables Hoover Institution 2024-10-15 | Like a storm headed to America’s shores, the November forecast calls for the sound and fury of a contentious election that challenges the public’s trust in democracy. Ben Ginsberg, the Hoover Institution’s Volker Distinguished Visiting Fellow is a preeminent authority on election law. Ginsberg revives his "Saints, Sinners And Salvageables" podcast series from two years ago with this kickoff installment examining whether battleground states are better prepared this election cycle than in recent election cycles, plus Ginsberg explores possible legal challenges that might happen before, during, and after the vote-count. For more details from this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/good-bad-and-ugly-election-integrity?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_sss_youtubeRecorded on October 14, 2024.ABOUT THE SERIES"Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables: Restoring America's Faith in Voting" is a limited podcast series examining American elections - how they work, and how accurate they are at this time of unprecedented questioning about their reliability - from the Matters of Policy & Politics podcast series hosted by Hoover fellow Benjamin Ginsberg.For more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/saints-sinners-salvageables?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_sss_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Condoleezza Rice Reflects on Gorbachevs Visit to Stanford University | Reflections Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice remembers bringing President Mikhail Gorbachev to the Stanford campus in 1990 when she was a Soviet specialist on the White House National Security Council staff. On that occasion, the Hoover Library & Archives repatriated a poster from its collections to Premier Gorbachev, a gesture that moved Gorbachev to tears, Sec. Rice recalls.#Gorbachev #SovietUnion #Russia #HooverInstitution #Politics #Geopolitics #ColdWar #CondoleezzaRice #Stanford #History #NationalSecurity #WhiteHouse #GeorgeBush #Archives
To War Or Not To War: Vietnam And The Sigma Wargames | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | In 1964, America was slowly marching towards war in Vietnam. But what if that war could have been fought differently or avoided altogether? The Sigma Games, a series of politico-military wargames run by the Pentagon’s Joint Staff in the 1960s, sought to understand the unfolding conflict in Southeast Asia. These games, which involved top figures from the Johnson Administration—including National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Air Force General Curtis LeMay, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Earle Wheeler—offer a chillingly accurate forecast of the war's potential trajectory. This event introduces the games and turns to a panel of historians to explore the Sigma Wargames, their prescient warnings, and why these early insights failed to shape the Johnson Administration’s decision-making, ultimately leading to one of America’s most costly conflicts. The conversation, while a look into a key set of games at a historical moment in American foreign policy, says something more broadly at the impact of wargames on US foreign and defense policy as well as how influence is created (and hijacked) within strategic decision making.For more information, visit: hoover.org/events/war-or-not-war-vietnam-and-sigma-wargamesTuesday, October 8, 2024Hoover Institution | Stanford University
Presidential Transitions | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | Wednesday, October 9, 2024Hoover Institution | Stanford UniversityThe Hoover Institution Center for Revitalizing American Institutions is proud to announce a new webinar series called "Reimagining American Institutions."The Hoover Institution Center for Revitalizing American Institutions webinar series features speakers who are developing innovative ideas, conducting groundbreaking research, and taking important actions to improve trust and efficacy in American institutions. Speaker expertise and topics span governmental institutions, civic organizations and practice, and the role of public opinion and culture in shaping our democracy. The webinar series builds awareness about how we can individually and collectively revitalize American institutions to ensure our country’s democracy delivers on its promise.The first session discusses Presidential Transitions with Brandice Canes-Wrone and Christopher P. Liddell on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 10:00 - 11:00 am PT.The only thing we know for certain about the White House in January 2025 is that there will be a transition. Designing and operating an effective White House transition is essential to the success of any presidency—and to democracy in the United States. Former White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell, who has been involved in three presidential transitions, will discuss concrete nonpartisan steps and recommendations that would significantly improve how the White House functions and thus help rebuild trust in one of our most fundamental institutions, the presidency.ABOUT THE SPEAKERSBrandice Canes-Wrone is the Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Canes-Wrone is the founding director of the Hoover Institution Center for Revitalizing American Institutions. Her current research focuses on representation and accountability, including projects on elections, campaign finance, and partisanship. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.Christopher P. Liddell has held senior roles in politics, the private sector, and philanthropy. He was White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the Trump Administration, and has been involved in three presidential transition cycles, including the White House operational head of the transition to the Biden Administration, where he played a key role. In the private sector, he has been Chief Financial Officer of several major companies, including Microsoft and General Motors.
Former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida Talks Pandemic Monetary Policy and Inflation Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | Jon Hartley and Richard Clarida discuss pandemic monetary policy making, inflation, as well as Clarida’s career, academic contributions and government service, including his time as vice chair of the Federal Reserve. Recorded on September 20, 2024.For more details on this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/former-fed-vice-chair-richard-clarida-talks-pandemic-monetary-policy-and-inflation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=cf21_youtubeABOUT THE GUEST SPEAKER:Richard Clarida served as vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System from September 2018 to January 2022. Clarida is also the C. Lowell Harriss Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University. He was assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy, serving two secretaries of the Treasury. Clarida is also a managing director of Pacific Investment Management Company’s (PIMCO) New York office and that firm’s global economic advisor. Prior to rejoining PIMCO in 2022, he was the firm's global strategic advisor from 2006 to 2018. Earlier in his career, Clarida was with Credit Suisse and Grossman Asset Management. He holds a PhD and a master's degree in economics from Harvard University. He received an undergraduate degree with Bronze Tablet Honors from the University of Illinois.ABOUT THE SERIES:Each episode of Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century, a video podcast series and the official podcast of the Hoover Economic Policy Working Group, focuses on getting into the weeds of economics, finance, and public policy on important current topics through one-on-one interviews. Host Jon Hartley asks guests about their main ideas and contributions to academic research and policy. The podcast is titled after Milton Friedman‘s famous 1962 bestselling book Capitalism and Freedom, which after 60 years, remains prescient from its focus on various topics which are now at the forefront of economic debates, such as monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, occupational licensing, education vouchers, income share agreements, the distribution of income, and negative income taxes, among many other topics.__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Proxy Wars | UnArchived Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | The United States finds itself already in one proxy war in Ukraine and dangerously close to waging two more proxy wars in the Middle East and Taiwan. Proxy wars have been waged for thousands of years and the United States is no stranger to them. Having both been a proxy and used proxies to its advantage and having experienced both success and failure in proxy wars, the United States must reflect on its past experiences before waging three separate proxy campaigns and to avert the devastating consequences of proxy warfare.To learn more, visit: policyed.org/unarchived/proxy-wars/videoRead more about proxy wars and proxy warfare from the Hoover Institution's military history publication, Strategika: hoover.org/publications/strategikaCheck Out More from the Hoover Institution and PolicyEd on Warfare:Watch "Why We Should Study War" with Victor Davis Hanson here: policyed.org/policy-stories/why-we-should-study-war/videoWatch "What Does it Mean to Fight a Just War" from Gen. H.R. McMaster here: policyed.org/unarchived/what-does-it-mean-fight-just-war/videoWatch "Why Nations Go to War" from Victor Davis Hanson and Kori Schake here: policyed.org/intellections/why-nations-go-war/video__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Meta: facebook.com/policyed• Instagram: instagram.com/policy_ed• X: twitter.com/Policy_Ed
Gorbachev And The Hoover Institution | Reflections Hoover Institution 2024-10-10 | Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice reflects on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s visits to the Stanford campus in 1990 and 1992 and his special connection to the Hoover Institution and its Library & Archives.To learn more about this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/gorbachev-and-hoover-institution?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=reflections_youtubeABOUT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES:Visit our website: hoover.org/library-archivesTo learn how Hoover is prioritizing the research and understanding of history, explore here: hoover.org/focus-areas/revitalizing-historyFollow the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on social media:• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverlibraryarchives• X: twitter.com/HooverArchives__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow the Hoover Institution on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Games People Play Hoover Institution 2024-10-09 | Jacquelyn Schneider, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, on wargaming’s historic role in national security decision-making.Why did the “best and brightest” of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations continue with a flawed Vietnam strategy despite years of wargaming simulations warning that there were no good outcomes for American involvement? Jacquelyn Schneider, the Hoover Institution’s Hargrove Hoover Fellow and director of Hoover’s Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative, discusses the role of the 1960’s “SIGMA Games” in deciding Southeast Asia options, how wargaming influenced America Cold War strategy, its use in making sense of present-day enigmas (China, Russia), plus the challenges in playing out scenarios in the “final frontier” that is outer space.For more details from this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/games-people-play?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtubeRecorded on October 8, 2024. ABOUT THE SERIESMatters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests.For more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/matters-of-policy-and-politics?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-09 | Nataliya Bugayova, Non-Resident Russia Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War, shares her latest in-depth knowledge on how the Russo-Ukrainian War is going.Recorded on September 9, 2024. For more information about Secrets of Statecraft, visit: hoover.org/research/nataliya-bugayova-explains-how-ukraine-can-still-win?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=sos_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Everybody knows he stole the election Leopoldo Lopez Discusses Electoral Integrity Under #Maduro Hoover Institution 2024-10-08 | On Battlegrounds with host Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez critiques the legitimacy of elections under the Maduro regime. #Venezuela #Democracy #Maduro #Election #Elections #SouthAmerica #EdmundoGonzalez #Freedom #Corruption #Republic #ElectoralIntegrity
Reflections From The Hoover Institution Library & Archives Hoover Institution 2024-10-08 | Join us for a new video series that brings some of the remarkable stories behind the artifacts to a broad audience through video reflections by Hoover’s expert curators, fellows, and scholars.To learn more about this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/reflections?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=reflections_youtubeABOUT THE SPEAKERS:• Jean McElwee Cannon, curator for North America and Hoover research fellow• Kaoru "Kay" Ueda, curator for the Japanese Diapsora Collections and Hoover research fellow• Abbas Milani, Hoover research fellow and Hamid and Christina Moghadam • Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at Hoover InstitutionABOUT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES:Visit our website: hoover.org/library-archivesTo learn how Hoover is prioritizing the research and understanding of history, explore here: hoover.org/focus-areas/revitalizing-historyFollow the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on social media:• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverlibraryarchives• X: twitter.com/HooverArchives__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow the Hoover Institution on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez Calls for International Action Against the Maduro Regime Hoover Institution 2024-10-08 | "The autocratic camp has already spoken." On #Battlegrounds with Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez calls for international action against the Maduro regime and its support from #China, #Russia, and #Iran.#Venezuela #Democracy #Maduro #Election #Elections #SouthAmerica #EdmundoGonzalez #Freedom #Corruption
Increased Prosperity On A Livable Planet | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-10-04 | Condoleezza Rice, Director of the Hoover Institution and 66th US Secretary of State, Arun Majumdar, Jay Precourt Professor and Dean of SDSS, and Peter Blair Henry, Class of 1984 Senior Fellow at Hoover, conduct a fireside chat with President Banga on the importance of the World Bank leading "informed risk-taking" to catalyze blended (public and private) finance to fund investment in development and accelerate the energy transition.Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Hoover Institution | Stanford UniversityFor more information about the event and the speakers, visit: hoover.org/events/increased-prosperity-livable-planet?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=hoover_events_youtube
The United States, by Virtue of its Character and Values, Threatens Authoritarian Regimes | HISPBC Hoover Institution 2024-10-04 | Stephen Kotkin, historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow, argues that the United States, by virtue of its character and values, inherently threatens the stability of authoritarian regimes. Make sure to catch Professor Kotkin's full talk at Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp this year.#Democracy #USA #UnitedStates #America #China #Iran #NorthKorea #Russia #Politics #Geopolitics #ColdWar
Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport | Gen. Mattis at Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp Hoover Institution 2024-10-04 | "Democracy is not a spectator sport. It's all hands on deck. Every one of you is the custodian of our republic." Gen. Mattis addresses students at this year's Hoover Institution Summer Policy Bootcamp.#Democracy #Politics #USA #America #Election #Lecture #Military #Marines #Vote #Geopolitics
More Book Recommendations on Military History from Victor Davis Hanson | GoodFellows Hoover Institution 2024-10-04 | Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution's Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow, recommends Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman to viewers on the latest episode of #GoodFellows.#CivilWar #BookTube #BookRecommendations #VictorDavisHanson #MilitaryHistory #MilitaryStrategy
Looking for a book recommendation on military history? Victor Davis Hanson points to E.B. Sledge. Hoover Institution 2024-10-04 | On the latest episode of #GoodFellows, Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson provides book recommendations on the topic of #militaryhistory. Tune in now!#MilitaryHistory #War #booktube #ThePacific #HBO #bookrecommendations
Bill-Signing Recap – Deep Fakes, Deep Dodges... And Deeply Indebted To An NBA Owner Hoover Institution 2024-10-02 | Who are the winners and losers now that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on hundreds of legislative bills? Hoover senior fellow Lee Ohanian and distinguished policy fellow Bill Whalen, both contributors to Hoover’s California on Your Mind web channel, join Hoover senior product manager Jonathan Movroydis to discuss why the past month in Sacramento was good news for teen-abuse victim Paris Hilton (Newsom signed a bill she championed) and Los Angeles Clipper’s owner Steve Ballmer (his new arena received a late-night alcohol exception); and bad news for Elon Musk (he didn’t get his way on a controversial AI measure as his social-media feud with the governor continues). Possibly the worst news is for Californians fond of direct democracy and election integrity (Newsom vetoed a voter ID requirement). Then, the legislature approved a constitutional amendment altering California’s recall process which voters will decide on in 2026.For more details from this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/bill-signing-recap-deep-fakes-deep-dodgesand-deeply-indebted-nba-owner?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtubeRead more articles from "California On Your Mind": hoover.org/publications/californiaonyourmind?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtubeRecorded on October 1, 2024. ABOUT THE SERIESMatters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests.For more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/matters-of-policy-and-politics?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Democracy in Venezuela is Important to the World | Battlegrounds with H.R. McMaster Hoover Institution 2024-10-02 | On the latest episode of #Battlegrounds with H.R. McMaster, Leopoldo Lopez talks about the importance of democracy and free and fair elections in Venezuela. #Venezuela #Democracy #Maduro #Election #SouthAmerica #EdmundoGonzalez
Venezuela: Stolen Election And The Struggle For Liberty | Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster Hoover Institution 2024-10-02 | Join former mayor of Caracas and Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López and Hoover Senior Fellow H.R. McMaster as they examine Venezuela’s authoritarian socialist regime and prospects for the restoration of the Venezuelan constitution. Reflecting on the country’s stolen presidential election in July 2024, López shares his insights on the Maduro regime’s mechanisms of internal control, how the axis of authoritarians are using Venezuela against the US and the rest of the free world, the next steps for the Venezuelan opposition movement, and what can be done within Venezuela and internationally to help support the Venezuelan people and end Maduro’s despotic rule.For more details of this episode, visit: ABOUT THE SPEAKERSLeopoldo López is a Venezuelan political leader, pro-democracy activist and Sakharov prize laureate. He is the founder and national coordinator of the Voluntad Popular political party and the former mayor of the municipality of Chacao in Caracas. In 2014 López was unjustly detained by the Maduro regime and sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment. He spent four years in a military prison, a year and a half in house arrest and another year and a half in the Spanish embassy in Caracas under political asylum. In October 2020, López escaped from Venezuela through Colombia to join his family in Spain. López holds a Bachelor's degree cum laude in sociology and economics from Kenyon College, and a Master´s degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was awarded a honoris causa doctorate in Law from Kenyon College in 2007.H.R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He was the 25th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.For more information about Battlegrounds, visit: hoover.org/publications/battlegrounds_perspectives?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=bg_youtubePick up a copy of "Battlegrounds: The Fight To Defend The Free World," by H.R. McMaster here: hoover.org/research/battlegrounds-fight-defend-free-world?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=bg_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Would Shakespeares work change if he was exposed to modern ideas? | Secrets of Statecraft Hoover Institution 2024-09-30 | Lord Matt Ridley poses this "what if" scenario to Hoover Institution fellow and Secrets of Statecraft host Andrew Roberts. Tune in to the latest episode now!#shakespeare #whatif #history #beethoven #georgeorwell #1984
Adjusters And Casualties: The Anatomy Of Labor Market Displacement | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-09-28 | Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Hoover Institution | Stanford UniversityEric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Jacob Light, Hoover Fellow, discussed “Adjusters and Casualties: The Anatomy of Labor Market Displacement,” a paper with Simon Janssen (Institute for Employment Research) and Lisa Simon (Revelio Labs).PARTICIPANTSEric Hanushek, Jacob Light, John Taylor, Annelise Anderson, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Eric Bettinger, Valentin Bolotnyy, Hoyt Bleakley, Michael Boskin, John Cochrane, Sami Diaf, Michael Droste, Elizabeth Elder, Jared Franz, Nick Gebbia, Jerome Greco, Theocharis Grigoriadis, Bob Hall, Jon Hartley, Robert Hodrick, Norbert Holtkamp, Nicholas Hope, Simon Janssen, Ken Judd, Dan Kessler, Anjini Kochar, Evan Koenig, Marianna Kudlyak, Nelson Layfield, Charles Leung, Ross Levine, Mickey Levy, Alexander Mihailov, Brendan Moore, Daniel Morabito, Stephen Redding, Paola Sapienza, Jack Tatom, Yevgeniy Teryoshin, Ramin Toloui, Alexander Zentefis, Chiara ZislerISSUES DISCUSSEDEric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Jacob Light, Hoover Fellow, discussed “Adjusters and Casualties: The Anatomy of Labor Market Displacement,” a paper with Simon Janssen (Institute for Employment Research) and Lisa Simon (Revelio Labs).John Taylor, the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution, was the moderator.PAPER SUMMARYEarnings losses after job displacement are highly skewed: a small number of workers experience catastrophic losses, while most workers recover quickly. Thus, average earnings losses as commonly estimated by event studies significantly overstate the losses for a majority of displaced workers. This paper documents the heterogeneity in earnings losses after job displacement and the behavioral differences underlying these adjustment differences. We study workers from firms in West Germany that closed between 2000-2005. By creating a synthetic control for each laid-off worker from similar workers who were not laid off, we can estimate the full distribution of economic losses. As found in other analytic approaches, older, less educated, and female workers suffer larger average losses, but a key result in our analysis is the remarkable overlap of the demographic loss distributions. Fixed characteristics do not predict which workers will experience the greatest losses; instead, these losses are associated with post-layoff adaptability, such as switching professions or geographic relocation.To read the paper click the following linkhoover.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/20240925%20Adjusters%20and%20Casualties%20-%20Draft.pdfTo read the slides, click the following linkhoover.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/20240925%20Adjusters%20and%20Casualties%20-%20Slides.pdf
What Polling Says About Trump, Harris And An Election “Doom Loop” | MPP Podcast Hoover Institution 2024-09-27 | Is the current presidential election lining up along the same lines as the past two Trump referenda with a small number of swing states and an even smaller subset of issues (in 2024: jobs, inflation, immigration, and wars) deciding who will become America’s 47th president? David Brady and Douglas Rivers, Hoover Institution senior fellows, and managers of a tracking poll on the US electorate, discuss with distinguished policy fellow, Bill Whalen, what’s different in a contest featuring known (Donald Trump) and lesser-known (Kamala Harris) entities, what matters most to independent voters, the odds of one or both chambers of Congress flipping, plus whether Pennsylvania is the “new Florida” as ground zero for deciding presidential outcomes.Recorded on September 26, 2024. ABOUT THE SERIESMatters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests.For more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/matters-of-policy-and-politics?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Should Free Speech Protect Pornography? The Latest from Free Speech Unmuted Hoover Institution 2024-09-26 | Hoover Institution senior fellow Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer discuss the exception of certain types of obscenity from Free Speech protections.#FreeSpeech #SupremeCourt #Internet #Censorship #Law
Edward Glaeser on Zoning, Land Use Regulation, and Urban Economics Hoover Institution 2024-09-26 | Jon Hartley and Edward Glaeser discuss the latter’s seminal work on urban economics, zoning, land use regulation, and economic growth. They also discuss industrial policy, the important role of human capital and education in economic growth, as well as why crime has rebounded in recent years. Recorded on August 26, 2024.For more details on this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/edward-glaeser-zoning-land-use-regulation-and-urban-economics?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=cf21_youtubeABOUT THE SPEAKERS:Edward L. Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught economic theory and urban economics since 1992. He also leads the Urban Economics Working Group at the National Bureau of Economics Research, co-leads the Cities Programme of the International Growth Centre, and co-edits the Journal of Urban Economics. He has written hundreds of papers on cities, infrastructure and other topics, and has written, co-written and co-edited many books including Triumph of the City, Survival of the City (with David Cutler) and Fighting Poverty in the U.S. and Europe: A World of Difference (with Alberto Alesina).Ed has served as director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and chair of Harvard’s Economics Department. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and the Econometric Society. He received the Albert O. Hirschman prize from the Social Science Research Council. He earned his A.B. from Princeton University in 1988 and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 1992. Jon Hartley is a Research Assistant at the Hoover Institution and an economics PhD Candidate at Stanford University, where he specializes in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is also currently a Research Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP) and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Jon is also a member of the Canadian Group of Economists, and serves as chair of the Economic Club of Miami.Jon has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as well as in various policy roles at the World Bank, IMF, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, US Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Bank of Canada. Jon has also been a regular economics contributor for National Review Online, Forbes, and The Huffington Post and has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star among other outlets. Jon has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg, and NBC, and was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Law & Policy list, the 2017 Wharton 40 Under 40 list, and was previously a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
OK Boomers: Victor Davis Hanson, Pagers, Zelenskyy, and the Fellows “Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation” Hoover Institution 2024-09-25 | Hot-wiring pagers and walkie-talkies to take out Hezbollah operatives: Was Israel’s tactic—like something from an Ian Fleming novel—a justifiable act of national security or a violation of international law? Victor Davis Hanson, the Hoover Institution’s Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow and a military historian and classicist, joins GoodFellows regulars John Cochrane and H.R. McMaster to discuss the latest in the Middle East, as well as whether it was wise for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to tour a munitions factory in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on the verge of America’s national election. Next, the three Baby Boomer panelists reflect on their generation’s legacy, plus which singer deserves a statue in the US Capitol alongside country music legend Johnny Cash. Recorded on September 24, 2024.Learn more about this episode: hoover.org/research/ok-boomers-victor-davis-hanson-pagers-zelenskyy-and-fellows-talkin-bout-their-generation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=gf_youtubeABOUT THE SERIESGoodFellows, a Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world. They can’t banter over lunch these days, but they continue their spirited conversation online about what comes next, as we look forward to an end to the crisis. For more on this series, visit: hoover.org/goodfellows?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=gf_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-09-25 | The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. Recorded on September 16, 2024.For more information about Secrets of Statecraft, visit: hoover.org/research/lord-matt-ridley-gives-us-reasons-be-cheerful?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=sos_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
The Distinct Role of the Brazilian Supreme Court Hoover Institution 2024-09-24 | For the past 20 years, the Brazilian Supreme Court has become one of the most influential political players in the nation. In the name of democracy and the fight against misinformation, the Court has authorized a flurry of arrests and media bans that have garnered international attention. But Brazil is not alone. It belongs to a long list of nascent democracies around the world that are struggling to contend with ever-expanding judicial power. Using Brazil as our model, the question before us remains: how and why has this power arisen and what does it mean for the future of democracy?For more information on the Hoover History lab, visit: hoover.org/history-lab__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!
Diplomacy, Deterrence, and the Defense of Democracy | HISPBC Hoover Institution 2024-09-24 | Together, Gen. Jim Mattis and Professor Stephen Kotkin field questions from Policy Boot Camp students on wide array of topics including isolationist trends in American foreign policy, the Russia-China relationship, NATO expansion, nuclear deterrence, and the situation in Taiwan. They emphasize the importance of understanding history, stress the unique strength of American democracy and values, advocate for a strategic approach to leverage U.S. advantages while adapting to evolving threats, and encourage the younger generation to actively engage in promoting democratic ideals and preserving U.S. global leadership.General Jim Mattis - General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26th Secretary of Defense in the administration. Before retiring in 2013 he was the Commander of U.S. Central Command, directing military operations of over 250,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and allied forces across the Middle East. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and the co-editor of the book, Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military.Stephen Kotkin - Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, senior fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs where he taught for 33 years. His research encompasses geopolitics and authoritarian regimes, both past and present, and is a renowned biographer of Joseph Stalin with his books Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941.Check out more from Gen. Jim Mattis & Stephen Kotkin:Listen to Gen. Jim Mattis on The Daily Scoop about America's vulnerability in informational warfare here: fedscoop.com/radio/gen-jim-mattis-the-former-secretary-of-defenseWatch "The Hitler-Stalin Pact" with Stephen Kotkin here: youtube.com/watch?v=FiCmS9niS2UWatch GoodFellows - "The Counterfactual Show: Reimagining History, with Stephen Kotkin" here: youtube.com/watch?v=1wM55JGpvOU__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
American Character vs. Authoritarian Nature | HISPBC Hoover Institution 2024-09-24 | The United States, by virtue of its character and values, inherently threatens the stability of authoritarian regimes. Stephen Kotkin argues that regardless of how America engages with nations like China, Russia, and Iran, its very existence undermines their legitimacy and longevity. As these regimes actively challenge American and western influence in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, the United States must combine strong military deterrence with skilled diplomacy to navigate these challenges.General Jim Mattis - General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26th Secretary of Defense in the administration. Before retiring in 2013 he was the Commander of U.S. Central Command, directing military operations of over 250,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and allied forces across the Middle East. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and the co-editor of the book, Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military.Stephen Kotkin - Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, senior fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs where he taught for 33 years. His research encompasses geopolitics and authoritarian regimes, both past and present, and is a renowned biographer of Joseph Stalin with his books Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941.Check out more from Gen. Jim Mattis & Stephen Kotkin:Listen to Gen. Jim Mattis on The Daily Scoop about America's vulnerability in informational warfare here: fedscoop.com/radio/gen-jim-mattis-the-former-secretary-of-defenseWatch "The Hitler-Stalin Pact" with Stephen Kotkin here: youtube.com/watch?v=FiCmS9niS2UWatch GoodFellows - "The Counterfactual Show: Reimagining History, with Stephen Kotkin" here: youtube.com/watch?v=1wM55JGpvOU__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Forging Alliances in an Age of Complacency | HISPBC Hoover Institution 2024-09-24 | The world is hardly getting any safer. Nations like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea threaten global security. To confront these threats effectively, General Jim Mattis emphasizes the urgent need to cultivate and maintain robust international partnerships and formal alliances, particularly in an age when many Americans take both their liberty and security for granted.General Jim Mattis - General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26th Secretary of Defense in the administration. Before retiring in 2013 he was the Commander of U.S. Central Command, directing military operations of over 250,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and allied forces across the Middle East. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and the co-editor of the book, Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military.Stephen Kotkin - Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, senior fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs where he taught for 33 years. His research encompasses geopolitics and authoritarian regimes, both past and present, and is a renowned biographer of Joseph Stalin with his books Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941.Check out more from Gen. Jim Mattis & Stephen Kotkin:Listen to Gen. Jim Mattis on The Daily Scoop about America's vulnerability in informational warfare here: fedscoop.com/radio/gen-jim-mattis-the-former-secretary-of-defenseWatch "The Hitler-Stalin Pact" with Stephen Kotkin here: youtube.com/watch?v=FiCmS9niS2UWatch GoodFellows - "The Counterfactual Show: Reimagining History, with Stephen Kotkin" here: youtube.com/watch?v=1wM55JGpvOU__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• TikTok: tiktok.com/@hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
The Challenges of Californias High-Speed Rail Project #California #Transit Hoover Institution 2024-09-20 | On Matters of Policy & Politics with host Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution senior fellow Michael Boskin discusses the challenges and failures of California’s high-speed rail project.#california #highspeedtrain #transition #losangeles #bayarea #government
I Know It When I See It: Free Speech and Obscenity Laws | Free Speech Unmuted Hoover Institution 2024-09-20 | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer discuss the various rules the Court applies in obscenity cases and the forthcoming Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton decision. Fun fact: Associate Justice Potter Stewart, who wrote the “I know it when I see it” line in a 1964 obscenity opinion, later concluded that any such obscenity test would be unconstitutionally vague.For more information on this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/i-know-it-when-i-see-it-free-speech-and-obscenity-laws?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=fsu_youtubeABOUT THE SPEAKERS:Eugene Volokh is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. For thirty years, he had been a professor at the University of California – Los Angeles School of Law, where he has taught First Amendment law, copyright law, criminal law, tort law, and firearms regulation policy. Volokh is the author of the textbooks The First Amendment and Related Statutes (8th ed., 2023) and Academic Legal Writing (5th ed., 2016), as well as more than one hundred law review articles. He is the founder and coauthor of The Volokh Conspiracy, a leading legal blog. Before coming to UCLA, Volokh clerked for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the US Supreme Court.Jane Bambauer is the Brechner Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law and the College of Journalism and Communications. She teaches Torts, First Amendment, Media Law, Criminal Procedure, and Privacy Law. Bambauer’s research assesses the social costs and benefits of Big Data, AI, and predictive algorithms. Her work analyzes how the regulation of these new information technologies will affect free speech, privacy, law enforcement, health and safety, competitive markets, and government accountability. Bambauer’s research has been featured in over 20 scholarly publications, including the Stanford Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, the California Law Review, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.ABOUT THE SERIES:Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eugene Volokh is the co-founder of The Volokh Conspiracy and one of the country’s foremost experts on the 1st Amendment and the legal issues surrounding free speech. Jane Bambauer is a distinguished professor of law and journalism at the University of Florida. On Free Speech Unmuted, Volokh and Bambauer unpack and analyze the current issues and controversies concerning the First Amendment, censorship, the press, social media, and the proverbial town square. They explain in plain English the often confusing legalese around these issues and explain how the courts and government agencies interpret the Constitution and new laws being written, passed, and decided will affect Americans' everyday lives.For more on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/free-speech-unmuted?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=fsu_youtube__________The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
US-China Tension: Using Text As Data In Policy Analysis | Hoover Institution Hoover Institution 2024-09-19 | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityOur 26th workshop features a conversation with Bo Sun on “U.S.-China Tension” on September 18, 2024, from 9:00AM – 10:30AM PT. The Hoover Institution Workshop on Using Text as Data in Policy Analysis showcases applications of natural language processing, structured human readings, and machine learning methods to analyze text as data for examining policy issues in economics, history, national security, political science, and other fields.ABOUT THE SPEAKERSBo Sun is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She studies economic implications of information friction and uncertainty, including their effects on contracting design, financial market trading, and macroeconomic activity. Prior to joining UVA Darden, she was a Principal Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. She currently serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and is a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia and B.A. in Finance from Peking University.Steven J. Davis is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He studies business dynamics, labor markets, and public policy. He advises the U.S. Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, co-organizes the Asian Monetary Policy Forum and is co-creator of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Indices, the Survey of Business Uncertainty, and the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes. Davis hosts “Economics, Applied,” a podcast series sponsored by the Hoover Institution.Erin Baggott Carter is a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California, a faculty affiliate at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute, and a nonresident scholar at the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego. She has previously held fellowships at the CDDRL and Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. She received a PhD in political science from Harvard University.
Condoleezza Rice on College Sports as a Cultural Phenomenon #collegefootball #quarterback Hoover Institution 2024-09-19 | Rice discusses why football is so important to American culture, noting that it brings together people from all walks of life, regardless of their background. She highlights the unity and excitement that sports, particularly football, foster in communities, bringing together fans from different social, economic, and political backgrounds. Rice also acknowledges the efforts made by the NFL and NCAA to improve player safety, while recognizing that some level of risk is inherent in all sports.As Week 3 of the college football season unfolds, let's revisit when former Stanford and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice joined Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to discuss NIL rules, the transfer portal, conference realignment, and the distribution of TV revenue.#nfl #ncaa #ncaafootball #football #andrewluck #condoleezzarice #quarterback
Condoleezza Rice on America Remaining Vital to the World, and the World to America Hoover Institution 2024-09-18 | Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice warns of what she calls the “new Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” — populism, nativism, isolationism, and protectionism— working their way into the minds of the American electorate. She argues that for an American president to successfully advocate for an internationalist foreign policy, they must vividly depict the catastrophic consequences of US withdrawal from global leadership and how revisionist powers will exploit the breakdown of the post–World War II order for their own aims. These include a more aggressive Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, emboldened by a victorious campaign in Ukraine, who would likely pursue further conquests; Iran and its proxies igniting additional conflicts in the Middle East; and a significantly weakened global economy.Read the full article titled "The Perils of Isolationism" by Condoleezza Rice in Foreign Affairs. #america #globalnews #apocolypse #isolation #china #russia #ukraine #condoleezzarice #foreignaffairs
Recent U.S. Immigration: How Big? Who? What Impact? | Economics, Applied Hoover Institution 2024-09-18 | Host Steven Davis engages Wendy Edelberg and Madeline Zavodny to discuss the recent wave of U.S. immigration and some of its implications. They discuss the surge in immigration since 2021, the extent to which it reflects unlawful entry, its impact on employment growth, its fiscal consequences, and the failure of U.S. statistical authorities to accurately measure the scale of the surge in real-time. They also provide historical context by comparing recent immigration waves from Latin America to past influxes from Europe and Asia. Lastly, the guests discuss potential policy changes to raise the economic benefits of immigration and address fiscal impacts on local governments.For more information on this episode, visit: hoover.org/research/recent-us-immigration-how-big-who-what-impact?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ea_youtubeWatch more episodes about immigration: ► The Political Reaction to Immigration: youtu.be/wRaKJceUwG8 ► Immigrants and Innovation in the United States: youtu.be/F96-xJXByh8 ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:Wendy Edelberg is a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where she directs the Hamilton Project. Previously, she served as Principal Chief Economist at the Congressional Budget Office and executive director of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. She worked for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during two administrations. She co-chairs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Climate and Macroeconomics Roundtable and is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.Madeline Zavodny is the Donna L. Gibbs and First Coast Systems Professor of Economics at UNF. She is also a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and Adjunct Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Her research focuses on economic issues related to immigration, including Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization (AEI Press, 2010) and The Economics of Immigration (Routledge, 2015; 2nd ed. 2021). Before joining UNF she was a professor of economics at Agnes Scott College and Occidental College and an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.Steven Davis is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Hoover Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He is an elected fellow of the Society of Labor Economists and a consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He co-founded the Economic Policy Uncertainty project, the U.S. Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes, the Global Survey of Working Arrangements, the Survey of Business Uncertainty, and the Stock Market Jumps project. He co-organizes the Asian Monetary Policy Forum, held annually in Singapore. Before joining Hoover, Davis was on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.For more on this series, visit: hoover.org/podcasts/economics-applied?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ea_youtube__________The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
What If Frederick William Was Extravagant? #whatif Hoover Institution 2024-09-18 | Shay Khatiri explores a counterfactual with historian Andrew Roberts: What if Frederick William I had been extravagant instead of austere? Could this have prevented his son, Frederick the Great, from annexing Silesia and starting the Seven Years’ War? Could it have altered the course of history?Listen to the full discussion on the latest Secrets of Statecraft podcast with Andrew Roberts and Shay Khatiri.#silesia #historyshorts #podcast #counterfactual #prussia
Leading National Security Under an Erratic President #Trump Hoover Institution 2024-09-17 | H.R. McMaster opens up about his time as National Security Advisor under President Trump. McMaster describes how he navigated Trump's unpredictable leadership style to craft U.S. foreign policy — helping former President Trump shape his foreign policy by questioning flawed assumptions and refocusing on America’s core national interests. Watch the full episode for deeper insights into McMaster’s approach in the latest episode of GoodFellows.#election2024 #trump2024 #nationalsecurity #foreignpolicy #hrmcmaster
Andrew Luck on Player Choice and the Transfer Portal #footballshorts Hoover Institution 2024-09-17 | Andrew Luck shares his thoughts on the NCAA transfer portal, which allows athletes to move more freely between teams. He sees the portal as a positive development regarding player choice and safety, likening it to free agency in professional sports. However, Luck also raises concerns about the potential negative effects on educational attainment and long-term player development if the system becomes exploitative.As Week 3 of the college football season unfolds, let's revisit when former Stanford and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice joined Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to discuss NIL rules, the transfer portal, conference realignment, and the distribution of TV revenue.#collegefootball #footballshorts #NFL #andrewluck #colts #ncca #quarterback #ncaa #ncaafootball
Condoleezza Rice and The Perils of Isolationism on #FoxNews Hoover Institution 2024-09-17 | Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice discusses a “great power conflict” and isolationism on the world stage in her new Foreign Affairs article, "The Perils of Isolationism," on Fox News Media. Read the full article here: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/perils-isolationism-condoleezza-rice#condoleezzarice #foreignpolicy #foreignaffairs #foxnews #global #isolation
A (Better) Government for the People: Michael Boskin on the Future of Federalism | MPP Podcast Hoover Institution 2024-09-17 | Since the founding of the republic, America’s leaders have pondered the question of federalism and the proper divide between national and local government regarding such thorny matters as infrastructure, healthcare financing, and education.Michael Boskin, the Hoover Institution’s Wohlford Family Senior Fellow and former chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, discusses "American Federalism Today: Perspectives on Political and Economic Governance", a newly released book he edited based on the findings from a November 2023 Hoover conference on federalism. Boskin explains the urgent need for policy reforms (government waste in particular), plus what makes for effective government commissions (Boskin chaired a federal commission on the Consumer Price Index in the mid-1990’s).Recorded on September 16, 2024.Pick up a copy of "American Federalism Today: Perspectives on Political and Economic Governance" by Michael Boskin here: hoover.org/research/american-federalism-today?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_better_government_youtubeABOUT THE SERIESMatters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests.For more information on this series, visit: hoover.org/publications/matters-of-policy-and-politics?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mpp_youtube__________The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University.© 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video!🌐 Follow us on social media:• Facebook: facebook.com/HooverInstStanford• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university• Instagram: instagram.com/hooverinstitution• X: twitter.com/HooverInst
Condoleezza Rice on the Value of a College Degree for Athletes #collegefootball #footballshorts Hoover Institution 2024-09-16 | Condoleezza Rice reflects on the traditional value of college sports, where the primary benefit was the education athletes received in exchange for playing. She emphasizes that a college degree provides significant lifetime value, highlighting a statistic that college graduates earn an additional $1 million over their lifetime. Rice also mentions that many athletes believe they will turn professional, but the reality is that only a very small percentage do, making education the key “Plan B.”As Week 3 of the college football season unfolds, let's revisit when former Stanford and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice joined Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to discuss NIL rules, the transfer portal, conference realignment, and the distribution of TV revenue.#uncommonknowledge #collegefootball #million #colts #quarterback
