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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...
Area 45: James Sweeney On California’s Electricity Woes
Why can’t the world’s fifth-largest economy keep its lights on?
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.
The Tricky Issue Of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN
I have written an essay for Hoover’s The Briefing series entitled The Tricky Issue of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN. Tomorrow the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee will have an important hearing on this subject.
Making Progress On The Encryption Debate
In a recent debate between NSA director Mike Rogers and Yahoo Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos, the topic of law-enforcement restricted access to encrypted communications once again came up.
On Cyber Arms Control (Apropos Of The New York Times Editorial)
A bit late, but one more observation about the New York Times editorial calling for cyber arms control. In their words, “the best way forward [to reduce cyber threats] is to accelerate international efforts to negotiate limits on the cyberarms race,” in much the same way that we did with the nuclear arms control treaties of the Cold War.
The Future Of Violence: Robots And Germs, Hackers And Drones—Confronting A New Age Of Threat
We’re thrilled to announce the publication today of our new book, The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones—Confronting A New Age of Threat .
The book takes on what we think is a pretty big question: How do you govern a world in which anyone can attack anyone from anywhere?
Herb Lin On Bloomberg Radio (4:39)
Hoover fellow Herb Lin discusses cybersecurity and whether the CIA's reorganization particularly the hiring of a director of digital innovation will do a better job of protecting us from cyberthreats.
Herb Lin On The John Batchelor Show
Hoover fellow Herb Lin discusses cyber arms control or cyber weapons that are used to harm computers in numerous ways. There is a trade off between security and its inefficiencies and the potential efficiencies and thus vulnerabilities of working in cyberspace.
A Worry About The New Executive Order On Sanctions For Malicious Cyber Activity
As Paul Rosenzweig noted earlier today in Lawfare, the President just signed out an Executive Order that can result in the imposition of financial sanctions on a variety of bad actors that ply their trade through cyber means or against important cyber assets and/or restrictions or bans on travel to the United States on such individuals.
Chain Reactions
Before we jettison nuclear energy, let's count the costs: to the economy, to the environment, and to national security.
Elizabeth Cobbs: PBS Documentary Explores The Future Of Automation And The American Dream
Hoover Institution fellow Elizabeth Cobbs discusses her and James Shelley's new PBS documentary, "Cyberwork and the American Dream."
New Hoover Press book examines technology and a ‘disrupted’ society
Beyond Disruption: Technology’s Challenge to Governance, George P. Shultz, Jim Hoagland, and James Timbie present views from some of the country's top experts in the sciences, humanities, and military that scrutinize the rise of post-millennium technologies in today’s global society.
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.