This week on Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover fellow Shelby Steele and the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol discuss the elections.
Mitt Romney: "I believe that if America does not lead, others will—others who do not share our interests and values—and the world will grow darker."

Recorded on Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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Shelby Steele

Shelby Steele

Bill Kristol

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