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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...
The New York Times Public Editor Backs James Risen’s “Truth-Telling”
Soon after Jack posted this piece on James Risen’s attacks on Eric Holder, which Ben had criticized earlier, the New York Times’s Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan, wrote a post in support of Risen’s tweets.
James Huffman on the John Batchelor Show (30:30)
Hoover visiting fellow James Huffman discusses non-human rights on the John Batchelor Show.
James Woolsey 5: Chapter 5 of 5
James Woolsey describes, and defends, his professional journey...
James Buckley Discusses His Life And Values On Uncommon Knowledge
James Buckley discusses his life and where his ideas and the Buckley family values come from.
Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 3 of 5
James Woolsey describes the current conflict, or World War IV, as a global battle against “theocratic totalitarian genocidal maniacs.”...
Crossing Swords: James Baldwin and the Civil Rights Movement
In the 1960s and 70s, William F. Buckley, Jr. squared off against James Baldwin and his view of American society as hopelesly irredeemable...
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)
James Comey Has a Story to Tell. It's Very Persuasive.
In his absorbing new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey calls the Trump presidency a “forest fire” that is doing serious damage to the country’s norms and traditions.
John Yoo On James Comey's Lie Riddled Senate Testimony
Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses how James Comey was once again evasive and did not tell the truth.
"New Nuclear's Potential" with George P. Shultz and James O. Ellis, Jr.
Former Secretary of State George Shultz and retired Navy Admiral James Ellis in a conversation about small modular nuclear reactors: why people are interested again today and how they might measure up to the rest of the American energy landscape in terms of security, economics, and the environment.
James B. Comey: By The Book
When James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director and author of “A Higher Loyalty,” reads fiction, it’s “almost always something my kids are reading, so I can … pretend to be cool."
Michael Heller And James Salzman On Mine!
Law professors Michael Heller and James Salzman talk about their book, Mine! with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Heller and Salzman argue that ownership is trickier and more complicated than it looks. While we tend to think of something as either mine or not mine, there's often ambiguity and a continuum about who owns what.
James Mattis: Constitution Is 'Hearty Document' That Can Hold Against The Country's 'Turmoil'
“You Need To Talk To People That Have Been There": James Mattis Makes Virtual Class Visit
On the Saturday morning after he was sworn in as Secretary of Defense, James Mattis arrived at the Pentagon. The retired Marine four-star general met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Vice Chairman, and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
When It Comes To Playing “the California Game,” Kevin Durant May Have Dethroned “King James”
If you’re a fan of the National Basketball Association, you’re probably aware of two California trends.
Area 45: James Sweeney On California’s Electricity Woes
Why can’t the world’s fifth-largest economy keep its lights on?
Helen Pluckrose And James Lindsay On The Enemies Of Modernity
Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their essay on the enemies of modernity. Pluckrose and Lindsay argue that modernity--by which they mean democracy, reason, and individual liberty--is under attack from pre-modern and post-modern ideological enemies. They discuss why modernity is under attack and encourage people on the political left and right to support modernity.
General James Mattis’ Plea To Resettle Iraqi Refugees
“All Americans need to recognize that our democracy is an experiment—and one that can be reversed,” former Marine Gen. and Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned in his first public statement since leaving the Trump cabinet earlier this year. That experiment relies on the ability of Americans who fight for our democracy and sacrifice to protect our way of life to do so effectively.
James Buckley discusses the challenges we face after the 2012 election
This week on Uncommon Knowledge, author and former Senator James Buckley discusses the transformation of the federal government and the challenges we face after the 2012 election. (28:30)
“It is going to be an extraordinary challenge for [future generations] but there are certain realities that are going to be faced. If the debt goes off on the trajectory it is currently on, in terms of devastating, destroying the economic basis of the country my grandchildren are going to face problems that I never dreamed of and you never dreamed of. Nevertheless insofar as they pay any attention of any advice I might give them it would be you have responsibilities not only to yourself and your family but to the public.”
James Otteson on the End Of Socialism
James Otteson of Wake Forest University talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book, The End of Socialism. Otteson argues that socialism (including what he calls the "socialist inclination") is morally and practically inferior to capitalism. Otteson contrasts socialism and capitalism through the views of G. A. Cohen and Adam Smith. Otteson emphasizes the importance of moral agency and respect for the individual in his defense of capitalism. The conversation also includes a discussion of the deep appeal of the tenets of socialism such as equality and the impulse for top-down planning.