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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. In 2019-2021, he served as the Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, executive secretary of the department's Commission on Unalienable Rights, and senior adviser to the...
He's No Ronald Reagan
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...
Our Brave New World
Be careful when one uses the superlative case—best, most, -est, etc.—or evokes end-of-the-world imagery...
Architects of Ruin
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. . . .
No More “Party of No”
Apple, Taxes, and Competition
Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, examines the controversy over Apple's tax payments and what it says about corporate taxes in America.
Obamacare and the Supreme Court with Richard Epstein and John Yoo
Richard Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University Law School, and John Yoo, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley law school, examine the merits of various constitutional arguments for the Supreme Court’s striking down Obamacare.
The Corona Economy with John B. Taylor
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The huge impact of the COVID-19 virus on the US and world economies.
James Delingpole: Great Britain, the Green Movement, and the End of the World
This week on Uncommon Knowledge columnist James Delingpole discusses, with Hoover research fellow Peter Robinson, the European Union, the Green movement, and socialized medicine. (47:41)
Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 4 of 5
Thomas Sowell details the pitfalls of New Deal thinking...
How Obama Can Win Back The Public
The President should take a page from Francois Mitterand. . . .
A Capital Thinker
Milton Friedman was an unlikely candidate to become a great man...
The Historical Benefits Of Trade
Douglas Irwin, professor of economics at Dartmouth College, explains and defends free trade.
Thomas Sowell Brings the World into Focus through an Economics Lens
In this episode of Uncommon Knowledge, Peter Robinson interviews Hoover fellow and author Thomas Sowell on his 5th edition of Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. In this interview, Sowell brings the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Sowell draws on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history.
Mitch Daniels: Plain Talk from the President of Purdue
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In this wide-ranging conversation with Peter Robinson, Daniels discusses his insistence on keeping Purdue’s tuition below $10,000 and how he does it, his vision for Purdue that includes mix of online and onsite education, and his efforts to hire an ideologically diverse faculty and recruit students from various backgrounds and ethnicities.
Trump, China, and the Geopolitics of a Crisis
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Peter Robinson and Stephen Kotkin discuss Trump’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, Kotkin’s thoughts on the Chinese leadership class and the advantages they may seek to exploit, and which country—China or the United States—will come to represent the more successful or compelling model to other nations.
Sowing The Seeds Of Growth
Understanding the Federal Budget and Moving toward Economic Prosperity.
Whom Do You Trust?
Everyone seems to need a narrative of good against evil -- even people who don't believe in God or in Satan. . . .
Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 5 of 5
John Taylor says it will be tragic if we forget all we learned over the past two-and-a-half decades about the importance of the private sector and the free market...
Rahe Of Sunshine
Paul Rahe, a professor at Hillsdale College, believes the country is going to hell in a hand basket. . . .
Wall Street bailouts: Business as usual
Economics professor Allan Meltzer once said, "Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin."...