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What Would Ben Franklin Say?

by Anne Kadet featuring Hoover Institutionvia Wall Street Journal
Monday, August 21, 2017

Discussion groups take on the founding father’s 13 virtues and put a modern spin on temperance and chastity.

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Area 45: President Trump Rolls Past 200 Days

interview with David Brady, Douglas Riversvia Area 45
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Where do Republicans and independents stand on Trump’s presidency and his handling of North Korea and Charlottesville?

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the West, Dawa, and Islam

interview with Ayaan Hirsi Alivia Uncommon Knowledge
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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Political Islam as Ideology and Movement and How to Contain It.

Hammer, Sickle, and Soil: The Soviet Drive to Collectivize Agriculture
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Hammer, Sickle, And Soil: The Soviet Drive To Collectivize Agriculture

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
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As Russia marks one hundred years since the revolution, the Hoover Institution Press releases Hammer, Sickle, and Soil: The Soviet Drive to Collectivize Agriculture.

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Area 45: Is the Legislative Branch Broken?

interview with Kevin Kosar, Bill Whalenvia Area 45
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses, with Kevin Kosar, how the legislative branch became the weakest of the government's branches.

Interviews

Terry Anderson Discusses The Blackfeet Nation On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Terry Andersonvia The John Batchelor Show
Monday, July 24, 2017

Hoover Institution fellow Terry Anderson discusses his Hill article "Zuckerberg meets Native American poverty."

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Area 45: Trump’s Executive Orders

interview with Adam J. White, Bill Whalenvia Area 45
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

A Flurry of Executive Orders with Adam White.

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Sir Roger Scruton: How to Be a Conservative

interview with Roger Scrutonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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Conservatism in the Twenty-First Century.

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Sir Roger Scruton: How To Be A Conservative

interview with Roger Scrutonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Conservatism in the Twenty-First Century.

Analysis and Commentary

Donald Trump And John F. Kennedy Are More Similar Than You Think

by Niall Fergusonvia Boston Globe
Monday, July 17, 2017

It is much worse than you thought. It is much, much worse. I can reveal that the president is a serial philanderer who is compulsively unfaithful to his wife. He suffers from severe medical problems, which he and his staff are concealing from the press. One of his mistresses is also romantically involved with a notorious gangster.

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.