Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson

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

Matters of Policy & PoliticsNovember 26, 2019
Area 45: Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson

We are replaying this wonderful Thanksgiving podcast with Niall Ferguson.

As a prolific columnist and observer of US and world affairs, Niall Ferguson has plenty to be grateful for, beginning with an American president seemingly always in the news. Ferguson, the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, explains the many reasons why Americans should be giving thanks this holiday season.

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Sir Niall Ferguson

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