Hoover Institution Retreat May 28–29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Plenary Sessions in Stauffer Auditorium
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Welcoming remarks by John Raisian
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
David Brady, Daron Shaw, and Frederick Yang
A Preview of the 2008 Presidential Race
A Preview of the 2008 Presidential Race
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Robert Hall
Recession? Depression? Or Just a Slowdown?
Recession? Depression? Or Just a Slowdown?
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Choice of breakout sessions:
Larry Diamond
Stabilizing and Exiting Iraq
Daniel Kessler
Stabilizing and Exiting Iraq
Larry Diamond
Stabilizing and Exiting Iraq
Daniel Kessler
Stabilizing and Exiting Iraq
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Choice of breakout sessions:
David Davenport
Is It Time to Close the Electoral College?
Michael McFaul
Is Russia's New President Good or Bad News for the United States?
William Ratliff
Chavez and the Castros: Symptoms of Latin America's Condition
David Davenport
Is It Time to Close the Electoral College?
Michael McFaul
Is Russia's New President Good or Bad News for the United States?
William Ratliff
Chavez and the Castros: Symptoms of Latin America's Condition
7:15 p.m.
Dinner in the Main Dining Room
Before-dinner remarks by Amity Shlaes
Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
Before-dinner remarks by Amity Shlaes
Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
Thursday, May 29
8:15 – 9:00 a.m.
Choice of breakout sessions:
Linda Bernard
Soviet Dissidents and Their Supporters (Exhibit Tour)
Thomas Henriksen
American Power and What Our Next President Faces Abroad
Linda Bernard
Soviet Dissidents and Their Supporters (Exhibit Tour)
Thomas Henriksen
American Power and What Our Next President Faces Abroad
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Choice of breakout sessions:
Kenneth Judd
Economic Policy, Climate Change, and Energy Markets
Paul Peterson
What Americans Think about Their Schools - and School Reforms
Cecile Shea
The Problem of Pakistan: A Case for Strategic Patience
Kenneth Judd
Economic Policy, Climate Change, and Energy Markets
Paul Peterson
What Americans Think about Their Schools - and School Reforms
Cecile Shea
The Problem of Pakistan: A Case for Strategic Patience
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
James Ceaser
Ideas and Elections: Conservatism and Foreign Policy
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
John Abizaid and Giora Eiland
Middle Eastern Security Issues: Two Views
Middle Eastern Security Issues: Two Views
12:00 – 12:15 p.m..
Closing remarks by John Raisian
