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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 Roots of Obama Worship
Barack Obama has now been center stage for two years—one as a presidential candidate (and president elect) and one as president. . . .
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)
"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.
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
James Woolsey on Energy
Woolsey is currently co-chairman (with former Secretary of State George Shultz) of the Committee on the Present Danger, as well as chairman of the advisory boards of the Clean Fuels Foundation and the New Uses Council and a trustee of ...
Area 45: California: Back In Blackouts Again?
James Sweeney explains the differences between crises present and past, and suggests ways California can better balance population and environmental concerns.
Jim Mattis On Leadership And Staying Mum On Trump
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis discusses his latest book Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and his time as secretary of defense.
The Darkside of Our Drone Future: Lessons from History
A History Working Group seminar with James Rogers.
A Madisonian Remedy To The Social Media Revolution
Factions, argued James Madison in Federalist No. 10, had ever been the bane of governments grounded in the consent of the governed. However, an improved political science informed the new charter of government that he and his fellow delegates drafted a few months before in Philadelphia over the course of the summer of 1787. Well-designed institutions that minimized freedom’s costs offered a more promising approach to preserving freedom. So effective is Madisonian political science that it provides remedies for such up-to-date threats to freedom as social media and the giant companies that monopolize the provision of information about us and about others.
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.
Andrei Sakharov: The Conscience of Humanity
Andrei Sakharov holds an honored place in the pantheon of the world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human rights.
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.
Into Africa
A new military command takes a broad, sophisticated view of the U.S. role in a neglected continent. Its job won’t be easy. By James J. Hentz.
Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
Not one inch. With these words, Secretary of State James Baker proposed a hypothetical bargain to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after the fall of the Berlin Wall: if you give up your part of Germany, NATO will “not shift one inch eastward.”
Property Rights, Innovation, And Prosperity
Property Rights, Innovation, And Prosperity with Terry Anderson and Stephen Haber.
The History Of Nuclear Warfare And The Future Of Nuclear Energy
The first atomic strike in 1945 changed the world forever.
Terminated
How Governor Schwarzenegger of California lost a rich opportunity. By Bill Whalen.
Chernobyl 20 Years Later
Twenty years after the Chernobyl catastrophe, Russia and Ukraine remain committed to nuclear power—and to dubious standards of construction and safety. By David Satter.
The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"
Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.