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Medicaid Is Overdue For A Big Beautiful Overhaul
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"Lessons" Of The Past
Organized by Hoover Fellow Joseph Ledford, the Hoover History Lab hosted a conference on the uses and misuses of history. The keynote conversation between Drew Erdmann, Philip Zelikow, and Daniel Sargent covered Ernest May's legacy, applying historical reasoning to public policy, and more.
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Can Political Parties Be Rebooted?
Morris Fiorina discusses the Trump mystique, economic distress, and political parties that forsake the center.
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Hubris In Scorekeeping: Why Confidence Needs A Calibration
CBO and JCT predictions based on highly uncertain models and parameters need sensitivity analysis -- or at least a flag. Part 3 of our series on Checking the Scorekeepers.
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Steven Koonin - ‘Grossly Exaggerated’: Media Gives ‘Little Attention’ To New Bombshell Climate Report
(2:21) Hoover Institution fellow Steven Koonin discusses a report released by the US Department of Energy which concluded that popular climate models are unreliable and the global warming is less damaging than commonly believed.
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Three times in ancient history, the Jewish people revolted against the Roman Empire – the end result being genocide, enslavement, exile, and religious oppression.
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Jonathan Horn and Ian Toll examine the most contested decision of World War II: the use of atomic weapons against Japan.
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What to expect from this week’s Putin–Trump summit in Alaska? Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice joins GoodFellows for a spirited conversation about Vladimir Putin’s motives, the present US-Sino competition, and more.
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