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Condoleezza Rice speaks with Indra Nooyi about her journey from immigrating to the United States to leading PepsiCo, revealing how Nooyi made her mark on an iconic American business.
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The Hoover Institution is launching the Economic and Security Commons, a major initiative to envision how America and free societies can respond to a period of profound global transformation defined by large-scale geopolitical shifts and rapid technological change.
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The Billionaire Wealth Tax: A Recipe For Economic Disaster
California’s proposed Billionaire Tax Act would impose a “one-time” 5% tax on the worldwide net worth of individuals with more than $1 billion in assets. Supporters estimate it could raise roughly…
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Shrexting: Free Speech Or Criminal Harassment?
Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer use a bizarre case involving a sexually explicit Shrek image sent to a politician to explore the difficult constitutional line between protected speech and criminal harassment in the digital age.
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National Treasure: How The Declaration Of Independence Shaped America | Michael Auslin
Hoover Institution fellow Raghuram Rajan discusses the severe headwinds caused by the prolonged conflict in West Asia, and emphasizes the urgent need for structural reforms, better job creation strategies for the youth, and increased investment in human capital to compete globally.
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Darrell Duffie: Curbing Demand For Reserves Key To Reducing Fed's Balance Sheet
Hoover Institution fellow Darrell Duffie says the Fed won't use balance sheet to conduct monetary policy. Duffie explains that the connection between the availability of reserves and market interest rates is only relevant when reserves are scarce. Duffie notes that in today’s environment, there are abundant reserves.
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China-Maxxing, Subsidies, And Taiwan Arms Sales
This week was the 37th anniversary of the massacre of Chinese students and citizens in Tiananmen Square by the Chinese Communist Party.
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Hidden Threads
Scientists have often overlooked the deep connections across the natural world. Could we find a wiser way to enhance our scientific judgments?
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Taxing Silicon Valley’s Wealth: Joshua Rauh On California’s Billionaire Tax Initiative
Are voters in one of America’s bluest states certain to approve a ballot measure this fall imposing a 5% “wealth tax” on its billionaire class? If so, will California have struck a blow for wealth inequality – or, instead, succeed in killing “the goose that laid the golden egg” as investors and entrepreneurs flee the Golden State for friendlier tax climates?
The Declaration Of Independence And The Fight For America’s Future With Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson, a fifth-generation rancher in California’s San Joaquin Valley, joins Peter Robinson to discuss the American founding and its critics.
Dr. Oz On Affordability, Fighting Fraud, And AI In Healthcare
Jon Hartley sits down with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and his two deputies to discuss rooting out Medicare and Medicaid fraud, lowering drug prices, implementing healthcare reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and how AI is transforming the future of government healthcare.
Secrets Of Spin With Media Maestro David Yelland
Journalist David Yelland describes the hidden machinery of how modern communications is shaping political power.
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