Tuesday, September 01, 2015

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How Democrats Stifle Labor Markets

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How Democrats Stifle Labor Markets

A new NLRB decision is a win for unions but a loss for businesses and their employees.
September 1, 2015 by Richard A. Epstein via undefined via Defining Ideas

Colleges' Big Fail: Protecting Feelings, But Not Speech

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Colleges' Big Fail: Protecting Feelings, But Not Speech

The annual ritual of freshman orientation, which begins in mid-summer and extends through mid-September, is in full swing. Colleges are welcoming students and showing them around, acquainting them with classmates and college facilities, and making them aware of the full range of campus activities, clubs, and programs.
September 1, 2015 by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics via Hoover Daily Report

A Revealing Clue

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A Revealing Clue

Even those of us who are not supporters of either Donald Trump or Jeb Bush can learn something by comparing how each of these men handled people who tried to disrupt their question-and-answer period after a speech.
September 1, 2015 by Thomas Sowell via Creators Syndicate via Hoover Daily Report

Undoing The Unilateral Presidency

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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.
August 31, 2015 by Lanhee J. Chen via The Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily Report

Analysis and Commentary

What Makes Donald Run?

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What Makes Donald Run?

He’s giving fed-up Republicans something other candidates are not.
September 1, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report

What Twitter Says About The Education Policy Debate

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What Twitter Says About The Education Policy Debate

Twitter will turn 10 next year, meaning it’s been a long time since it was the Internet’s shiny new thing. We now take for granted that it’s an important—if often vitriolic—platform for public policy debate, including the high-pitched battles over education reform.
September 1, 2015 by Michael J. Petrilli via Education Next via Hoover Daily Report

A Counterexample For Scott Alexander

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A Counterexample For Scott Alexander

I enjoyed Bryan Caplan's post early this morning. In my view, the best comments so far are by Daniel Fountain and by Thomas B, although Mike Hammock and Hasdrubal make good points also.
September 1, 2015 by David R. Henderson via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report

Standing Confusion In Obama v. Klayman

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Standing Confusion In Obama v. Klayman

The D.C. Circuit has spoken in Obama v. Klayman—the constitutional challenge to the just-winding-down bulk metadata program—and it has announced its refusal to speak on the subject.
August 31, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Lessons Of Past Arms Control Agreements For The Proposed Iran Deal

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Lessons Of Past Arms Control Agreements For The Proposed Iran Deal

The history of arms control agreements is the history of violations. States sign agreements when they must, but break them when they wish. Secret violations are especially hard to monitor in dictatorships and closed societies.
August 25, 2015 by Barry Strauss via undefined via Strategika

Interviews

Fed Hike Won't Impact Markets: Ed Lazear

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Fed Hike Won't Impact Markets: Ed Lazear

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear shares his thoughts on the pullback in the markets.
September 1, 2015 interview with Edward Paul Lazear via CNBC via Hoover Daily Report

US Recovery... Where's The Growth?: Ed Lazear

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US Recovery... Where's The Growth?: Ed Lazear

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear shares his thoughts on job growth and concern about unemployment.
September 1, 2015 interview with Edward Paul Lazear via CNBC via Hoover Daily Report

Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:25)

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Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:25)

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein gives his insights on Lawrence Lessig.
August 30, 2015 interview with Richard A. Epstein via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report

In the News

Increased Education Spending Doesn’t Always Equal Better Results

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Increased Education Spending Doesn’t Always Equal Better Results

In the fight over a Mississippi ballot initiative to increase state spending on K-12 education, a key issue gets overlooked: Are we getting our money’s worth?
August 31, 2015 quoting Eric Hanushek via Mississippi Watchdog via Hoover Daily Report

Why Do Some States Elect Two Senators From Different Parties? Don’t Blame It On Strategic Voters.

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Why Do Some States Elect Two Senators From Different Parties? Don’t Blame It On Strategic Voters.

Among America’s elected branches, the United States Senate has the unique feature of having two members represent each state. Because the same set of voters choose each Senator, we might expect that the overwhelming majority of states would elect two Senators from the same party.
August 31, 2015 quoting Morris P. Fiorina via The London School of Economics and Political Science via Hoover Daily Report

U.S. House Passes Ban On States’ Requiring GMO Labeling

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U.S. House Passes Ban On States’ Requiring GMO Labeling

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would preempt states from enacting labeling laws for genetically modified organisms (GMO).
September 1, 2015 quoting Henry I. Miller via Heartland Institute via Hoover Daily Report

The Icebreaker Gap

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The Icebreaker Gap

Russia has 40 powerful ships to clear lanes through crucial Arctic waters. America is down to 2.
September 1, 2015 quoting Admiral Gary Roughead via Politico via Hoover Daily Report

Professor Leslie Gottesman’s Research On The Role Of Literacy In The Eritrean National Liberation Movement Finds A Home At The Hoover Institution Archives

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Professor Leslie Gottesman’s Research On The Role Of Literacy In The Eritrean National Liberation Movement Finds A Home At The Hoover Institution Archives

Archivist Issayas Tesfamariam describes his long relationship with Professor Leslie Gottesman, whose archive of Eritrea-related materials was recently donated to Hoover Archives.
August 31, 2015 via undefined via Behind the Scenes

How America Can Link Its Currency Back To Gold Standard

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How America Can Link Its Currency Back To Gold Standard

Judy Shelton, Ph.D. closed out the conservative Jackson Hole Summit this past weekend by offering a practical pathway to re-restore the U.S. dollar as a gold-backed currency without economic disruption by having the Fed pledge about 7 percent of America’s gold in Fort Knox as collateral to issue gold-convertible Treasury Bonds.
September 1, 2015 quoting Milton Friedman via Breitbart.com via Hoover Daily Report

Sam Nunn & Co.: ‘There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals’

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Sam Nunn & Co.: ‘There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals’

In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, U.S. Sens. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., shaped the 1991 legislation passed by Congress to corral “loose nukes” in the satellite nations of the old Soviet Union.
August 31, 2015 quoting Sam Nunn via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Hoover Daily Report

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Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Featured

How Democrats Stifle Labor Markets

Colleges' Big Fail: Protecting Feelings, But Not Speech

A Revealing Clue

Undoing The Unilateral Presidency

Analysis and Commentary

What Makes Donald Run?

What Twitter Says About The Education Policy Debate

A Counterexample For Scott Alexander

Standing Confusion In Obama v. Klayman

Lessons Of Past Arms Control Agreements For The Proposed Iran Deal

Interviews

Fed Hike Won't Impact Markets: Ed Lazear

US Recovery... Where's The Growth?: Ed Lazear

Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:25)

In the News

Increased Education Spending Doesn’t Always Equal Better Results

Why Do Some States Elect Two Senators From Different Parties? Don’t Blame It On Strategic Voters.

U.S. House Passes Ban On States’ Requiring GMO Labeling

The Icebreaker Gap

Professor Leslie Gottesman’s Research On The Role Of Literacy In The Eritrean National Liberation Movement Finds A Home At The Hoover Institution Archives

How America Can Link Its Currency Back To Gold Standard

Sam Nunn & Co.: ‘There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals’

Related Commentary

Colleges' Big Fail: Protecting Feelings, But Not Speech

US Recovery... Where's The Growth?: Ed Lazear

Fed Hike Won't Impact Markets: Ed Lazear

The Icebreaker Gap

A Counterexample For Scott Alexander

How America Can Link Its Currency Back To Gold Standard

U.S. House Passes Ban On States’ Requiring GMO Labeling

What Twitter Says About The Education Policy Debate

A Revealing Clue

What Makes Donald Run?

How Democrats Stifle Labor Markets

Undoing The Unilateral Presidency

Standing Confusion In Obama v. Klayman

Professor Leslie Gottesman’s Research On The Role Of Literacy In The Eritrean National Liberation Movement Finds A Home At The Hoover Institution Archives

Sam Nunn & Co.: ‘There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals’

Why Do Some States Elect Two Senators From Different Parties? Don’t Blame It On Strategic Voters.

Increased Education Spending Doesn’t Always Equal Better Results

Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:25)

Lessons Of Past Arms Control Agreements For The Proposed Iran Deal

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