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A California Thanksgiving From Years Past And “The Happiest Years Of Our Lives”

by Bill Whalenvia California on Your Mind
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Every holiday has its Scrooge, one supposes, and this week is no different. As proof, I offer this “bah humbug” New Yorker article that delves into the “massacres, myths, and the making of” America’s Thanksgiving tradition.

Analysis and Commentary

Are The Claims In The New Film ‘The Irishman’ True?

by Jack Goldsmithvia Lawfare
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” has received superb reviews during its limited theater run in advance of its streaming release on Netflix on Nov. 27. The film centers on Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran’s supposed “confession” to murdering former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. Several people, including myself, have argued that Sheeran’s confession to killing Hoffa—and many of the other things Sheeran supposedly confessed to as well—are bunk. 

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The Libertarian: Against ‘Common Good Capitalism’

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Marco Rubio’s misguided attempt to upend American economic policy.

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The Libertarian: Crime & Punishment & Politics

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates and big city district attorneys move left on criminal justice.

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Area 45: Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Matters of Policy & Politics
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

The many reasons why Americans should be giving thanks this holiday season.

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The DACA Dilemma

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas
Monday, November 18, 2019

Congress should fix what the courts and president cannot. 

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Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Senik #127: “Nothing is Benign”

interview with Richard A. Epstein, John Yoovia Law Talk With Epstein, Senik & Yoo
Monday, November 18, 2019
Impeachment hearings, the search for Trump’s tax records, and the return of the Equal Rights Amendment.
In the News

What The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Meant For Eastern European Jews

quoting Timothy Garton Ashvia St. Louis Jewish Light
Thursday, November 14, 2019

“Neither ox nor donkey can block the path to socialism,” the East German leader Erich Honecker boldly declared on Aug. 14, 1989. Less than three months later, on Nov. 9, the Berlin Wall would fall.

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The Libertarian: DACA In The Dock

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, November 14, 2019

Will the Supreme Court allow the Trump Administration to undo Obama’s immigration program?

Interviews

Jack Goldsmith: What Really Happened To Jimmy Hoffa?

interview with Jack Goldsmithvia WGBH (New England)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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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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.