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by Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Lee Ohanianvia Wall Street Journal
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Economic Policy

The Narrow Road to Reform

by Barry Naughtonvia China Leadership Monitor
Monday, October 7, 2013

The reform policy process this year will culminate in the Third Plenum, which has now been pushed back to November. While the process is on track, delays show the difficulty in crafting a reform design that must adapt to the privileged position of state-owned enterprises and other limitations on reform design. Turbulence in short-term financial markets in June indirectly illuminates some of these problems.

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Observations on the Financial Crisis by Keith Hennessey and Edward Lazear

Five Years Later, Observations on the Financial Crisis Offers Insiders’ Perspectives on the Events Leading Up to the Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Immediate Aftermath

Tuesday, September 3, 2013
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Hoover Institution Press today released Observations on the Financial Crisis, an essay in which Keith Hennessey and Edward Lazear draw on their experiences in the Bush White House to offer nineteen observations key to understanding the current financial crisis. Hennessey and Lazear highlight a number of generally overlooked points and correct popular misinterpretations of policy decisions made during the last year of the Bush administration and the first few months of the of the Obama administration.

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John B. Taylor

Taylor discusses monetary policy on Bloomberg's Street Smart

by John B. Taylorvia Street Smart (Bloomberg Television)
Friday, August 23, 2013

John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, discusses the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and the US economy. Taylor is concerned about quantitative easing and how to get back to a rules-based monetary policy that will help the economy.

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Hoover fellow Peter Robinson (left) and author Amity Shlaes discuss her book Coo

Amity Shlaes on Coolidge’s life, ideas, and success in bringing about low taxes and small government

with Amity Shlaesvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, August 23, 2013

This week on Uncommon Knowledge, Amity Shlaes sheds light on the life of Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth president of the United States. The harsh conditions of Coolidge’s childhood shaped his political ideas and led to his deep understanding of life and helping people succeed, especially in business. Believing in small government and low taxes, he thought government needed to get out of the way so individuals and businesses could prosper. His supply-side economics were a resounding success, with an unemployment rate of 5 percent or even 3 percent, as the economy grew and the government shrank.

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Hoover launches “The Libertarian” podcast

Obama’s Middle Class Malaise

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Richard Epstein deconstructs President Obama’s recent speech on economic opportunity for the middle class.

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Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover I

Lazear discusses immigration and monetary policy on Bloomberg Television's Market Makers

by Edward Paul Lazearvia Bloomberg Television
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, in discussing the immigration legislation being considered by the US Senate, recommends supporting a liberal immigration policy. Lazear also weighs in on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.

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Tod Lindberg

Hoover fellow Lindberg discusses the IRS scandal on the John Batchelor Show

by Tod Lindbergvia John Batchelor Show
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Tod Lindberg, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, is against appointing a special counsel to investigate the abuses of the IRS because special counsels have an infinite budget, unlimited time, and tend to get out of control. Lindberg recommends that a congressional oversight committee find out what happened and work to prevent abuses in the future.

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Rand Paul, US Senator from Kentucky, visits the Hoover Institution.

Senator Rand Paul visits the Hoover Institution

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Senator Rand Paul, a US Senator from Kentucky, joined Hoover fellows for a Leadership Forum roundtable luncheon at the Hoover Institution on Thursday, May 30. The thoughtful exchange allowed the senator to discuss important policy issues, such as immigration reform, alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, the future of the Republican Party, the war on drugs, entitlement reform, and urban development. Hoover fellows included those with expertise in political science, taxation, economic policy, health care policy, and international affairs.

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The Hoover Institution's new video series entitled American Conversation Essenti

Hoover Launches Joint Video Initiative

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Working with the 92nd Street Y (92Y) in New York City, the Hoover Institution has launched a new video series entitled American Conversation Essentials features Hoover senior fellows delving into a broad array of topics, ranging from income inequality to national security.

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Thomas Sowell discusses Intellectuals and Society on Uncommon Knowledge.

Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race

with Thomas Sowellvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, May 17, 2013

This week on Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover fellow and author Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race, which argues that the impact of intellectuals' ideas and crusades on the larger society, both past and present, is the ultimate concern. (38:27)
“The intellectuals have told them [African Americans] that the world is unjust, that other people are keeping them down, that the fact that they don't have what other people have, is somebody else's fault.”

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