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The Libertarian: Free Speech On College Campuses

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
Thursday, March 8, 2018

What’s behind the growing illiberalism in American higher education?

In the News

Do Not Give Socialism A Try

quoting Victor Davis Hansonvia NewsMax
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Columnist Elizabeth Bruenig suggested Tuesday in The Washington Post that, “It’s time to give socialism a try.” “Not to be confused for a totalitarian nostalgist, I would support a kind of socialism that would be democratic and aimed primarily at decommodifying labor, reducing the vast inequality brought about by capitalism, and breaking capital’s stranglehold over politics and culture,” she wrote.

In the News

State Dept Has $120mn War Chest For Russia-Bashing – And Ex-Envoy Mcfaul Wants To Spend It

quoting Michael McFaulvia RT News
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

There is $120 million in funding for “countering Russian propaganda” stashed somewhere in the State Department. There are “Russia experts” willing to blame Russia for everything. The two are meant to be together.

Interviews

Lanhee Chen: Amy Chua: Political Tribes

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Commonwealth Club
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses, with Amy Chua, her new book Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations.

Analysis and Commentary

Will Saudi Arabia Free Its Women?

by Ayaan Hirsi Alivia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Imagine the humiliation of a middle-aged mother having to ask a young son’s approval for life decisions.

Feng-en Sung, James Wei and an official, West Berlin City Government meeting in West Berlin, ca. 1968
In the News

The Cold War’s Unlikely Duo: The Secret Rendezvous Between Taiwan And The Soviet Union

Thursday, March 8, 2018

By the early 1960s, the Sino-Soviet alliance began to show signs of strain. Polemical battles were under way, and shortly these battles were beginning to split the international Communist movement. As the rift intensified during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), Mao Zedong elevated the Soviet Union to the rank of social imperialists, while the Red Guards harassed the Soviet diplomatic staff, and border incidents reached a new height.

News
In the News

NYT Executive Editor: ‘Hear From Other Thoughtful Voices Even If You Disagree With Them’

mentioning Hoover Institutionvia Stanford Daily
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Executive Editor of the New York Times Dean Baquet has held the newsroom’s highest ranking position since 2014, where he has overseen coverage of content ranging from President Donald Trump’s Russia controversy to reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement. On Tuesday night, Baquet addressed audience members in Cubberley Auditorium as part of an event hosted by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Prior to the event, he also sat down to speak to The Daily about Stanford’s open-mindedness to differing viewpoints, the New York Times’ coverage of Trump and how technology is changing the journalism field.

In the News

The First Amendment: A Conversation At Rutgers On How Well College Students Know Their Rights

featuring John Villasenorvia The Daily Targum
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Yesterday Rutgers hosted John Villasenor, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at UCLA, to discuss his research on college students' views of the First Amendment and participate in a discussion on free speech.

Featured

"Dressmakers, Bakers, And The Equality Of Rights"

by Michael McConnellvia Reason
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

A very interesting piece by Stanford Prof. Michael McConnell on the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Analysis and Commentary

Reagan’s Cure For America's Debt Disease

by Martin Feldsteinvia Wall Street Journal
Monday, March 5, 2018

Two programs, Medicare and Social Security, are the bulk of the problem. Here’s how to fix them. 

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