It shouldn’t come as a surprise that, in this land of tanning beds and liposuction, Californians expect more in the way of instant gratification — a deluge of winter rain to ease the Golden State’s four-year drought.
Julian Corbett (1854-1922) has long been hidden in the shadow of Clausewitz and by the baneful glare of modern think tanks. Renowned as a naval thinker, Corbett was far more—and ever adept at pointing out how absolute theories collapse when faced with reality.
In 1997, the Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) started a very risky venture. It managed a large groundwater basin in Southern California, but, due to a growing population, cyclical droughts, and the need for additional freshwater barriers to push back seawater intrusion from the Pacific Ocean, OCWD needed another reliable source of water.
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his Defining Ideas piece, “The Mob Is Coming For You,” on the nationally syndicated John Batchelor Show.
Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas piece, “The Cardinal Sins Of Pope Francis,” on the nationally syndicated John Batchelor Show.
Across the river from Reno’s casino district, above an Italian restaurant, you can find the little-known company that says it “invented the mobile Internet.”
featuring William J. Perryvia United States Department of Defense
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter honored former defense chief William Perry yesterday at the kickoff of the two-day World Economic Forum, where he called for greater public-private collaboration in technology and innovation.
The progressive/left-wing response to the new Brookings study on inequality is obvious, right? From “Would a significant increase in the top income tax rate substantially alter income inequality?”: The high level of income inequality in the United States is at the forefront of policy attention.
