The refugee crisis in Europe is one of those human tragedies for which there are no real solutions, despite how many shrill voices in the media may denounce those who fail to come up with a solution.
It is no secret that the recovery from the recession that ended in June of 2009 has been virtually non-existent. More striking, however, is the impact that this recession and its aftermath have had on the conventional wisdom in Washington regarding America's long-term economic future.
Cultural touchstones hold a special place in the human heart. War and death that take place in far off regions often go unnoticed until the publicized destruction of iconic structures or famed antiquities finally bring the war home.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature have made clear their commitment to combating global climate change. But in his inaugural address earlier this year, the governor wisely observed that “how we achieve these goals and at what pace will take great thought and imagination mixed with pragmatic caution.
Note: I wasn't planning a special Labor Day-oriented blog post. I wanted to write this one. Then I realized that this is a Labor Day-oriented blog post. What better defense of labor could there be than a defense of laborers' right to choose their jobs?
As usual, I didn’t make much of a dent in my intended summer reading. From among those I made it through, though, the following three books stand out. I recommend all of them to Lawfare readers.
Back in March, in a post about cooperating with and helping others, I ended with this: So I helped make things work better. Here was my interesting physical reaction.
The Independent Institute has produced a 5-video series called "Love Gov." It's a series of humorous skits in which the government is personified. I've seen only the first but it's excellent.
Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas piece, “How Democrats Stifle Labor Markets,” on the nationally syndicated John Batchelor Show.
Hoover Institution fellow Michael Petrilli discusses the impact of the change in the scoring of the SAT exams and the push to return to the old scoring methods.
The term “New Middle East” was introduced to the world in June 2006 in Tel Aviv by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (who was credited by the Western media for coining the term) in replacement of the older and more imposing term, the “Greater Middle East.”
Thomas Sowell has an interview with the Wall Street Journal's Kyle Peterson in connection with the release of Mr. Sowell's latest book, Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective: "One of the things I try to do in the book is to distinguish between what might be the legacy of slavery, and what's the legacy of the welfare state."
Tracing how the meaning of heroes and heroism has changed throughout Western civilization's development, Tod Lindberg's new book, “The Heroic Heart: Greatness Ancient and Modern” (Encounter Books, available Tuesday), illuminates how the evolution of those concepts relates to the spread of democracy, freedom and equality — and how old notions remain perilous today.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger played a major role with opening relations between China and the United States in the 1970’s. Now more than 40 years later, the American diplomat shares his thoughts about President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the U.S., and China’s economy along with his own legacy.
When George Scialabba’s editor at the Baffler asked him to be the godfather to his daughter, Scialabba took the role far more seriously than many godparents do. Seven years later, he still spends three nights a week with her.
Quality is more important than quantity, according to a recent OECD report published by the World Bank on Universal Basic Skills. The report shows how meeting basic PISA learning goals begets economic growth.
There is no bigger policy challenge preoccupying leaders around the world than meeting the need to expand participation in the benefits of economic growth and globalization.
Many Capitol observers say California's lawmakers seem to function best under pressure. But with less than a week to go before Friday's deadline for the Legislature to complete its work, key compromises that would help keep the year's highest-profile legislation afloat remain elusive.
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Friday, September 4, 2015
In 1919, Herbert Hoover, who later became the President of the United States of America, founded an institution whose aim was to collect documentation concerning the recently ended World War I. In the years that followed, the collection grew to immense proportions. Major part of it relates to Polish history.
The Hoover Institution Archives has recently acquired the papers of Jan Jasiewicz, a Polish officer imprisoned in Germany during World War II. Jasiewicz was one of the organizers of the prison camp theater, as well as its archivist and chronicler. The collection includes hand-painted announcements, programs, costume designs, detailed lists of participants, and photographs taken by German guards.
Any list of the BBC's biggest radio DJs must include Seva Novgorodsev, famous all over the former Soviet Union for broadcasting pop music across the Iron Curtain and poking fun at the regime. On Friday, after 38 years on air, he hung up his headphones for good.
