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Meritocracy, Exams, And The Knowledge That Matters
Can a test really reveal the best minds?
September 7, 2026
The new year begins by opening the viewer mailbag. Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane answer questions from viewers in more than 20 countries. They range from the likelihood of hostilities in Ukraine to academic freedom and the present health of American democracy—plus which of the Beatles they see themselves as, given that one viewer thinks the show is “fab.”
Recorded January 6, 2022
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