The 2020 US presidential election followed a pattern very similar to the contest in 2016, with narrow margins in a few key counties determining the outcome in battleground states. And the record-breaking turnout on both sides was a sign not of a healthy democracy but of an anxious one.
The year 2020 will not be remembered as a year of progress. But we shouldn’t forget that people in the 21st century are wealthier and freer than at any other time in history. As we approach the holiday season, let’s explore the many reasons we should be thankful, even in 2020.
This Fellowship offers Stanford students a competitive opportunity to participate in important work at the Hoover Institution across both key research areas and organizational areas. The Fellowship is a 2-quarter-long paid internship in which students will be paired in topical areas of their preference with Hoover fellows or staff members.
For those of us who still believe that results-based school accountability is an essential part of the education renewal that America sorely needs, not many things are looking great this week.
I was disappointed to learn that the Faculty Senate of Stanford University on November 19, 2020 adopted a resolution criticizing my work for the United States government. We all wish to guide our nation through this pandemic with the best advice and knowledge that we can bring to bear. It is for this reason that I accepted the request of the President of the United States to serve as an advisor since August of this year. I have been honored to serve our country during these difficult months for our nation and the world.
If Thanksgiving in present-day California were a remake of the 1987 film classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles (considered by some to be “the ultimate Thanksgiving movie”) it would have the running time of a three-minute egg as far as travel is concerned.
Joe Biden was so kind as to send me a note earlier today – ok, it was an email to anyone and everyone who signed up for his campaign and transition updates – announcing his first round of cabinet picks.
Hoover Institution fellow Michael Spence discusses the “lingering” economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and his expectations for President-elect Joe Biden’s handling of foreign and domestic affairs.
Over the weekend, I finally got around to catching Eli Steele’s new documentary, my procrastination done in by the fact that Victor Davis Hanson and I will be discussing it tomorrow with Eli’s father, Shelby Steele, the film’s writer and narrator, on the next episode of The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast.
After four years of tariffs and a war of words, American policy on China is likely to change under President-elect Joe Biden. We asked four experts to give CBBC their view.
The Bank, which is ultimately responsible for the management, administration, operation, regulation and supervision of all payment, clearing and settlement systems in the banking sector, concluded after a consultation process with stakeholders that cheques have no future in modern payment systems.
