John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, discusses his recent book First Principles, in which he lists five key principles for restoring the economy. Taylor discusses the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, US fiscal policy, the economy, regulations, and crony capitalism. (4:24)

John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, discusses, with Tom Keene and Michael McKee, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. Taylor also discusses US fiscal policy, the economy, and Greece's debt crisis.

This week on Uncommon Knowledge historian Andrew Roberts discusses, with Hoover research fellow Peter Robinson, his book The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War. In the book, Roberts investigates what led up to the war, the historical factors responsible for Hitler’s rise to power, Hitler’s shortcomings as a military leader, Nazi Germany’s defeat, and Allied contributions to the victory. (38:15)

Bill Evers, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses the ten best and worst events in American education in 2011 and whether taxpayers are getting what they pay for from public education.