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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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Partner Institutions And Volunteers Describe Hundreds Of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Broadcasts For The Hoover Archives

Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Historical Recording Description Project, a hybrid effort whereby crowdsourcing augments established agreements with partner institutions, produced its 500th description this week. The project, which soft-launched in January 2016, seeks to provide English-language content summaries for over 5,500 (and counting!) digitized radio broadcasts from the RFE/RL collections.

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Kenneth Arrow, Nobel-Winning Economist, Dies At 95

Friday, February 24, 2017
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

It is with sadness that I share the passing of Kenneth Arrow, one of the leading lights of economic thought of the 20th Century.  The youngest-ever winner of a Nobel prize for economics, he will be remembered as one of the most consequential economists of the post war era.  Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends during this difficult time. - Tom Gilligan

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Unraveled, Or Undead? Obamacare After The Supreme Court, And The Days Ahead

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Hoover Institution, Washington DC

The Hoover Institution hosted "Unraveled, or Undead? Obamacare after the Supreme Court, and the Days Ahead" on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST. 

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Hoover Partnering With The Library Of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force For Its Cold War Communication Project

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Hoover is partnering with the Library of Congress, the U.S. National Archives and the Wilson Center to create a network of core institutions about which a Cold War Communication Project will be based.

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Michael Sadykiewicz speaking at a Communist Party meeting in Warsaw in mid-1956.  Colonel Wojciech Jaruzelski sits on the right-hand side of Sadykiewicz.
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Polish Military Expert’s Archive Donated To Hoover

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The papers of one of the most distinguished experts on Warsaw Pact affairs of the 1970s and 1980s have been added to the Hoover Archives.  The donor, Colonel Michael Sadykiewicz, author of several books, dozens of research papers, and reports, died in Warsaw late last year at the age of ninety-two.  His life and work were shaped by the turbulent history of East Central Europe during the past century.

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Cybersecurity In The Trump Administration: What Should We Expect?

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Hoover Institution, Washington DC

The Hoover Institution hosted "Cybersecurity in the Trump Administration: What Should We Expect?" on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 from 11:00am - 3:00pm EST. 

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The Age Of Consequences

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Hoover Institution, Washington DC

The Hoover Institution hosted "The Age of Consequences" on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 from 5:15pm - 8:00pm EST. 

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H.R. McMaster
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Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster Appointed National Security Advisor

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster, a Hoover Institution visiting fellow and National Security Affairs Fellow for the 2002–3 academic year, has been appointed to serve as national security advisor in the Trump administration.

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New Digital Portal Makes Thousands Of Hoover’s Rare Materials Available Online

Friday, February 17, 2017

The Hoover Institution Library & Archives is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital collections portal that contains more than 55,000 digitized posters, photographs, documents, sound recordings, and moving images from Hoover collections, with new items frequently added. The portal will allow remote users from around the globe to access the rich collections at Hoover for research and educational purposes.

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William F. Buckley, Jr. and boxer Muhammad Ali discuss the war in Vietnam.
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Full-Length Firing Line Videos Now Available Online

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

For the first time since acquiring the collection in 2001, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is hosting, free-of-charge, full-length Firing Line videos online through its digital collections website and YouTube channel. With a roster of guests including Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Friedman, Groucho Marx, Tom Wolfe, Jack Kerouac, Woodward and Bernstein, Barry Goldwater, Joan Baez, Hugh Hefner, and others, Firing Line serves as one of the most important and complete records of political and cultural movements in twentieth-century America.

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