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Analysis and Commentary
Analysis and Commentary

The War That Must Never Be Fought

by George P. Shultzvia Defining Ideas
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Nuclear weapons are the gravest threat to humanity’s survival.

 
Analysis and Commentary

The Libertarian Podcast – “Iran, the Treaty Power, and the Logan Act”

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Richard Epstein examines the controversies between the White House and Congress on Iran.

Crowd at New York's American Union Bank during a bank run early in the Great Depression.
Analysis and Commentary

Paul Samuelson's Take On The Great Depression

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

In jumping around through the blogosphere last night, I came across this quote from Paul Samuelson, in an interview he did in 2009 with Conor Clarke.

Analysis and Commentary

This Week’s Episode Of Rational Security

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, March 12, 2015

We talk about the David Petraeus plea, ISIS propaganda, and John Brennan’s plans to reorganize the CIA

Analysis and Commentary

E-Gate Epidemics

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Tribune Media Services
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Former CIA Director David Petraeus plea-bargained to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material after having given classified government information to his onetime mistress, Paula Broadwell.

Analysis and Commentary

Smashing Idols from Rome to ISIS

by Barry Straussvia Military History in the News
Thursday, March 12, 2015

The destruction of Iraqi and Syrian archaeological treasures by ISIS appalls the entire civilized world, and rightly so. Yet what we call cultural vandalism, ISIS calls tearing down idols, the symbols of an unholy, pagan past.

Analysis and Commentary

Something Strange Going On In The Kremlin

by Paul R. Gregoryvia What Paul Gregory Is Writing About (Blog)
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The news coming out of Russia could not be stranger. The confessed assassin of Boris Nemtsov is visited by a human rights activist and claims he was tortured into a confession.

The War That Must Never Be Fought, edited by Secretary Shultz and Ambassador James Goodby
Analysis and Commentary

Hoover Institution’s The War That Must Never Be Fought Argues for Nuclear Free World

Thursday, March 12, 2015
Stanford

The Hoover Institution Press announced that The War That Must Never Be Fought, edited by Secretary Shultz and Ambassador James Goodby, is available online at Hooverpress.org. This collection of essays challenges outdated deterrence theories, reexamines notions from the Cold War, and asserts that a world without nuclear weapons is in the best interests of the United States.  

Press Releases
Analysis and Commentary

It’s Not Just Islam, It’s the Tribal Mentality

by Bruce Thorntonvia Front Page Magazine Online
Thursday, March 12, 2015

The “nothing to do with Islam” mantra took a hit recently in one of the premier organs of liberal received wisdom, The Atlantic.

Analysis and Commentary

Can California Actually Get 'Greener'?

by Carson Brunovia Real Clear Markets
Thursday, March 12, 2015

California may be the greenest state in the nation. The Golden State's renewable portfolio standard is among the nation's most aggressive, the state's cap-and-trade program is likely the most developed, and each legislative session lawmakers grapple over dozens of new environmental-based bills.

Empty Desk
Analysis and Commentary

Take Back Our Schools

by Michael J. Petrillivia National Review
Thursday, March 12, 2015
The Student Success Act would end ‘big-government conservatism’ in education
Interviews
Interviews

Tunku Varadarajan On The John Batchelor Show (33:15)

interview with Tunku Varadarajanvia John Batchelor Show
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Tunku Varadarajan explains why the United States celebrates the Chinese New Year with great fanfare, but we do not celebrate the Hindu holidays.

Benjamin Wittes
Interviews

Benjamin Wittes On C-SPAN

interview with Benjamin Wittesvia C-SPAN
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Benjamin Wittes discusses President Obama's request for authorization for the use of military force.

In the News
In the News

Live From The Hoover Institution: Hugh Hewitt

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Hoover Institution Studios

Award winning radio host Hugh Hewitt was broadcasting live from the Hoover Institution Studios, March 2-6, interviewing some of Hoover's top minds. Hugh's nationally syndicated radio show is heard in more then 120 cities across the United States and has over two million listeners. He was recently nominated to partner with CNN to moderate the Republican primary debates for the first time on radio.

News
Sam Nunn
In the News

Sam Nunn: Latest Washington Divide Risks U.S. Clout Abroad

featuring Sam Nunnvia Atlanta Journal Constitution
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

More or less, the occupant of the White House personifies U.S. foreign policy. Describing a president as strong or weak is often our shorthand way of evaluating American activity abroad.

In the News

Insider Buzz Grows For Marco Rubio

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia National Review
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Are we on the cusp of a Rubio moment?