With votes still being counted, this much is apparent: the 2020 election didn’t produce a forecasted “blue wave”; radical “woke” ideas are likely dead on arrival in Washington. Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster and John Cochrane discuss the message voters sent and the current health of American democracy. Also, Niall Ferguson remembers a fellow Scotsman, Sean Connery, who died last week at the age of 90.
With the presidential election still undecided, President Trump’s campaign has launched a flurry of lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada and Georgia. The suits raise a range of claims. These include the exclusion of observers from vote-counting rooms, voting by non-residents, and even the counting of votes listed as being cast by people who have died.
interview with Niall Fergusonvia The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway
Friday, November 6, 2020
Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the state of play around the tech war between the U.S. and China. Ferguson talks about each of the country’s strengths and weaknesses, and why he thinks we’re moving toward Cold War II.
Elections are really complex accounting practices. It’s not just a final vote count that is fraught and difficult. Citizens going to the polls must consciously make multiple personal calculations: Will taxes rise? How much should individuals pay for healthcare? Must we spend heavily on defense?
Illinois residents dodged a bullet on Tuesday when voters refused to change the Illinois constitution to allow state income tax rates to vary by income.
Hoover Institution John Yoo discusses the legal hurdles that must be overcome by President Trump in order to get a transparent process for vote counting.
WASHINGTON (SBG) — Although the outcome of the 2020 presidential election is still in flux, one thing is clear: whoever wins, some of his opponents will not accept his legitimacy as he attempts to govern a deeply divided nation.
When a winner in this historic presidential election is declared, a big question on so many minds and in homes all over the Bay Area has been, how do we address the tension and divides that have been exposed in the last four years?
The campaign to reinstate affirmative action in overwhelmingly Democratic California had money, momentum and big-name backers, including Black celebrities Issa Rae and Ava DuVernay, but voters in the most populated state rejected the measure.
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – While Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump by a 2-to-1 margin in California, results of several state ballot measures arguably show how some more conservative ideas are being supported by California voters.
[Subscription Required] Democrats expected the 2020 presidential election would be a referendum on President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
