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  1. Analysis and Commentary
    The Latest Erosion Of Norms Against Publishing Classified Information
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    The Latest Erosion Of Norms Against Publishing Classified Information

    Director of National Intelligence General Counsel Bob Litt says the NYT “disgraced itself” by “publishing an article in which it purported to name three covert CIA officers.” The NYT explained that it decided to name these names over CIA objections “because [the men] have leadership roles in one of the government’s most significant paramilitary programs."

    April 28, 2015 by Jack Goldsmith via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    The Strange Case Of Modern Immigration
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    The Strange Case Of Modern Immigration

    Is immigrating from less-developed countries to the West a good or a bad thing, for host and guest? Is the immigrant angry at, or nostalgic for, the country he left? Is he thankful to or resentful of the country he has come to? These questions and dozens like them are not so much never answered as never even asked. The result is chaos.  

    April 28, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
    The EPA’s Clean Coal Dust-Up
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    The EPA’s Clean Coal Dust-Up

    We need pollution regulation, but not the kind the federal government is offering. 

    April 26, 2015 by Richard A. Epstein via undefined via Defining Ideas
    Anti-Trust Law And Lawlessness
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    Anti-Trust Law And Lawlessness

    The European Union's commissioner for competition explained the basis for the complaint against Google: "We have a focus on a certain conduct, a certain behavior which, if our doubts are going to be proven, we would like to change because we believe that it hampers competition."

    April 28, 2015 by Thomas Sowell via Creators Syndicate via Hoover Daily Report
    Unit Roots In English And Pictures
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    Unit Roots In English And Pictures

    The "unit root" is most plausible and verified in the data for log GDP. Recessions and expansions have a lot of transitory component that will come back. But there are permanent movements too. Unemployment, being a ratio, strikes me as one that eventually must come back. But it can take a longer time than we usually think, which is interesting.

    April 27, 2015 by John H. Cochrane via Grumpy Economist via Hoover Daily Report
    The Friedmans And Joseph Schumpeter On Economic Progress
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    The Friedmans And Joseph Schumpeter On Economic Progress

    Industrial progress, mechanical improvement, all of the great wonders of the modern era have meant little to the wealthy. The rich in ancient Greece would have benefited hardly at all from modern plumbing and the idea that running servants replaced running water is accurate. Also, it's certainly the case that, percentage wise in dollar terms, the gain to the poor from such conveniences was greater than the gain to the wealthiest.

    April 27, 2015 by David R. Henderson via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report
    Sen. McConnell Moves For A “Clean” 215 Reauthorization
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    Sen. McConnell Moves For A “Clean” 215 Reauthorization

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced and fast-tracked a bill (S. 1035) to extend through the year 2019 three USA Patriot Act provisions set to expire at the end of May. The so-called “clean” extension of the provisions, which include Sec. 215.

    April 27, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    Shutting Bad Schools, Helping Students
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    As difficult and disliked as school closures can be, a new study being released Tuesday by the Fordham Institute indicates that the students usually benefit. When we looked at the impact of closures on their achievement, we found that, on average, children directly affected by closure gained significantly—the equivalent of an extra month of learning in their new schools.

    April 27, 2015 by Michael J. Petrilli, Aaron Churchill via The Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily Report
    German Television’s Investigation Of Death-Flight MH17
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    German Television’s Investigation Of Death-Flight MH17

    Germany’s channel 1 (ARD) is running its investigative report of the downing of  “Death Flight” (Todesflug) MH 17. Although it lets Russian separatist leaders and Russian propagandists present their narrative, ARD does conclude that MH17 was shot down by a BUK missile system operating in rebel territory, most likely by a Russian crew.

    April 27, 2015 by Paul R. Gregory via What Paul Gregory Is Thinking About (Blog) via Hoover Daily Report
    Chipotle: The Strangest Restaurant Menu Ever
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    Chipotle: The Strangest Restaurant Menu Ever

    Chipotle Mexican grill announced that beginning today (April 27), none of the offerings at its more than 1,800 restaurants will contain ingredients from “genetically modified organisms.” According to Steve Ells, founder and co-chief executive, “This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food.”

    April 27, 2015 by Henry I. Miller via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
    This Week’s “Rational Security” Episode
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    This Week’s “Rational Security” Episode

    A discussion on the stability of Yemen, the security of Saudi Arabia, and the state of U.S. interests in the region.

    April 27, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    Obama And The Senate Republicans
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    Obama And The Senate Republicans

    For 6 years Barack Obama in word and deed has battered the Constitution and slapped around the Republicans. Abetted by his Luca Brasi, Harry Reid, he has run roughshod over the separation of powers and his own oath to the highest law in the land. But instead of fighting back in kind, some Republicans have bent over backwards just to get along, a capitulation disguised as “bipartisanship.”

    April 27, 2015 by Bruce Thornton via Front Page Magazine Online via Hoover Daily Report
    Tiny Robots Pull Huge Loads
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    Tiny Robots Pull Huge Loads

    A group at Stanford has produced tiny robots that can lift, while climbing up walls, more than 100 times their own weight—and one that can drag a weight 2,000 times heavier than itself. As one of the engineers involved put it, that’s “the same as you pulling around a blue whale.”

    April 27, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    Interviews
    Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)
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    Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)

    Hoover fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas piece, “The Problem With NYC’s Landmark Preservation Laws.” The key question here is the touchy matter of who should pay for the benefits that the city imposes.

    April 27, 2015 interview with Richard A. Epstein via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
    Victor Davis Hanson on Secure Freedom Radio
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    Victor Davis Hanson on Secure Freedom Radio

    Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses historical parallels between the Roman and US Senates; why broken promises on the Iran deal will be a problem for the next President; and whether the Clinton problems are defensible.

    April 28, 2015 interview with Victor Davis Hanson via Secure Freedom Radio via Hoover Daily Report
    Charles Hill Warns That Russia Is Sapping World Order
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    Charles Hill Warns That Russia Is Sapping World Order

    Hoover fellow Charles Hill discusses the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the role other global and regional powers play in preserving—or undermining—the global order.

    April 27, 2015 interview with Charles Hill via Moscow Times via Hoover Daily Report
    Michael Spence On Foreign Affairs Focus
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    Michael Spence On Foreign Affairs Focus

    Hoover fellow Michael Spence discusses the economy, globalization, advances in technology, and employment challenges. Jobs are moving around the world at high speed with distributional implications. Spence discusses what Obama can do to help the US economy counter some of the problems the US is experiencing because of globalization.

    April 27, 2015 interview with Michael Spence via Foreign Affairs via Hoover Daily Report
    In the News
    Reality Check: Examining Field Of Presidential Candidates
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    Reality Check: Examining Field Of Presidential Candidates

    Hoover fellow Bill Whalen comments on how candidates have performed in recent elections, based on when they entered the race.

    April 5, 2015 quoting Bill Whalen via NBC Bay Area News via Hoover Daily Report
  1. Victor Davis Hanson on Secure Freedom Radio
  2. The Latest Erosion Of Norms Against Publishing Classified Information
  3. Anti-Trust Law And Lawlessness
  4. The Strange Case Of Modern Immigration
  5. Michael Spence On Foreign Affairs Focus
  6. Charles Hill Warns That Russia Is Sapping World Order
  7. Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)
  8. Tiny Robots Pull Huge Loads
  9. This Week’s “Rational Security” Episode
  10. German Television’s Investigation Of Death-Flight MH17
  11. Sen. McConnell Moves For A “Clean” 215 Reauthorization
  12. The Friedmans And Joseph Schumpeter On Economic Progress
  13. Unit Roots In English And Pictures
  14. Obama And The Senate Republicans
  15. Chipotle: The Strangest Restaurant Menu Ever
  16. Shutting Bad Schools, Helping Students
  17. The EPA’s Clean Coal Dust-Up
  18. Reality Check: Examining Field Of Presidential Candidates
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