Tuesday, June 19, 2018

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Harassment Gone Haywire

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Harassment Gone Haywire

Pleas for gender and racial parity threaten to upend science research.
June 18, 2018 by Richard A. Epstein via undefined via Defining Ideas

Saudi Arabia Or Iran In US Strategy

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Saudi Arabia Or Iran In US Strategy

Effective US policy toward Saudi Arabia requires familiarity with the intricacies of its history and society, of course. The legacies of the foundation of the state, the traditional collaboration of political and religious leadership and the burdensome privileges of the extended royal family still weigh on the Saudi present, even as new circumstances develop, especially the ambitions of the young generation, eager for the reforms promised by the bold leadership of the Crown Prince.
June 19, 2018 by Russell A. Berman via undefined via The Caravan

Area 45: A Blue Wave In The November 2018 Election?

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Area 45: A Blue Wave In The November 2018 Election?

What are the most important factors in the odds of the House flipping for a third time in a little over a decade?
June 19, 2018 interview with David Brady via undefined via Matters of Policy & Politics

The Caravan: Change In Saudi Arabia

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The Caravan: Change In Saudi Arabia

Issue 1818 of The Caravan is now available online. The journal is a periodic symposium on the contemporary dilemmas of the Greater Middle East.
June 19, 2018 via undefined via The Caravan

Analysis and Commentary

Those Exceptional Saudis

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Those Exceptional Saudis

“Exceptionalism” was long claimed for America, at least until a president informed us that every nation considers itself exceptional. However that may be, one place now merits that description: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where past, present, and future are entangled as nowhere else; a family, a state, a religion, and an empire variously maneuver for prominence depending on the lens through which the outside world views them. Which is it? What is Saudi Arabia? And how much can it move the political markets of world affairs?
June 19, 2018 by Charles Hill via undefined via The Caravan

‘Future Pres’ Hillary — The Font Of All The Scandals

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‘Future Pres’ Hillary — The Font Of All The Scandals

The investigators assumed their new boss would reward them for going to extremes to help her.
June 19, 2018 by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report

USDA Is Supposed To Regulate Animal Health, Not Animal Happiness

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USDA Is Supposed To Regulate Animal Health, Not Animal Happiness

Last December, regulators at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ruffled a lot of feathers by withdrawing a regulation published on the final full day of the Obama administration that would have created new requirements for producers of “organic” eggs and poultry.
June 19, 2018 by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stier via Regulation (Cato Institute) via Hoover Daily Report

Whose Tariff Rates Are Higher?

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Whose Tariff Rates Are Higher?

I’ve been having discussions with a number of pro-Trump friends who favor Trump’s raising of tariffs as a way to induce other countries’ governments to reduce their tariffs. They think my fear of a trade war is overstated.
June 19, 2018 by David R. Henderson via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report

Interviews

Michael McFaul: An American Ambassador In Putin's Russia

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Michael McFaul: An American Ambassador In Putin's Russia

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses his role helping craft the US-Russia "reset" and what went wrong, Putin's end-game, and his new book From Cold War To Hot Peace.
June 18, 2018 interview with Michael McFaul via Kickass News via Hoover Daily Report

Former Ambassadors Kathleen Stephens And Michael McFaul On The North Korea Summit

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Former Ambassadors Kathleen Stephens And Michael McFaul On The North Korea Summit

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses the historic meeting that took place on June 12, in Singapore between President Trump and Kim Jong-un.
June 15, 2018 interview with Michael McFaul via World Class via Hoover Daily Report

In the News

Blind To Real Problems

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Blind To Real Problems

For several decades, a few black scholars have been suggesting that the vision held by many black Americans is entirely wrong. Dr. Shelby Steele, a scholar at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, said: “Instead of admitting that racism has declined, we (blacks) argue all the harder that it is still alive and more insidious than ever. We hold race up to shield us from what we do not want to see in ourselves.”
June 18, 2018 quoting Shelby Steele via Toronto Sun via Hoover Daily Report

How Humanlike Will AI Robots Like Sophia Become?

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How Humanlike Will AI Robots Like Sophia Become?

In his latest novel “Origin,” Dan Brown hints at how artificial intelligence — and AI robots — could become avatars for real people. Symbologist Robert Langdon finds himself embroiled in an adventure pitting science against religion, but he has the help of a sophisticated AI named Winston. This software represents slain futurist Edmond Kirsch and comes across as a combination of Apple’s Siri and Jarvis from the “Iron Man” franchise; it’s also able to adapt human traits with remarkable accuracy.
June 18, 2018 quoting John Villasenor via NOW Northrop Grumman via Hoover Daily Report

International Association For Political Science Students

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International Association For Political Science Students

Is free speech under attack? What are its contemporary global and European challenges, who should address them and how? We are privileged to host Professor Timothy Garton Ash (Official) from St Antony's College, Oxford for an IAPSS live interview on June 21.
June 19, 2018 featuring Timothy Garton Ash via International Association for Political Science Students via Hoover Daily Report

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Featured

Harassment Gone Haywire

Saudi Arabia Or Iran In US Strategy

Area 45: A Blue Wave In The November 2018 Election?

The Caravan: Change In Saudi Arabia

Analysis and Commentary

Those Exceptional Saudis

‘Future Pres’ Hillary — The Font Of All The Scandals

USDA Is Supposed To Regulate Animal Health, Not Animal Happiness

Whose Tariff Rates Are Higher?

Interviews

Michael McFaul: An American Ambassador In Putin's Russia

Former Ambassadors Kathleen Stephens And Michael McFaul On The North Korea Summit

In the News

Blind To Real Problems

How Humanlike Will AI Robots Like Sophia Become?

International Association For Political Science Students

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Saudi Arabia Or Iran In US Strategy

Those Exceptional Saudis

The Caravan: Change In Saudi Arabia

International Association For Political Science Students

Whose Tariff Rates Are Higher?

‘Future Pres’ Hillary — The Font Of All The Scandals

USDA Is Supposed To Regulate Animal Health, Not Animal Happiness

Area 45: A Blue Wave In The November 2018 Election?

Blind To Real Problems

Harassment Gone Haywire

How Humanlike Will AI Robots Like Sophia Become?

Michael McFaul: An American Ambassador In Putin's Russia

Former Ambassadors Kathleen Stephens And Michael McFaul On The North Korea Summit

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