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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...
Beware false prophets
There exists in human nature a strong propensity to depreciate the advantages, and to magnify the evils, of the present times...
Strategika: “Military Readiness: The Admiral’s Perspective” With James Ellis
How the Armed Forces prepare for an unpredictable world.
James Mattis Gives The Country A Warning
Making the click-through worthwhile: A warning from former secretary of defense James Mattis about what really threatens our country; House Democrats conclude that what the country really needs right now is high-profile hearings about the payments to Stormy Daniels; and Bill de Blasio loses interest in his day job.
General James Mattis: Verify Then Trust Before Agreeing To Any Peace Deal With The Taliban In Afghanistan
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis talks about his new book Call Sign Chaos: Learning To Lead. Mattis explores the life lessons he never forgot from his time in jail, why he chose to join the Marines, learning to delegate responsibility to lower ranking personal in the military, why he was not in agreement with the Obama Administration's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, and much more.
Charles Hill And General James Mattis On The Iran Deal, Democracy, And Freedom
Recorded on July 16, 2015 - Hoover fellows Charles Hill and James Mattis discuss the Iran deal and the state of the world on Uncommon Knowledge with Hoover fellow Peter Robinson. In their view the United States has handed over its leading role to Iran and provided a dowry along with it.
'The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan' by James Mann: A look at how the president helped end the Cold War
Did Ronald Reagan truly engineer the end of the Cold War, or was he just a bumbler who watched Mikhail Gorbachev at work?...
The Businessman and the Intellectual
Despite endless debate about the issues, the presidential contest comes down to character. By James W. Ceaser.
Declinism
Three centuries of gloomy forecasts about America
General Jim Mattis Brings Insight And Clarity To The Nature Of War
In this episode, Uncommon Knowledge is honored to have retired four-star General James Mattis.
Michael Spence At The Rimini Lecture In Economics And Finance Conference (9:20)
Hoover fellow Michael Spence discusses his book The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World.
Lee Kuan Yew And Henry Kissinger
As the debates rage along the Potomac regarding the Iran nuclear framework, ISIS, the Ukraine crisis, the rise of Chinese power and a half dozen other important U.S. foreign policy challenges, how better to think about these problems than to seek council from the two most impressive strategists of the post World War II era – the late Lee Kuan Yew and Henry Kissinger.
The War That Must Never Be Fought: Dilemmas Of Nuclear Deterrence
Shultz, who served as U.S. secretary of state from 1982 to 1989, and Goodby, a former U.S. arms negotiator, make the case for governments to take urgent steps toward abolishing nuclear weapons.
Pacific Century: Suing China?
Can the US Hold China Responsible for the Pandemic?
William Perry To Educate Public On Nuclear Weapons, Threats In New Stanford Online Course
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Professor Emeritus William J. Perry has long been educating people about the threat of nuclear disaster. His latest effort is a free online course that includes some of the world’s foremost nuclear experts.
Groundbreaking Diplomacy: An Interview With George Shultz
Hoover Institution fellow George Shultz reflects on his tenure as Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration and the process of making foreign policy and conducting diplomacy during the decade leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union.
The United States, China, And Taiwan—A Strategy To Prevent War
The Hoover Institution hosts The United States, China, and Taiwan—A Strategy to Prevent War on Thursday, April 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. PT. Robert Blackwill and Philip Zelikow introduce their recent report on the growing danger of war between China and the United States over Taiwan and propose a new US strategy to prevent it. Following their presentation, Hoover Institution fellows General James Mattis (ret.) and Admiral James Ellis (ret.) will offer remarks.
Policy Seminar with Jacquelyn Schneider
Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discussed “A No-First-Use Cyber Policy? The Solution to the U.S. Two Threshold Cyber Strategy Problem.”
Policy Seminar with Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson, the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, focused on a global history of several pandemics and discussed “1918, 1957, 2020: Big Pandemics and their Economic Consequences."
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.
Kori Schake: National Security Challenges for the New Administration
Hoover Institution fellow Kori Schake discusses national security challenges for the new administration.