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The Last King Of America: The Misunderstood Reign Of George III

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Hauck Auditorium | Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The verdict of history has been grossly unfair to George III, the reigning king of England during Americas War of Independence, argued Andrew Roberts, renowned British historian and Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Fellow, during a lecture in the Hoover Institutions Hauck Auditorium on Tuesday, December 1.

In his latest book, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III, Roberts prompts readers to reassess the legacy of Great Britains longest-serving king. Here is a recap of the discussion with Roberts which was hosted by Senior Fellow, Victor Davis Hanson, and the Hoover Institution's Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict.

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CPI Awards 2021 Freedom Fighter Of The Year Award To Dr. Scott Atlas

featuring Scott W. Atlasvia Conservative Partnership Institute
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Yesterday evening, Dr. Scott W. Atlas, author of the upcoming book, “A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America,” received the first annual “Freedom Fighter Of The Year” Award.

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What Are You Afraid Of?

by David R. Hendersonvia Defining Ideas
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Lack of fluency with numbers confuses people about the risks of shark attacks, police shootings, and COVID-19.

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Hoover Book Club: Stephen Haber On "The Battle Over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation"

Monday, December 6, 2021
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

A discussion with Stephen Haber on his latest book, The Battle over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation moderated by Bill Whalen on Monday, December 6 at 10AM PT/1:00PM ET.

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Mafia-Like Business Systems In China: Xi’s Crackdown In Context

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Hoover Institution hosts Mafia-Like Business Systems in China: Xi’s Crackdown in Context on Tuesday, December 7 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST.

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The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast: Megan Phelps-Roper On The Value Of Empathy

interview with Ayaan Hirsi Alivia The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks with Megan Phelps-Roper about leaving the Westboro Baptist Church. They discuss how we can bridge the divide and have empathetic conversations across ideological lines.

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SpyTalk With Amy Zegart: Connecting All the Dots

interview with Amy Zegartvia SpyTalk
Friday, December 3, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Amy Zegart talks about the urgent need for US spy agencies to better exploit open-source intelligence.

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Victor Davis Hanson On The Classicist: Now What?

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia VDH's Blade of Perseus
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses Putin’s Russia and losing deterrence, criminals targeting the stores of the wealthy, 2022 election predictions, and why citizens are leaving Blue states for Red.

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Andrew J Scott, Co-Founder Of The Longevity Forum And World Renowned Historian Niall Ferguson

interview with Niall Fergusonvia The Longevity Forum
Monday, November 15, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson talks about how the pandemic has disrupted longevity. Progress has been halted recently in many ways by the pandemic from inequality to climate change. Ferguson also discusses whether COVID been a distraction from other important issues.

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Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas article "Witch Hunt Targets The Oil Companies." Listen to Part 2 here.

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Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses his Washington Post article "Now showing, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom star in ‘Reversal of Fortune: 2021’."

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John Yoo: What Is Going On At The Supreme Court?

interview with John Yoovia What The Hell Is Going On Podcast
Friday, December 3, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, its effects on the future of abortion rights in the United States, and how the justices might rule on the case next year.

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How America Can Become A “Can Do” Country Again, With Philip Zelikow

interview with Philip Zelikowvia Niskan Center
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Pholip Zelikow talks about his experiences in and out of government that inform his diagnosis of declining US state capacity.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Fauci Is Acting Like A 'Monarch'

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Fox News
Friday, December 3, 2021
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says Dr. Fauci is acting like a "monarch" and has legislative, judicial, and executive power all rolled into one.
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Parents Beware Of The New Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Fad

quoting Chester E. Finn Jr.via Coronado Eagle & Journal
Thursday, December 2, 2021

First, there was the debate about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and whether or not CRT existed in schools. As CRT was exposed to have negative baggage associated with it, educators pushing it avoided CRT and in favor of saying “equity is good,” let us try to market and sell equity. Now Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) has succumbed to yet another non-academic fad called Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Parents are just waking up to SEL. 

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On Abortion, The Supreme Court Is Set To Overturn Decades Of Wrongs

quoting John Yoovia The Washington Post
Friday, December 3, 2021

The United States is one of just seven out of 198 countries that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Two of the others are China and North Korea. By contrast, 39 out of 42 of European nations — including France and Germany — bar elective abortions at 15 weeks or less (though with broader exceptions than typically seen in the United States). 

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Pandemic Demand Creates Growth Opportunity For Domestic Vaccine Companies

cited Chirantan Chatterjeevia University of Minnesota
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Any pandemic sends shockwaves through markets, forcing companies to adapt to surging demand. New University of Minnesota research highlights the differences in how domestic and foreign firms reacted amid the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic, offering insights that resonate today during the current global supply chain troubles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Are Companies Ditching California For Texas?

cited Hoover Institutionvia KHOU
Friday, December 3, 2021

It's not your imagination. Both California companies and residents have a lot to gain by coming to the Lone Star State.

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In This Popular Stanford Class, Students Build Tech For The Military

mentioning Joseph Feltervia Fast Company
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

As the Pentagon looks to Silicon Valley to help solve the U.S.’s biggest defense challenges, the Hacking for Defense class aims to mint a new wave of defense tech startups.

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Says That Wokeism Has “Significant Similarities” To White Supremacism: “Rotten Thoughts Of Our Time”

featuring Ayaan Hirsi Alivia Texas News Today
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Hoover Institution scholars and activists Ayaan Hirsi Ali In her speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, she linked Wokeism to white supremacism.

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California’s New Diversity Math Curriculum Will Fail 6 Million Kids Annually

by Lee Ohanianvia California on Your Mind
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Nearly 1,000 Californians—experts in math instruction and math application—have signed an open letter that shows why the diversity math curriculum proposed by the California Department of Education (CDE) could devastate learning for the state’s 6 million kids in public K–12 schools.

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Pacific Century: Decoding China’s Global Strategy With Bonnie Glaser

interview with Bonnie Glaser, Michael R. Auslinvia The Pacific Century
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Is America serious about countering Beijing’s foreign and security policy?

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Bjorn Lomborg: Climate Change Is NOT The End Of The World

interview with Bjorn Lomborgvia UnHerd
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Bjorn Lomborg discusses how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet’ sets out his argument that, although climate change is a real problem and is mostly man-made, the panic and alarmism is counter-productive.

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Victor Davis Hanson - The Traditionalist: Of Things Citizens Grow Tired

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Victor Davis Hanson Show
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Virginia gubernatorial race, deep state being exposed, and how citizens begin to resist.

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General H.R. McMaster And American Democracy

interview with H. R. McMastervia Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow H. R. McMaster offers sage advice for how American citizens can help one another collectively through these times. McMaster also takes a deep dive into music and the history of America’s longest war in Afghanistan.

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Climate Change Is Not An ‘Existential Threat’

quoting Bjorn Lomborgvia The Washington Post
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

At the Glasgow climate conference, President Biden declared climate change an “existential threat to human existence as we know it.” No, it’s not. Climate change is not a meteor hurtling toward Earth to destroy humanity. Rather, it is a chronic, manageable condition humanity can live with.

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Enright on Caplan on Immigration, Part Trois

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

I’ve posted twice now (here and here) on Sam Enright’s critique of my co-blogger Bryan Caplan’s case for open borders.

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Bjorn Lomborg On The Adam Carolla Show

interview with Bjorn Lomborgvia The Adan Carolla Show
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Bjorn Lomborg talks about the current state of Sweden’s COVID tactics and the media’s response. Lomborg also talks about world leaders failing to attack climate change issues, and he goes over various energy options including nuclear, wind, and solar.

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