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Niall Ferguson On Bitcoin And Financial Evolution

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Bitcoin Magazine - A Bitcoin Podcast
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses his recent Bloomberg article “Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution” and discuss the history of financial evolution, including how the current iteration of that evolution is playing out between China and the US and how he views Bitcoin in that context. He also discusses the qualities that make Bitcoin a significant advance and the broader importance of decentralization and sovereignty.

Cyber and Information Technology

Articles On: TripAdvisor, Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslim, Huawei, Twitter, and Anti-China Tech Alliances

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Chinese Communist Party seeks to control information technology as a means to shape and censor the communications and opinions of its own people, as well as the communications of individuals beyond China's borders.

Industrial Policies and Economic Espionage

Articles On: High-Tech Sector, Trade, Bonds, Aircraft, North Korean Coal, Cancer-Cell Case, U.S. China Blacklist, and Visiting Researchers

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, December 13, 2020

This section highlights articles and reports on the harmful impacts of the commercial and economic policies employed by the Chinese Communist Party.

Human Rights and Religious Persecution

Articles On: Canadians, Anti-Blackness, Trans Community, Detention System, Cotton, and Spying

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, December 13, 2020

This section documents the myriad abuses that the Chinese Communist Party commits against its own people in violation of its commitments under the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Environmental Harms

Articles On: CO2 Emissions, Biodegradable Plastic, Weather Modification, and China’s Dam Plan

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, December 13, 2020

China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and generates enormous pollution and environmental degradation. This section highlights the activities carried out by entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party that harm our environment.

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Structural Adjustment as Development

interview with Nils Gilmanvia Hoover Podcasts
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Structural adjustment as development.

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GoodFellows: One Nation Under A Groove

interview with John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, Bill Whalenvia Fellow Talks
Thursday, December 10, 2020

In the final episode of the series for 2020, Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane reflect on lessons learned from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s future, the ruinous state of the Golden State, how society will differ in 2021, plus what gets them through their daily routines—a mixtape of UK punk, Philly-brand funk, and the soothing sounds of “Sweet Baby James” Taylor.

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Adapt and Be Adept: Market Responses to Climate Change

via Hoover Institution Press
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

This volume features seven essays exploring different ways market forces can help governments and populations adapt to the environmental and economic effects of climate change.

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Science Diplomacy: The Essential Interdisciplinary Approach

by Rose Gottemoellervia The Bulletin
Monday, December 7, 2020

“We shall try to say no single word which should appeal to one group rather than to another. All, equally, are in peril, and, if the peril is understood, there is hope that they may collectively avert it.” These words are from the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, which was published in 1955 and therefore, as the Bulletin celebrates 75th year, is celebrating its 65th. It was one of the first explicit calls for nuclear disarmament.

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Law Talk With Epstein & Yoo, #141: “Eating A McRib In Evening Dress"

interview with Richard A. Epstein, Troy Senik, John Yoovia Law Talk With Epstein, Senik & Yoo
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Election controversies, Supreme Court cases, and California’s quest to outlaw the internal combustion engine.

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