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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...
Dialing up to reregulation
One thing President Reagan taught us all is that government regulations often restrain economic activity and restrict personal freedom...
California gets dire warning on global warming
Global warming will have a broad and devastating impact on California's economy over the next century, according to a report released Thursday...
Economists weigh Prop. 87 arguments: Those on both sides of oil-tax measure stretching to make case about effects on production, revenue
If there's one thing economists hate, it's a political ad making questionable claims about finance…
Liberty City
Dekornfeld: But nothing would prepare him [James Massey] for what he would find in Von Ormy because all those classes were about building city government. And in Von Ormy, the sole goal seemed to be the opposite.
Lester Grinspoon RIP
On Thursday, June 25, Lester Grinspoon, M.D. died, one day after his 92nd birthday. This afternoon, I looked at my markups of two of his books, Marihuana Reconsidered, 2nd ed. 1977 and Cocaine: A Drug and Its Social Evolution, co-authored with James B. Bakalar.
Energy Efficiency: Still Low-hanging Fruit
There are still plenty of ways we can use energy more efficiently. Simple changes would produce large effects.
Annus horribilis: Two futuristic looks at the crash of 2009
In 2005's fictional "Countdown to a Meltdown," The Atlantic magazine's James Fallows describes America's coming economic crisis by looking back from the election of 2016 -- when the 46th president of the United States will be the first since before the Civil War to be neither Democrat nor Republican...
Pacific Century: Suing China?
Can the US Hold China Responsible for the Pandemic?
Cleaner Air Ahead
As California's leaders celebrate their passage of the nation's most ambitious global warming bill, the painful back-and-forth that must occur between business and regulators to make the law a reality has begun…
Think Again And Again About The Natural Rate Of Interest
In a recent Wall Street Journal piece, “Think You Know the Natural Rate of Interest? Think Again,” James Mackintosh warns about the high level of uncertainty in recent estimates of the equilibrium interest rate—commonly called r* or the natural rate—that are being factored into monetary policy decisions by the Fed.
Author On British Inheritance Misses Two Important Points
In a recent article titled “Is property inheritance widening the wealth gap?” author James Gordon points out that people in Britain who own houses will often leave them to their adult children and, thus, adult children of Brits with no houses will see a large gap between their wealth and those of their housing-endowed peers.
Evaluating America's Energy Policies One Year into the Obama Administration
Participants
Members of the Shultz–Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy and distinguished invited experts in energy–related fields.
We expect to publish a record of discussions in consultation with participants
Purpose
To discuss seven critical energy issues that could be favorably influenced by effective public policies at the state, local, and fedral level. Where do these key energy issues stand in light of the past year's executive branch and congressional efforts and international developments? What is going right, what needs correcting, where are the gaps, what must be done to optimize policies?
Obama Orders Fuel Efficiency
On Monday morning, President Barack Obama signed executive orders that could speed the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles by improving fuel economy and setting stricter emissions standards...
The California Electricity Problem
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The California Electricity Crisis
California's electric power: from opportunity through crisis to blight.
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.
Policy Seminar with Mickey Levy and Peter Ireland
Policy Seminar with Mickey Levy, Chief Economist, Americas and Asia at Berenberg Capital Markets, and Peter Ireland, the Murray and Monti Professor in the Economics Department at the Morrissey College of Arts & Science at Boston College.
Fix the U.S. Budget! Urgings of an "Abominable No-Man"
Fix the U.S. Budget! is a firsthand account of the crucial and extraordinary events surrounding the federal budget during the 1980s. Miller's memoir is an original contribution to our understanding of the evolution and significance of events, and he provides firm and persuasive recommendations for fixing the U.S. budget.
In the Shadow of Giants: The Major Powers and the Security of Southeast Asia
The author illustrates that an increased Soviet military presence should weaken U.S. security associations in East Asia by threatening the integrity of the sea-lanes that supply Northeast Asia with necessary raw materials and possibly lead to the eventual domination of the West Pacific by the Soviet Union.
China’s Rise And Prospects For Security And Stability In The Indo-Pacific Region | 2020 Conference on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region | Panel 6
China’s Rise And Prospects For Security And Stability In The Indo-Pacific Region | 2020 Conference on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region | Panel 6.