OP-EDS AND COMMENTARY BY HOOVER FELLOWS

Holder's reasonable decision
Washington Post, November 20, 2009 (Registration Required)
by Jack Goldsmith (member of the Task Force on National Security and Law)

Reasonable minds can disagree about Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other alleged Sept. 11 perpetrators in a Manhattan federal court. . . .

Major Hasan’s Islamist Life
FrontPage Mag.com, November 20, 2009
by Daniel Pipes (Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow)

As the Pentagon and Senate launch what one analyst dubs "dueling Fort Hood investigations," will they confront the hard truth of the Islamic angle? . . .

Harry Reid Has A Problem
Forbes, November 20, 2009
by Peter M. Robinson (Research Fellow)

Can his health care legislation get 60 votes? . . .

ARTICLES AND QUOTES ABOUT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION AND ITS FELLOWS

Why No One Expects a Strong Recovery
Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2009 (Subscription Required)
John F. Cogan (Leonard and Shirley Ely Senior Fellow ) and John B. Taylor (Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow) are mentioned in this article.

When you repeal sound economic policies you repeal their results. . . .

OTHER VOICES: Deja vu all over again
San Jose Mercury News, November 18, 2009
Scott W. Atlas (Senior Fellow) is quoted in this article.

Mr. Means calls our health care system corrupt and lauds the Canadian system. . . .

INTERNET MEDIA

Michael Boskin, Sarah Palin: Cut the Payroll Tax
Weekly Standard, November 19, 2009
Michael J. Boskin (Senior Fellow) is quoted.

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Michael Boskin made the case for a payroll tax cut: . . .

Panelists Tackle College Graduation Stagnation
National Journal, November 19, 2009
Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow
Chair, K–12 Education Task Force) is featured.

The United States has made strides in making higher education accessible to more people, but a new challenge has arisen: getting these college attendees to graduate. . . .

GAO: Dept. of Ed. Suffers Oversight Deficiencies
Cato Institute, November 19, 2009
Eric Hanushek (Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education
member of the K–12 Education Task Force) is mentioned.

A report released today by the federal government’s non-partisan General Accounting Office finds deficits in the Department of Education’s financial and program oversight. . . .

Nancy Pelosi's Health Care Reform Juggernaut
National Center for Policy Analysis, November 19, 2009
Henry I. Miller (Research Fellow ) is featured.

Democrats in Washington are out to cut health care costs at the expense of the research-intensive (as opposed to generic) pharmaceutical industry. . . .

Fort Hood, First Mass-Casualty Attack by a Jihadist on U.S. Soil Since 9/11
Corner, National Review Online, November 19, 2009
Daniel Pipes (Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow) is quoted.

During the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing this morning, the RAND Corporation's Brian Jenkins offered a statement as to why the Fort Hood shooting, and the analysis of just what motivated Malik Hasan, weighs so heavily on Washington: “We’ve had eight attempted attacks [in U.S.], plus two successful ones in Arkansas and Fort Hood. Many more than previous years.” . . .

I Coulda Had a Payroll Tax Cut
FrumForum (blog), November 18, 2009
Michael J. Boskin (Senior Fellow) is featured.

The U.S. needed a fiscal stimulus in 2009, but not the fiscal stimulus we got. . . .

NEWS RELEASES ABOUT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION AND ITS FELLOWS

Human capital central to emerging economic analysis of education
University of Chicago, November 19, 2009
Gary S. Becker (Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Senior Fellow) is featured in this news release.

Human capital, a leading approach used to understand the role of education and job training in the economy, has been the subject of seminal research at the University of Chicago. . . .