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Women soldiers confront not just the enemy, but a range of political issues.
The latest issue of Strategika is online
This issue explores a topic of current controversy: Should women serve in front line combat units? Kori Schake explores the multiple dimensions to this question and then situates the topic in a historical framework, while Josiah Bunting III and Kiron K. Skinner advance different perspectives on how today's civilian and military leadership should approach this dilemma. Additional commentary is provided by Victor Davis Hanson, Admiral Gary Roughead, and Bruce S. Thornton.
In Defense of the NSA
Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, notes that all government actions should be examined under a presumption of distrust. This presumption may well be absolute. It is for that reason that I have defended constitutional regimes that afford strong protections to economic liberties and private property—at least in cases where matters of national security are not on the table. For instance, with the minimum wage, there is no coherent case for state intervention. The state should never spend public resources to degrade the efficiency of private markets.
Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, notes that all government actions should be examined under a presumption of distrust. This presumption may well be absolute. It is for that reason that I have defended constitutional regimes that afford strong protections to economic liberties and private property—at least in cases where matters of national security are not on the table. For instance, with the minimum wage, there is no coherent case for state intervention. The state should never spend public resources to degrade the efficiency of private markets.
The Immigration Reform Channel.
Podcast With Clint Bolick: Discussing Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Hoover research fellow Clint Bolick argues that comprehensive immigration reform offers the best way of revamping the existing inefficient system. Bolick also believes that we should not miss the opportunity to reorient the nation's immigration laws toward employment-based preferences. Bringing in young workers and preventing future illegal immigration are within reach, says Bolick.
Hoover fellow Peter Robinson (left) discusses Senator Rand Paul’s ideas on governing.
Senator Rand Paul discusses individualism, freedom, and national security on Uncommon Knowledge
This week on Uncommon Knowledge, Senator Rand Paul discusses his political ideas, ideals, and philosophies, noting that “we’re all born with an instinct towards individualism.” He gives his insights into dealing with immigration, unemployment, foreign policy, national security, taxes, personal responsibility, and many other issues. Senator Paul’s unique perspective and solutions could be a starting point for getting the United States back on track. (39:23)
Fellows on TV and radio:
The Supreme Court and Arizona’s Voting Requirements
Milani discusses Iran on the John Batchelor Show
Taylor discusses the Fed’s monetary policies on CNBC’s Kudlow Report
Hoover fellow Ajami discusses Syria on Opinion Journal (WSJ Live)
Davenport: Sequester: The sky did not fall
Pallotta on charity and the culture of the non-profit sector
Turkish Unrest: Protesters Vow to Fight for Democracy
The Legacy of Watergate And The Semantics Of Scandals (30:18)
Admiral Gary Roughead on the John Batchelor Show (19:11)
Henry Miller on the John Batchelor Show (10:22)
Kori Schake on BookTV
Abbas Milani on BookTV
Russell Roberts Interviews Yang Jisheng on BookTV
Senator Rand Paul discusses individualism, freedom, and national security on Uncommon Knowledge
Victor Davis Hanson on The Janine Turner Radio Show
Richard Epstein on the John Batchelor Show (20:00)
Davenport: Courts should not be engines of social change
Lazear discusses the US unemployment rate on Bloomberg Television's Market Makers
Commentary
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Library and Archives
June 17, 2013
Finding Aid Available for the John H. Bunzel Papers
The John H. Bunzel papers, which document Bunzel's career in education and his activities concerning civil rights, are available for research.
June 13, 2013
Finding Aid to the Edwin Meese Papers Updated
The finding aid to the Edwin Meese papers has been revised, now including a description of incremental materials added to the collection after its accession in 1991.
June 11, 2013
Finding Aids Posted Online
Finding aids to the collections described below are now available through the Online Archive of California.
June 7, 2013
Hoover Curator Siekierski Featured at Symposium at National Museum of Lithuania
Copies of some 150 of the Mieczyslaw Jalowiecki watercolors from the Hoover Archives, created from digital images provided to the Lithuanian State Archives, were exhibited in the National Museum of Lithuania between April 25 and June 2, 2013. A symposium on Mieczyslaw Jalowiecki and his collection was held at the museum on May 29, with one of the particpants’ being Maciej Siekierski, senior curator in the Hoover Institution Library and Archives.
June 5, 2013
Winifred Armstrong papers at Hoover
The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Winifred Armstrong, a US economist specializing in African development. The papers primarily document Armstrong's work with the international mining company AMAX (formerly American Metal Climax Corporation) and its African operations between 1966 and 1975.
News Update
June 18, 2013 | Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
The Supreme Court and Arizona’s Voting Requirements
Richard Epstein discusses the recent Supreme Court case that overturned Arizona’s requirement that voters provide proof of citizenship.
June 17, 2013 | EconTalk
Pallotta on charity and the culture of the non-profit sector
In this podcast Russell Roberts, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and EconTalk host, talks with Dan Pallotta, chief humanity officer of advertising for Humanity and author of Uncharitable. Pallotta argues that charities are deeply handicapped by their culture and how we view them.
June 16, 2013 | John Batchelor Show
Milani discusses Iran on the John Batchelor Show
Abbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, weighs in on the US relationship with Iran.
June 14, 2013 | Kudlow Report (CNBC)
Taylor discusses the Fed’s monetary policies on CNBC’s Kudlow Report
John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, weighs in on the effects of the quantitative easings. Taylor thinks that the Fed policy is a drag on the economy and that the recovery would be stronger if we had a better monetary policy.
June 14, 2013 | Opinion Journal (Wall Street Journal)
Hoover fellow Ajami discusses Syria on Opinion Journal (WSJ Live)
Fouad Ajami, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and cochair of the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order, weighs in on the US involvement in the Syrian civil war and the Turkish government's agreement with protesters.