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    Peter Berkowitz

    Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow

    Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Since 2019, he has been serving on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...

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    The message from Massachusetts

    Research | Articles | by Peter Berkowitz
    Wednesday, January 20, 2010

    On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters delivered a stunning rebuke to the transformative agenda obdurately pursued by President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and their minions. . . .

    The New Progressivism: Same as the Old Progressivism?

    Research | Articles | by Peter Berkowitz
    Thursday, January 21, 2010

    To understand the sometimes glaring gaps between candidate Obama’s promises and President Obama’s policies, it is useful to appreciate an old tension in American progressivism. . . .

    He's No Ronald Reagan

    Research | Articles | by Peter Berkowitz
    Monday, August 10, 2009

    On July 29, 1981, barely six months into his presidency and in the face of an economic crisis of historic proportions, Ronald Reagan succeeded in persuading both houses of Congress to pass dramatic tax cuts that set the stage for nearly three decades of vigorous economic growth...

    Conservatism Revived

    Research | Articles | by Peter Berkowitz
    Tuesday, March 29, 2011

    What did the midterm elections prove? That Americans yearn for enduring principles—and dislike being pushed around. By Peter Berkowitz.

    Profiles in Political Courage

    Research | Articles | by Peter Berkowitz
    Monday, January 23, 2012

    Clarity of purpose is only half of a winning political strategy. The other half involves a clear understanding of the possible. By Peter Berkowitz.

    Architects of Ruin

    Research | Articles
    Tuesday, November 10, 2009

    With Architects of Ruin, Peter Schweizer again delivers a knockout punch of a book that is the must read of the season for conservatives and should be a main topic of conversation for conservative media. . . .

    Why Big Government Is Abusive Government

    Research | Podcasts | by Richard A. Epstein
    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, looks at the IRS's abuse of the permit power and how that abuse also applies to the FDA, the EPA, and local zoning ordinances.

    Bring Back The Draft

    Research | Videos | by Peter M. Robinson
    Tuesday, December 12, 2006

    Under President Nixon, in 1973 the United States abolished the draft, moving to an all-volunteer armed forces. Now some—most notably New York congressman Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee—have called for a reinstatement of the draft. Is this a good idea? What lessons from history can we call on to help answer this question? And what impact would the reinstatement of the draft have on society as a whole and the military in particular? Peter Robinson speaks with David Kennedy and Edwin Meese. (33:11) Video transcript

    David W. Brady

    Research | Videos | by Peter M. Robinson
    Tuesday, May 13, 2008

    Professor David W. Brady discusses the role that gridlock plays in shaping national policy with Hoover fellow Peter Robinson. Together they look at key legislative issues, from the divided government under Reagan, through Clinton's Democratic government, to complete unified Republican control under George W. Bush, analyzing important cruxes in lawmaking: the swing votes, the veto, the filibuster, and the rise of tough budget politics.

    The Impeachment Handbook with John Yoo & Richard Epstein

    Research | Podcasts
    Thursday, January 16, 2020

    AUDIO ONLY

    The impeachment proceedings against President Trump has now reached the Senate and to help our viewers navigate the legal and political issues surrounding it, Peter Robinson sits down with the Hoover Institution’s Visiting Fellow John Yoo and Senior Fellow Richard Epstein, two of the foremost legal scholars in the country.

    Schweizer discusses the air force jet fuel uproar on Fox News

    Research | Videos
    Tuesday, July 24, 2012

    Peter Schweizer, the William J. Casey Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a former consultant to NBC News, discusses how Congress and the government, in giving sweetheart contracts to friends and big donors, cause a tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars.

    Hoover fellow Epstein discusses corporate taxes on the John Batchelor Show

    Research | Podcasts | by Richard A. Epstein
    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of its Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force, notes that the conscious decision to make Apple the focal point of a special investigation offers a bittersweet commentary on the fragile state of the US political economy.

    GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 5 of 5

    Research | Articles | by Peter M. Robinson
    Friday, September 4, 2009

    Rep. Thaddeus McCotter expounds on the philosophy and future of the GOP...

    How Obama Can Win Back The Public

    Research | Articles | by Peter M. Robinson
    Friday, December 11, 2009

    The President should take a page from Francois Mitterand. . . .

    Kennedy's Secret Soviet Overture Against Reagan

    Research | Articles
    Saturday, August 29, 2009

    President Ronald Reagan and Sen. Ted Kennedy were good friends, according to Nancy Reagan...

    A Miracle or a Relic

    Research | Articles | by Peter M. Robinson
    Friday, January 27, 2017

    Hoover fellow Terry Moe argues that the US Constitution is an anachronism that needs fundamental change. 

    Rhapsody in Blue and Red

    Research | Articles | by Peter M. Robinson
    Friday, July 7, 2017

    “We don’t need less partisanship. We need better partisanship.” Russell Muirhead shows how political parties get things done. 

    Kevin McCarthy, the House of Representatives majority leader, on California and the nation

    Research | Videos
    Wednesday, August 20, 2014

    In this Uncommon Knowledge interview, Peter sits down with House majority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield, CA) to discuss what the majority leader does and what it takes to be one. 

    Whom Do You Trust?

    Research | Articles
    Tuesday, March 30, 2010

    Everyone seems to need a narrative of good against evil -- even people who don't believe in God or in Satan. . . .

    Triumph Of The Tea Party

    Research | Articles | by Peter M. Robinson
    Friday, January 22, 2010

    Don't thank Republicans, business leaders or the media for saving the U.S. . . .

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