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Interviews

Andrew Roberts: Secrets Of War Leadership

interview with Andrew Robertsvia History Extra Podcast
Monday, February 10, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Andrew Roberts discusses some of the greatest and most nefarious war leaders of the past – including Napoleon, Hitler, Churchill and Eisenhower – and considers what traits they shared.

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Area 45: John Yoo: Impeachment’s Lessons

interview with John Yoovia Matters of Policy & Politics
Friday, February 7, 2020

The fallout from the Trump impeachment saga.

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The Libertarian: School Choice And The Supreme Court

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Friday, February 7, 2020

A Montana case may have major implications for the future of educational freedom.

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The World According to Thiel

interview with Peter A. Thielvia Uncommon Knowledge
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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Why Peter Thiel thinks we should rethink the doctrine of American exceptionalism.

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The Classicist: Time To Leave The Middle East?

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Classicist
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Would America be better off ignoring the region?

In the News

Book Review: 'Leadership In War'

mentioning Andrew Robertsvia The Washington Times
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Let me begin this review with an unreserved statement of praise: Andrew Roberts is a remarkably gifted writer of vivid narrative prose, and a talented, popular historian. Even when one disagrees with some of the conclusions he reaches, reading his work is always a pleasure and often a source of fresh insights.

In the News

Soviet Spy Congratulated Bernie On Prior Election Win, Met In His Office, Report Says

quoting Paul R. Gregoryvia The Daily Wire
Monday, February 3, 2020

A spy from the former communist superpower, the Soviet Union, congratulated socialist Bernie Sanders in March 1983 for winning re-election as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and for meeting with him in Sanders’ office.

Interviews

Jack Goldsmith On The Mike Schikman Show

interview with Jack Goldsmithvia The Mike Schikman Show
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Jack Goldsmith discusses his recent book In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth.

Analysis and Commentary

More Selective Editing Of American History

by John Yoovia National Review
Friday, January 31, 2020

Today, the president of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, decided to remove the name of John Boalt from the law school building at the University of California at Berkeley. Boalt undeniably made racist remarks opposing Chinese immigration to California in the late 19th century which added to the forces that results in the passage of the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Pacific Century: The Epidemic Hits

interview with Michael R. Auslin, John Yoovia The Pacific Century
Friday, January 31, 2020

The Coronavirus, Taiwan Elections, and the Trade Deal.

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Military History Working Group


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.