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Analysis and CommentaryPolitics

What If They Held A Debate And No One Came . . . Or Much Cared?

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Ok, so maybe holding a presidential debate amidst the uncertainty of a global pandemic isn’t as tacky as, say, doing a partisan event in the immediate aftermath of the first Kennedy assassination, the Challenger explosion, or the 9/11 attacks. Still, there was something seemingly inappropriate and unbecoming about Sunday night’s meeting of the minds in CNN’s Washington, D.C., bureau (live, but not before a studio audience).

InterviewsPolitics

Lanhee Chen: Pay More, Get Better Stuff

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Armstrong and Getty
Friday, March 13, 2020

(9:10) Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses Sunday's upcoming debate, as well as some of questions Bernie may throw to Joe.

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Lee Ohanian On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Lee Ohanianvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Lee Ohanian discusses his California On Your Mind article "California And Vermont Primaries Show Sanders’s Candidacy Will Soon Be Over."

Analysis and CommentaryPolitics

Which Virus Is More Dangerous?

by Bruce Thorntonvia FrontPage Mag.com
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Hint: it's not the one the media is hyping.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Going Viral: The Updated Case For Trump, Wuhan Virus Overreaction, Joe Biden Altercations

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the forthcoming updated edition of The Case for Trump, Joe Biden’s march to the nomination, the fear behind Coronavirus reactions, Iran’s descent in pariah state status courtesy of the administration’s “maximum pressure,” Elizabeth Warren’s descent into victim-mongering ex-candidacy, and papal kow-towing to Chinese Communists.

InterviewsPolitics

Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses Joe Biden's success in the presidential primaries and why the Democratic party is getting behind Biden.

InterviewsPolitics

Lanhee Chen: Anytime We Face A Crisis, It Impacts Politics And How People Think About Their Leaders

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Lars Larson Show
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses how the coronavirus is affecting the Democratic primary. Chen explains, “the politics of the Democratic primary reflect the reality that people want a steady hand, and that hand is Joe Biden.”

FeaturedPolitics

The Portentous Biden Blowup

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Joe Biden lost it again on the campaign trail at an auto plant being built in Detroit, and in a now familiar script.

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California And Vermont Primaries Show Sanders’s Candidacy Will Soon Be Over

by Lee Ohanianvia California on Your Mind
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

It is just a matter of time. Democratic primary outcomes, particularly in the exceptionally liberal states of California and Vermont, clearly show that Bernie Sanders is not generating nearly the support or enthusiasm needed to win the Democratic nomination, even though Sanders won both these primaries.

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Joe Biden Wakes Up, Sort Of

by Niall Fergusonvia Boston Globe
Monday, March 9, 2020

Biden has a big political comeback, but he appears to be out of it. 

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