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Uncommon Knowledge™ is now an exclusive on the web, giving viewers immediate access to some of the videos and all of the transcripts from the Uncommon Knowledge television series (1997–2005) as well as the current webcasts (2006–present). The series features Hoover fellow Peter Robinson interviewing political leaders, distinguished scholars, and leading journalists.

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January 25, 2012 | Recorded on January 19, 2012

Obamacare and the Supreme Court with Richard Epstein and John Yoo

with guests Richard A. Epstein and John Yoo

Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University Law School, and John Yoo, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley law school, examine the merits of various constitutional arguments for the Supreme Court’s striking down Obamacare.

January 11, 2012 | Recorded on October 17, 2011

The Storm of War

with guest Andrew Roberts

This week on Uncommon Knowledge historian Andrew Roberts discusses, with Hoover research fellow Peter Robinson, his book The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War. In the book, Roberts investigates what led up to the war, the historical factors responsible for Hitler’s rise to power, Hitler’s shortcomings as a military leader, Nazi Germany’s defeat, and Allied contributions to the victory. (38:15)

December 16, 2011 | Recorded on July 29, 1998

Christopher Hitchens: A Remembrance

with guests Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr.

Christopher Hitchens and William F. Buckley Jr. argue over how 1968 changed our nation’s politics and culture.

Peter Robinson remembers Christopher Hitchens.