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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and founder of the AHA Foundation. She served as a member of the Dutch Parliament from 2003 to 2006.
She was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1969. As a young child, she was subjected to female genital mutilation. As she grew up...
The Case against Revolution with Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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As the United States and the world embark on fraught conversations about race, history, law enforcement, and the underpinnings of our very civilization, Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Peter Robinson for an enlightening conversation.
Personal Freedom And The Moral Case For Capitalism
The Hoover Institution fellows Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Russ Roberts discuss why freedom, education, our Bill of Rights, and capitalism are important to the success and growth of individuals, communities, and countries.
GoodFellows: Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights
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How will Europe deal with a wave of violence against women perpetrated by male refugees from Islamic nations? How will America counter a “cancel culture” movement that seeks to stifle intellectual debate? Hoover research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Hoover senior fellows H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss her new book, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights, the parallels between Islamists and “Wokeists,” and her life as a target of both career- and life-threatening “cancel” efforts.
Democratic Capitalism Exceeds Socialism In Economic Efficiency As Well As In Morality
As of 2020, many Americans—particularly but not exclusively the young—remain intrigued by socialism. Indeed, a 2019 survey found that socialism is as popular as capitalism among young American adults. Well-known political figures such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and others describe themselves as “democratic socialists” and advocate tens of trillions of dollars in new spending programs along with a massive expansion of state power over citizens’ lives.
The False Appeal Of Socialism
Even in its new, fashionable, incarnation, socialism cannot fulfill people’s economic needs or their yearning for freedom.
The Human Prosperity Project on Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism Speaker Series
The Hoover Institution presents an online speaker series based on scholarly research and commentary by Hoover fellows participating in the Human Prosperity Project on Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism.
Peter Berkowitz’s Five Books
His reading list focuses on how liberty is won, lost, and neglected. By Jonathan Rauch.
The Kingdom of Caution
The land where stability vies ceaselessly with stagnation. By Joshua Teitelbaum.
Where the Autocrats Rule On
Now that the U.S. freedom agenda has quietly been shelved, Arab lands can only reflect on what might have been. By Fouad Ajami.
One Nation Under God
Immigrant job-training in New York that's lowering welfare rolls and empowering people.
Islam’s Nowhere Men
Why Do Nations Fail?
Is Started with the Shah
Hoover fellow Abbas Milani on the rebellions in the Muslim world—and the monarch who set them off. An interview with Charlie Rose.