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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Intelligence and Security with James Woolsey
James Woolsey discusses the failure of the intelligence community in the run-up to the Iraq war and considers Barak Obama’s selection of Leon Panetta to head the CIA in light of the historical relationship between the president and the CIA director. He outlines the challenges the intelligent community faces in what he calls America’s war against “theocratic totalitarianism.” Finally, he asserts that it is imperative for us to destroy oil as a strategic commodity – not only for our security but also for the good of the planet. (36:56 ) Video transcript
The Tax Collector vs. The Constitution
Miller on the John Batchelor Show
James C. Miller III, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission against Google on the John Batchelor Show.
This Experiment Has Some Great News For Our Democracy
The idea that our divisions are entrenched and unbridgeable is overstated.
John Taylor On Bloomberg Advantage
John Taylor, professor of Economics at Stanford University and author of "The Taylor Rule," discusses the Federal Reserve and Janet Yellen’s testimony. He joins The Bloomberg Advantage with Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn.
Timothy Kane On The Hugh Hewitt Radio Show (38:37)
Timothy Kane discusses immigration, the job market, and the economy.
John Taylor On The John Batchelor Show (19:28)
John Taylor discusses inflation, monetary policy, Milton Firedman, and a rules based Federal Reserve so congress can audit the Fed.
Fringe Benefits And Stagnating Wages
Former co-blogger Arnold Kling has an excellent post this morning on measurement of worker compensation. He quotes a question from one of his readers. I'll let you read it for yourself.
Vet Proposes Change To Military Pay And Benefits
Military pay and benefits is not only a Defense Department issue, but also an economic one. And Tim Kane, a former Air Force officer turned research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, wants to offer an alternative to fix system that he sees has been faltering for years.
David Henderson On The John Batchelor Show (32:40)
Hoover fellow David Henderson discusses the double taxation of savings and investments in our current system and the Rubio-Lee tax plan. Henderson notes that Rubio-Lee reduces double taxation but does nothing to reduce marginal tax rates or encourage a more pro-growth strategy.
In Republican Attacks On The Fed, Experts See A Shift
At a hearing in February, Representative Scott Garrett, a New Jersey Republican, complained that Congress and the Federal Reserve had traded places.
Did Edwin Cannan Think A 100 Percent Income Tax Rate Was Fair?
The earliest 20th-century reference I have been able to find to a Laffer curve effect is in a 1901 article by London School of Economics professor Edwin Cannan.
Big Government As The New Terminator
Social observers from Aristotle and Juvenal to James Madison and George Orwell have all warned of the dangers of out-of-control government. Lately, we have seen plenty of proof that they were frighteningly correct.
Fabio Rojas's Weak Argument For Subsidizing Illegal Aliens
Somehow I missed Indiana University sociology professor Fabio Rojas’s April article titled “Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students,” published by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It appeared on April 19. I won’t comment on whether his arguments are conservative; I don’t care. The problem is that they’re not good arguments.
Pacific Century: Suing China?
Can the US Hold China Responsible for the Pandemic?
Complete The Bayou Bridge Pipeline Now
On February 27, 2018, Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction in Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. United States Army Corps of Engineers temporarily blocking the completion of an extension of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline (BBP), a 24-inch buried pipeline, designed to transport up to 480,000 barrels of various grades of crude oil over about 163 miles from Lake Charles Louisiana to terminal facilities in St. James Louisiana.
GoodFellows: One Nation Under A Groove
In the final episode of the series for 2020, Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane reflect on lessons learned from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s future, the ruinous state of the Golden State, how society will differ in 2021, plus what gets them through their daily routines—a mixtape of UK punk, Philly-brand funk, and the soothing sounds of “Sweet Baby James” Taylor.
Our Obsolete Constitution?
The Wealth of Indian Nations
Indians cannot borrow money because their land held in trust by the federal government cannot be used as collateral and because tribal judicial systems may not consistently enforce contracts. Moreover, education rates lag behind the national average.
Public Choice and Regulation: A View from inside the Federal Trade Commission
Until recently there have been almost no analyses of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as a political institution—that is, one driven both by internal incentives and by ties to a larger political body that, in turn, responds to its own political and economic pressures.
Co-Author: Robert MacKay