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GoodFellows: The Great Awokening With Bari Weiss

interview with John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, Bari Weiss, Bill Whalenvia Fellow Talks
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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What does the future hold for the workplace and institutions of learning when diversity of thought prompts cancel-culture condemnation, ridicule, and ouster? Journalist, author, and Substack Common Sense writer Bari Weiss joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane for a conversation about a changed world in which, she warns, “curiosity is a liability.”

Interviews

The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Fauci, whether America is committing suicide, the trouble with our military’s progressive “recalibration,” the bizarre morality of anti-racism racism, and reflections on pal Conrad Black’s argument that the Trump-Hate coalition is crumbling.

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The United Kingdom: Perspective On Transatlantic Relations And Priorities For Security And Economic Cooperation

via Hoover Podcasts
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Mark Sedwill discuss the future of the transatlantic relationship and priorities for cooperation among allies and partners to take advantage of opportunities and  overcome challenges from Xi-Jinping’s China to Vladimir Putin’s Russia to jihadist terrorism.

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Labor Law And “Takings” Clause Collide

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas
Monday, March 29, 2021

In California case, Supreme Court must try to reconcile two antagonistic legal regimes that focus on access to private property.

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Everyone Should Have The Retirement Plan Federal Employees Enjoy

by Teresa Ghilarducci, Kevin Hassettvia The Washington Post
Monday, March 29, 2021

The Federal Reserve reports that Americans in the bottom 25 percent of the national wealth distribution have a median net worth of only $310. Many of them owe more in debt than they have in savings, leading to the fact that the median retirement savings for working-age Americans is close to $0. In 2016, only 41 percent of Black families and 35 percent of Hispanic families had any retirement savings at all. 

Analysis and Commentary

Max Kenner On Crime, Education, And The Bard Prison Initiative

by Russ Robertsvia EconTalk
Monday, March 29, 2021

Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative--which offers college degrees to prisoners--talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the program, which replicates the coursework of students at Bard College. The Bard Prison Initiative was profiled in a four-part PBS documentary, College Behind Bars. Kenner talks about the origins of the program, what students experience, and the injustice he sees in both the criminal justice system and the educational system in the United States.

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All Eyes On Digital Payments

by Raghuram Rajanvia Project Syndicate
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Digital payments are attracting growing interest, and eye-popping numbers abound, as demonstrated by the US payment processor Stripe’s recent $95 billion valuation. Why all the excitement, and why now?

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Beijing Targets American Business

by Matt Pottingervia The Wall Street Journal
Friday, March 26, 2021

The U.S. and China’s Communist Party are strategic and ideological competitors. CEOs have to decide which side they want to help win.

Interviews

Michael Spence On Bloomberg Best: Covid Cures, Miami And Elon Musk

interview with Michael Spencevia Bloomberg Best
Friday, March 26, 2021

(7:50) Hoover Institution fellow Michael Spence discusses inflation and the economy.

Interviews

Kevin Hassett On His Plan To Open Up The Retirement System

interview with Kevin Hassettvia Yahoo
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Kevin Hassett talks about his new plan - co-authored with Teresa Ghilarducci - to open up the Thrift Savings Plan, which is currently reserved for government workers, to millions of Americans.

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