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Reasonable Disagreements: Trying Times In The Senate

interview with Richard A. Epstein, Adam J. Whitevia Reasonable Disagreements
Friday, January 31, 2020

The impeachment trial.

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‘Why We’re Polarized,’ By Ezra Klein: An Excerpt

cited Morris P. Fiorinavia The New York Times
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The first thing I need to do is convince you something has changed. American politics offers the comforting illusion of stability. The Democratic and Republican Parties have dominated elections since 1864, grappling for power and popularity the whole time.

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John Yoo On The Dan Proft Show Podcast

interview with John Yoovia The Dan Proft Show Podcast
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

(1:35:15) Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses what the Founding Fathers meant by "high crimes and misdemeanors."

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Analysis and Commentary

Politicians In Boarding Houses

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

I’m slowly making my way through Nancy Isenberg, Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.

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In the News

US Must Alienate China From Russia To Contain Ferocious Beijing

quoting Niall Fergusonvia The EurAsian Times
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, writes in The Times that sometimes “odd alliances/couples” are formed during cold wars in which relations become difficult to predict. Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong are examples from recent history. Stalin gave him a cold shoulder when the Chinese leader visited Moscow in 1949.

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Analysis and Commentary

When There Is No Normal

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

History lesson: Radicals eventually will need the norms and safeguards they’ve gleefully destroyed.

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Jack Goldsmith On The Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors

interview with Jack Goldsmithvia The Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors
Monday, January 27, 2020

(9:50) 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.

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Area 45: Dave Brady And Doug Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race

interview with David Brady, Douglas Riversvia Matters of Policy & Politics
Monday, January 27, 2020

What surveys reveal about the presidential race pre-Iowa, as well as what impact Washington’s impeachment drama has had on the Democratic presidential race.

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What The Founders Told Us About ‘High Crimes And Misdemeanors’

by John Yoovia National Review
Friday, January 24, 2020

The historical evidence suggests that a statutory violation isn’t required for impeachment. It also suggests President Trump shouldn’t be removed from office.

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Area 45: Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper: The Front Of The Long Grey Line

interview with Charles Hoopervia Matters of Policy & Politics
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Changes in the military and lessons learned after 40 years of service.

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