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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...
For Freedom Of Association
There has been a lot of controversy lately about Indiana's religious freedom law. There's a simple solution to the problems that the law deals with: freedom of association.
Reporter's Book Details 'False Evidence' Against 'Scooter' Libby
A new book by former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, "The Story: A Reporter's Journey", claims that former White House adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury through improperly manipulated testimony and withholding of crucial evidence in his 2007 trial.
Ethnic Constructs Are Pointless In Our Multiracial Society
Not long ago, the New York Times uncovered the artifact that Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush had once listed himself as "Hispanic" on a Florida voter registration form.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
America is relieved that things at least appear calm, as war and death rage abroad. At almost every critical juncture, the administration chose short-term happy talk in lieu of worries over long-term consequences. No matter how frequent the disasters abroad, Obama can proclaim the world is at peace in an unprecedented age of stability and security.
Conservative Defenders Of Common Core Push Back
With Common Core set to be one of the political flashpoints in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and with it a topic at the upcoming CPAC conference (a Thursday panel is entitled "Common Core: Rotten to the Core"), conservative defenders of Common Core briefed reporters on Wednesday to begin pushing back against critics.
Random Thoughts
Random thoughts on the passing scene.
Keystone Kops Government
What has gone wrong with the U.S. government in the past month? Just about everything, from the fundamental to the ridiculous.
The 'Commerce Clause Mandate'
The Contraception Hawks
Big Government As The New Terminator
Social observers from Aristotle and Juvenal to James Madison and George Orwell have all warned of the dangers of out-of-control government. Lately, we have seen plenty of proof that they were frighteningly correct.
'He's Become A Comic Figure': Victor Davis Hanson On Comey Denying Blame, Ripping Fox
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses James Comey and his behavior as Director of the FBI.
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Says Trump 'Fomented' The Security Breach At The US Capitol
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has directly blamed President Donald Trump for having "fomented" the security breach at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, which he labeled "an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule."
The Woolsey File
A former CIA boss battles terror and political correctness. . . .
John Yoo: President Obama Declared Hillary Clinton Innocent Before Any Investigation, Where Did He Get This Information?
Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo weighs in on Rep. Trey Gowdy’s questioning of James Comey regarding former President Obama’s possible involvement in the Clinton email scandal.
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.
Pacific Century: Suing China?
Can the US Hold China Responsible for the Pandemic?
The Ingredients For Civil War
Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US Presidential Election and the Brexit win here in 2016 brought the social divisions of both countries to the fore. James Bartholomew was quick to highlight the dangers of Britain’s new great divide. In a Spectator article after the EU referendum result, he showed how it had exposed a split Britain – geographically between city and country, and socio-economically between the haves and the have-nots; and one overarching divide: between the metropolitan elite and the rest.
George Will On The Conservative Sensibility
George Will talks about his new book, The Conservative Sensibility, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Will argues for a conservative vision that embraces the dynamic nature of life. Topics discussed include the current political landscape, the American founding, James Madison's vision of government vs. Woodrow Wilson's, Friedrich Hayek, and of course, a little baseball.
The Abortion Opportunity For Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Hearings
With President Trump out of quarantine and the debates resuming (maybe), abortion will return to center stage. Democrats will seek to turn this week's Senate hearings on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court into a morality play. Expect to watch senators imply that her devout Catholic religious beliefs portend the judicial imposition of a patriarchal society.
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.