Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Niall Ferguson (Still) Giving Thanks

Why Americans should be giving thanks this holiday season.

Matters of Policy & Politics•November 23, 2021
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Niall Ferguson (Still) Giving Thanks

As a celebrated historian and prolific columnist, Niall Ferguson has plenty for which to be grateful. Ferguson, the Hoover Institution’s Milbank Family Senior Fellow, explains why Americans should be giving thanks this holiday season. Note: this was first broadcast a few years ago, before the pandemic disrupted our lives and complicated our holiday planning.

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Sir Niall Ferguson

Sir Niall Ferguson

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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