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The Libertarian: Another Special Counsel?

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Should the Justice Department appoint a special prosecutor to look into corruption allegations surrounding the Clinton Foundation?

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Hoover Was A Visionary Regarding Latin America

featuring Herbert Hoovervia The Wall Street Journal
Monday, November 13, 2017

[Subscription Required] It was Herbert Hoover who began to repair U.S. relations with Latin America.

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The Post-Truth Socialism

quoting Stephen Kotkinvia The Kathmandu Post
Monday, November 6, 2017

President KP Sharma Oli’s recent rhapsody, “Democracy with Nepali characteristics for new Nepal” sounds like an unimaginative parody of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s fresh eponymy, “Socialism with Chinese characteristics for new era.” And it is not sheer coincidence.

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Communism’s Bloody Century

by Stephen Kotkinvia Wall Street Journal
Friday, November 3, 2017
In the 100 years since Lenin’s coup in Russia, the ideology devoted to abolishing markets and private property has left a long, murderous trail of destruction.
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Herbert Hoover delivers a radio appeal on behalf of the Finnish Relief Fund, 1939
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Review: A Wonder Boy On The Wrong Side Of History

featuring Herbert Hoovervia The Wall Street Journal
Friday, October 27, 2017

[Subscription Required] Herbert Hoover was a prodigy of ability and insecurity, scruple and ambition, ruthlessness and charity. Edward Kosner reviews ‘Hoover’ by Kenneth Whyte.

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The Wheel Goes Round And Round -- All The Way Back To November 1963

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, October 22, 2017

It makes sense that President Trump’s decided to release a treasure trove of redacted or government-withheld files pertaining to John F. Kennedy’s assassination. When you think it over, the events of 54 years ago next month have much to do with the current miasma lingering over America’s political system.

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Area 45: Hamilton—The Man, The Myth —The Donald?

interview with Elizabeth Cobbs, Bill Whalenvia Area 45
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Separating fact from fiction regarding the famed Founding Father. 

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Area 45: Let’s Get This Party Started Featuring Lanhee Chen

interview with Lanhee J. Chen, Bill Whalenvia Area 45
Friday, October 13, 2017

What Is a Republican These Days?

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A Voice from the Camps

by Emily Johnsonvia Hoover Digest
Monday, October 23, 2017

A literary quest brings life to the story of Latvian journalist Arsenii Formakov, an imprisoned poet who yearned for Motherland and freedom. 

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The Religious Animal

by Charles Hillvia Hoover Digest
Monday, October 23, 2017

Faith informs war, peace, and civil society. That’s why believers must learn to listen to each other. 

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