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Why The Military Can’t Trust AI
Large language models can make bad decisions—and could trigger nuclear war.
“The Market Is Ourselves”: Argentine President Milei Explains His Approach To Freedom At Hoover
Stop viewing every inconvenience discovered in the economy as a market failure needing government intervention, Argentine president Javier Milei told a crowd at the Hoover Institution on Wednesday, May 29.
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Issues Affecting American Democracy | Elections 2024
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Free Speech On Campus
Jane Bambauer and Eugene Volokh discuss how free speech principles apply at colleges and universities, both public and private.
Learn moreInflation Confusion
“Why Inflation Is Biden’s Most Stubborn Political Problem” by Andrew Restuccia and Sam Goldfarb at WSJ was one of those coffee-spilling articles that gave Grumpy his nickname.
Learn moreHanushek: How Can We Raise America’s Abysmal Post - Covid Student Results
Hoover Institution fellow Rick Hanushek discusses how to overcome the COVID learning losses.
Learn moreThe Inevitable Trade-Offs Of Medicare For All
Many people support “Medicare for All,” but creating government-provided coverage for all Americans while attempting to lower health care costs would come with steep trade-offs.
Learn moreDefense Budgeting for a Safer World: The Experts Speak
Renowned experts on national security and the defense budget share ideas, perspectives, and solutions for budget reform to ensure its adequacy and flexibility for the current complex geopolitical environment.
Learn moreFrom Deepfakes To Arms Races, AI Politics Is Here
Large language models are only going to get more devious, and it’s unlikely that any sort of regulation can rein in the machines.
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The Second Cold War Is Escalating Faster Than The First
To understand what is at stake in the fight against the axis of China, Russia and Iran, just read “The Lord of the Rings.”
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A Dangerous Moment, With Douglas Murray
Author and columnist Douglas Murray has spent much of the past few years reporting from battlefields in Ukraine and Gaza.
The Axis Of Chaos, With Matt Pottinger
Matt Pottinger, a Hoover Institution visiting fellow and editor of the forthcoming book The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster to discuss how best to discourage China from moving on its island neighbor.
Mexico: Elections, Migration, And Security
In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Jorge Castañeda discuss the future of Mexico and Mexican-US relations, on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Free Speech, TikTok (And Bills Of Attainder!), With Prof. Alan Rozenshtein
Professor Rozenshtein (Minnesota) joins Jane Bambauer and Eugene Volokh to discuss the new federal statute dealing with TikTok.
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