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Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on elections and public opinion with particular attention to the quality of representation: how well the positions of elected...
Morris Fiorina: 50/50 Nation? No!
Hoover Institution fellow Morris Fiorina confronts the widespread assumption that voters are neatly split into rival camps, and argues that neither party can hold a majority for more than a few years. His new book is "Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting and Political Stalemate."
When a Majority Isn’t a Mandate
Odd though it sounds, the winner-take-all electoral system sometimes lets political parties ignore the voters’ views. Gridlock might have a silver lining.
Emboldened Trump Rejects Comey Update, Calls Decision ‘Rigged’
Republican Donald Trump on Sunday rejected as “rigged” the FBI’s decision to close a renewed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server to handle sensitive information while secretary of state and vowed to continue pressing the issue that gave him a late rise in the polls.
Midterm Elections 2018: Trump Attacks On Migrant Caravan Will Lead Republicans To Victory
Donald Trump’s “spin” on the migrant caravan approaching the US southern border will help Republicans retaining the majority in Congress, experts claimed ahead of the US' midterm elections.
Impeachment Debate Reflects Growing Partisan Split, Analysts Say
The House Democratic majority’s vote last week to impeach President Donald Trump — and the Senate Republican majority’s expected acquittal next year — reflect a deep partisan divide in America that research shows has grown to near-peak levels.
Impeachment Debate Reflects Growing Partisan Split, Analysts Say
The House Democratic majority’s vote last week to impeach President Donald Trump — and the Senate Republican majority’s expected acquittal next year — reflect a deep partisan divide in America that research shows has grown to near-peak levels.
Jack Goldsmith: Errol Morris On Documenting Bannon
Hoover Institution fellow Jack Goldsmith discusses films about law and national security including "The Fog of War," which won an Oscar for its account of Robert McNamara's role in and lessons from the Vietnam War, and "The Unknown Known," which told the story of the political career of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and "American Dharma," a documentary profile of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon.
Yes, Be Very Worried Over Growing Polarization
Beware a fetish for 'data' and faux statistical exactitude.
Lazear discusses the Senate’s immigration bill on Bloomberg TV
Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, offers insights into the Immigration bill before Congress, notes that it is a step in the right direction but needs strengthening in the area of the merit-based immigration.
Lazear discusses the impact of Obama’s new immigration policies on CNBC’s Kudlow Report
Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, offers insights into the economic impact of the Obama administration's new immigration policies.
A Citizenship Test — But Not Just For Students
Carly Fiorina recommends that all students take an American citizenship test in their school career. The New Yorker reported that “the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks state legislation, reported that seven states—Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah—passed such laws in the first half of the year; in July, they were joined by Wisconsin.”
Lazear discusses immigration and monetary policy on Bloomberg Television's Market Makers
Edward Lazear, the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, in discussing the immigration legislation being considered by the US Senate, recommends supporting a liberal immigration policy. Lazear also weighs in on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.
Edward Lazear: COVID-19 and Today's Jobs Report
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Hoover Institution Fellow Ed Lazear provides a briefing on COVID-19 and today's jobs report.
Crime Makes a Comeback in California Politics
There are so many politicians running for office in California with Silicon Valley roots that a Sacramento Bee reporter says next year could be the valley's political "coming out party."...
Executive Discretion on Steroids
Beware of government actions aimed at "virtuous" ends.
What Would Hamilton Do?
Revisiting the founding father to whom a national debt, properly funded, represented “a national blessing.” By Michael W. McConnell.
Undoing The Unilateral Presidency
Obama’s executive orders can be reversed easily, but he has imposed his policies in many other hard-to-stop ways.
Reflections on the Recent Past: The Framers and Modern-Day Heresies
Former independent counsel Kenneth Starr reflects on the lessons to be learned from his investigation of the president.
The Unpredictability Of Deregulation: The Case Of Airlines
Some unlikely policy lessons from Jimmy Carter and Teddy Kennedy.