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  1. Analysis and Commentary
    Jack Goldsmith's Speech At ODNI Legal Conference: “Toward Greater Transparency Of National Security Legal Work”
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    Jack Goldsmith's Speech At ODNI Legal Conference: “Toward Greater Transparency Of National Security Legal Work”

    I was honored to be invited to give a keynote speech at an Intelligence Community legal conference. The speech was entitled Toward Greater Transparency of National Security Legal Work. The main question I addressed was: “How should [the intelligence community]  think about and react to the government’s growing inability to keep secrets?”

    May 12, 2015 by Jack Goldsmith via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    The Left's Crusade Against Free Speech
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    The Left's Crusade Against Free Speech

    In October 2009, the Obama White House launched a concerted attack against critical press coverage, one unparalleled since the days of the Nixon White House. In one respect, Barack Obama and Richard Nixon were in agreement: both perceived a distinctly liberal bias in the media.

    May 10, 2015 by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics via Hoover Daily Report
    20 Senior CIA Officials Criticize NYT For Publishing Names Of Covert Operatives
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    20 Senior CIA Officials Criticize NYT For Publishing Names Of Covert Operatives

    Twenty senior former CIA officials—including every CIA Director (including DCIs) dating back to William Webster (1987-91)—wrote a letter to the NYT to take issue with NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet’s defense (in this interview on Lawfare) of his decision to publish the names of the three covert CIA operatives in a story a few weeks ago.

    May 11, 2015 by Jack Goldsmith via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
    The Political Economy of Nail Salons
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    The Political Economy of Nail Salons

    Yes, manicurists in New York have it rough, but workable regulatory solutions that improve their position are hard to find. 

    May 11, 2015 by Richard A. Epstein via undefined via Defining Ideas
    The First — and a Half — Amendment
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    The First — and a Half — Amendment

    Free speech and artistic and intellectual expression have been controversial Western traditions since the rise of the classical-Greek city-state. The First Amendment to the Constitution was designed to protect the obnoxious, the provocative, the uncouth, and the creepy — on the principle that if the foulmouths can say or express what they wish and the public can put up with it, then everyone else is assured of free speech.  

    May 12, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
    Presidents Get the Military Leaders They Deserve
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    Presidents Get the Military Leaders They Deservesubscription

    Twenty years after his presidency ended, Harry Truman reflected on firing General Douglas MacArthur, “I fired him because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the President. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.”

    May 11, 2015 by Kori Schake via Foreign Policy via Hoover Daily Report
    The UK Labour Party Should Blame Keynes For Their Election Defeat
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    The UK Labour Party Should Blame Keynes For Their Election Defeat

    Credit where credit is due. Lynton Crosby is getting the plaudits for the Conservative party’s successful election strategy, but the real architect of this victory was surely George Osborne, the chancellor. In England, the Conservatives won because Mr Osborne was right and his critics were wrong.

    May 10, 2015 by Sir Niall Ferguson via Financial Times via Hoover Daily Report
    Remember ‘Reconciliation’? The GOP Can Move An Agenda Without Democratic Support
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    Remember ‘Reconciliation’? The GOP Can Move An Agenda Without Democratic Support

    Congressional Republicans are engaged in an important internal discussion over how best to use the arcane procedural mechanism known as “budget reconciliation.” Making the right decision about how to employ reconciliation could be the difference between a successful start to a conservative policy revival, or a lost year.  

    May 12, 2015 by Lanhee J. Chen, James C. Capretta via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
    10 Take-aways From The UK Elections
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    10 Take-aways From The UK Elections

    What a breathless, barmy time this is. The exit polls made monkeys of us all, which was a fitting way for these Neanderthal elections to conclude. As of this writing, the Tories look certain to form the next government of Britain, which no one would have dared say just 24 hours ago, when all political talk revolved around the contentious notion of a “hung” parliament.

    May 8, 2015 by Tunku Varadarajan via Politico via Hoover Daily Report
    Interviews
    Herb Lin On The Tom Brevan Show
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    Herb Lin On The Tom Brevan Show

    Hoover fellow Herb Lin discusses the NSA ruling by a federal appeals court in New York, which ruled that the once-secret NSA program that is systematically collecting Americans’ phone records in bulk is not in compliance with the Patriot Act. Congress can fix this and since Congress is working on revising the law the appeals court did not tell the NSA that they had to stop collecting data.

    May 12, 2015 interview with Herbert Lin via Tom Brevan via Hoover Daily Report
    Tim Kane on Bloomberg Business (1:28)
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    Tim Kane on Bloomberg Business (1:28)

    Hoover fellow Tim Kane discusses why the Saudi King declined the invitation to the Gulf Nations Summit at Camp David. The idea for the summit was to reassure traditional allies that we formed a united front in dealing with Iran. The absence of the Saudi King is evidence of a deep rupture in the US-Saudi relationship.

    May 12, 2015 interview with Timothy Kane via Bloomberg via Hoover Daily Report
    Tunku Varadarajan On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)
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    Tunku Varadarajan On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)

    Hoover fellow Tunku Varadarajan discusses the general elections in the UK, where Labour fared poorly, and the Tories were re-elected. Varadarajan discusses what this means for the UK as well as what it means for the US.

    May 11, 2015 interview with Tunku Varadarajan via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
    Tim Kane On News Talk Radio (78:00)
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    Tim Kane On News Talk Radio (78:00)

    Hoover fellow Tim Kane discusses immigration and says that increased immigration is good for growth but immigration has a short term negative effect on wages. Immigrants increase the supply of labor and thus lower costs on the goods they produce but they also increase demand on the goods that they buy.

    May 9, 2015 interview with Timothy Kane via Larry Kudlow Show via Hoover Daily Report
    In the News
    Stanford's Lazear: Job Market Growth On 'So-So' Path
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    Stanford's Lazear: Job Market Growth On 'So-So' Path

    “One of the things we were worried about was that winter was a tough time, hours of work did not bounce back. That's symptomatic of a weak recovery,” said Lazear, chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers.

    May 11, 2015 featuring Edward Paul Lazear via NewsMax Finance via Hoover Daily Report
    What Ben Carson's Flat Tax Would Do To The Poor
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    What Ben Carson's Flat Tax Would Do To The Poor

    Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told Fox News Sunday that it's "very condescending" to poor people to tax them at lower rates than rich people. He called for a flat tax along the lines of a biblical tithe, in which rich and poor alike pay a tenth or so of their income in taxes.

    May 11, 2015 mentioning Robert E. Hall, Alvin Rabushka via Bloomberg via Hoover Daily Report
    Can Uganda Escape The Natural Resource Curse?
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    Can Uganda Escape The Natural Resource Curse?

    According to Larry Diamond of Stanford University: “[The] surge of money from oil often has insidious effects on the greater economy: the influx of oil money fuels inflation, distorts exchange rates, undermines the competitiveness of traditional export sectors such as agriculture, and preempts the growth of manufacturing.”

    May 12, 2015 quoting Larry Diamond via International Policy Digest via Hoover Daily Report
    Last Voyage Of The Lusitania Sparks Erik Larson's Imagination
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    Last Voyage Of The Lusitania Sparks Erik Larson's Imagination

    Larson began some preliminary research several years ago, visiting the Lusitania archive at Stanford University. There, something uncanny happened. Sitting in the library of Stanford's Hoover Institution, "minding my own business," an archivist suddenly plopped something down on the desk.

    May 11, 2015 mentioning Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Editor, Hoover Institution Library & Archives via San Jose Mercury News via Hoover Daily Report
    Kerry To Meet With Putin In Russia
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    Kerry To Meet With Putin In Russia

    "We chased them for three years, trying to get their assistance in pushing forward a political transition, and failed," said Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. "I am not optimistic that they will be more cooperative now."  

    May 12, 2015 quoting Michael McFaul via Nasdaq.com via Hoover Daily Report
    Paul Krugman’s Pretense Of Economic Knowledge
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    Paul Krugman’s Pretense Of Economic Knowledge

    Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist who used to be a famous economist, is on his way to becoming the Bill Nye of the economics world — minus the admirable frankness about changing his mind. Niall Ferguson took to the pages of the Financial Times to woodshed Krugman over his relentlessly hostile account of the United Kingdom’s economic situation under the Conservatives.

    May 12, 2015 quoting Sir Niall Ferguson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
    The UK Election Shows Growth Sometimes Wins
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    The UK Election Shows Growth Sometimes Wins

    The key insight that both leaders had about voters is that they are not as short-sighted as they are commonly believed to be. In their famous 1981 essay, “A Rational Theory of the Size of Government,” professors Allan Meltzer and Scott Richard developed a model of voter behavior in which growth-oriented policies are sometimes rewarded by the deciding median voter.

    May 11, 2015 quoting Allan H. Meltzer via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
    Russia, U.S. Need To Cooperate In The Arctic
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    Russia, U.S. Need To Cooperate In The Arctic

    Russia is in the news again. NATO ministers continue to discuss how to upgrade their response capabilities to contain Russia, an increasingly unpredictable neighbor. Pentagon officials advise Congress that Russia is a top military threat. Meanwhile, President Putin ramps up his military modernization. Could this finally be the end of strong Russia-U.S. cooperation in the one region where our interests have aligned since the end of the Cold War: the Arctic?

    May 12, 2015 by Commander David Slayton, Lawson W. Brigham via Investors Business Daily via Hoover Daily Report
  1. Russia, U.S. Need To Cooperate In The Arctic
  2. Paul Krugman’s Pretense Of Economic Knowledge
  3. Kerry To Meet With Putin In Russia
  4. Can Uganda Escape The Natural Resource Curse?
  5. The First — and a Half — Amendment
  6. Tim Kane on Bloomberg Business (1:28)
  7. Herb Lin On The Tom Brevan Show
  8. Jack Goldsmith's Speech At ODNI Legal Conference: “Toward Greater Transparency Of National Security Legal Work”
  9. Remember ‘Reconciliation’? The GOP Can Move An Agenda Without Democratic Support
  10. 20 Senior CIA Officials Criticize NYT For Publishing Names Of Covert Operatives
  11. The Political Economy of Nail Salons
  12. The UK Election Shows Growth Sometimes Wins
  13. Last Voyage Of The Lusitania Sparks Erik Larson's Imagination
  14. Stanford's Lazear: Job Market Growth On 'So-So' Path
  15. What Ben Carson's Flat Tax Would Do To The Poor
  16. Tunku Varadarajan On The John Batchelor Show (19:30)
  17. Presidents Get the Military Leaders They Deserve
  18. The UK Labour Party Should Blame Keynes For Their Election Defeat
  19. The Left's Crusade Against Free Speech
  20. Tim Kane On News Talk Radio (78:00)
  21. 10 Take-aways From The UK Elections
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