A Trump victory, a Biden victory, or a protracted cliffhanger? Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane discuss Election Day scenarios, issues that went unaddressed in 2020’s presidential contest, plus what lies ahead for both parties in dealing with their restless bases.
The following Q&A is based on an interview conducted on Hoover’s Area 45 podcast by Virginia Hobbs Carpenter Fellow in Journalism Bill Whalen with senior fellows David Brady and Douglas Rivers about their 2020 presidential election predictions.
In the twenty-second and final edition of the Decision 2020 Report, Hoover fellows analyze the policy implications of government regulation and antitrust litigation against big technology firms.
Scott Sumner posted an excellent Review of Strategies for Monetary Policy (Book information and, yes free pdfs here). By "excellent," I don't mean he agrees with everything, especially that I wrote! He read the whole thing, including comments, and provides a concise summary along with insightful critique. I won't try to summarize his summary -- it's all good.
In the early 1970s, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Creighton Abrams — fresh off a frustrating defeat in Vietnam — unveiled a new, all-volunteer total force military. It combined the active duty, reserve, and guard components into one mutually reinforcing force.
Cyril Morong, an Associate Professor of Economics at Northeast Lakeview College in Universal City, Texas, sent me a letter that he had sent to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal decided not to publish it and I got Cyril’s permission to run it here.
interview with H. R. McMastervia On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti
Monday, November 2, 2020
Hoover Institution fellow H. R. McMaster discusses his new book, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World; why the US should not return to the Iran deal, a "political disaster masquerading as a diplomatic triumph"; how Saudi Arabia can be "part of the solution" in the Middle East; whether the US can mitigate the potential loss of Turkey as an ally; how his experiences in combat in two Iraq wars informed his approach to Iraq and the region; why he is optimistic about Iraq’s future; whether the US can sustain domestic support for US Middle East policy; and some remembrances of Professor Fouad Ajami.
The 2020 Conference on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. Panel 6 was held on Thursday, October 29, 4-5:30pm PDTfocuses on China’s Rise And Prospects For Security And Stability In The Indo-Pacific Region.
Uncertainty is the bane of economic decision-making. Whether to invest, start a new business, change jobs, or a myriad of other questions are difficult choices even in relatively stable times (however one chooses to define “stable”). However, such events as hotly contested national elections turn up the dials of uncertainty and complicate decision-making beyond normal bounds of ambiguity.
