Michael McFaul On Europe, Russia, China, And The Middle East
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses Europe, Russia, China, and the Middle East.
January 7, 2016 via The Stanford Political Journal via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses Europe, Russia, China, and the Middle East.
January 7, 2016 via The Stanford Political Journal via Hoover Daily ReportRecent events suggest that the Westphalian state system and its democratic values are withering away.
January 7, 2016 via undefined via Defining IdeasOnce Donald Trump’s campaign released its first television commercial – the ad suggests a massive violation of the nation’s southern border (turns out the footage took place closer to Tangiers than Tijuana) – it didn’t take long for the media to revisit the 1994 governor’s race in California and this anti-immigration ad that ran statewide.
January 7, 2016 via Forbes via Hoover Daily ReportVladimir Putin’s praise of Donald Trump as “a very outstanding man, unquestionably talented” has been reciprocated by Trump’s calling Putin “a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond” that they “would get along very well.”
January 7, 2016 via Forbes via Hoover Daily ReportWith attacks on the constitution, media and civil service, events have taken a dangerous turn. The country’s traditional friends should raise their voices.
January 7, 2016 via The Guardian via Hoover Daily ReportFive long years ago, Mississippi and more than 40 states adopted tough new standards in reading and math, setting dramatically higher expectations for students in elementary and secondary schools.
January 7, 2016 via The Clarion-Ledger via Hoover Daily ReportMark Twain observed that a new year is “the accepted time to make your annual good resolutions. Next week, you can begin paving hell with them as usual.”
January 7, 2016 via Sacramento Bee via Hoover Daily ReportRegardless of the exact rationale, Jews of the West are politically and ideologically different from those in the rest of the United States.
January 7, 2016 via Jewish Journal via Hoover Daily ReportAs a member of South Philadelphia High School's "Cultural Hall of Fame," I was asked recently to review and rank a new crop of candidates for the honor.
January 8, 2016 via Philly.com via Hoover Daily ReportReaders of Econlog who read co-blogger Bryan Caplan's posts know that Bryan has posted a lot on a college degree as an expensive signal to potential employers. Here are 88 posts Bryan has written on signaling.
January 7, 2016 via EconLog via Hoover Daily ReportOver the holidays the UN General Assembly formally adopted this year’s resolution on information security. The text, which mandates the creation of a new Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) for 2016-2017, had already been approved in the First Committee, the General Assembly’s specialized committee dealing with international security and disarmament.
January 7, 2016 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily ReportThe Rational Security gang starts the year with our 50th episode. Kim Jong-un says North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb. The Russians may have caused a blackout in Ukraine with a cyber attack.
January 7, 2016 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily ReportJen Henderson, that is. Back in August, the blogosphere was popping with stories about a cynical group of businesses in Missouri that persuaded the city council to create a special Community Improvement District.
January 7, 2016 via EconLog via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his recent National Review article "Hating the West, Inc."
January 7, 2016 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Sam Nunn discusses North Korea's announcement that it had tested a hydrogen bomb.
January 6, 2016 via WABE 90.1 via Hoover Daily ReportThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., released its annual list of 200 national education scholars who are contributing most substantially to discussions on schools and schooling policy and practices.
January 8, 2016 via Stanford News via Hoover Daily ReportThere is perhaps no greater American expert on Russian affairs than former Ambassador Michael McFaul. Ambassador McFaul serves Stanford both as a professor and as an alumnus (BA ‘86, MA ‘86). He served as Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014 and as the Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs for the White House National Security Council from 2009 to 2012.
January 7, 2016 via The Stanford Political Journal via Hoover Daily ReportIn my opinion, there is no economist alive today who has done more to eloquently, articulately, and persuasively advance the principles of economic freedom, limited government, individual liberty, and a free society than Thomas Sowell.
January 7, 2016 via American Enterprise Institute via Hoover Daily ReportThese business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Pennsylvania benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy.
January 8, 2016 via U.S. Global Leadership Coalition via Hoover Daily ReportWhat happened when Barack Obama’s idealistic rhetoric collided with the cold realities of war and dictatorship in the Middle East and beyond.
January 7, 2016 via Politico via Hoover Daily ReportUnfortunately, they are not taking our jobs yet.
January 6, 2016 via Financial Times via Hoover Daily ReportTired of mandatory fees - and misrepresented priorities - teachers are taking a stand against unions.
January 8, 2016 via US News and World Report via Hoover Daily ReportWilliam Perry lists a series of factors that he says mean the chance of a ‘calamity’ is higher today than in the 1970s and 80s.
January 7, 2016 via The Guardian via Hoover Daily ReportThe fourth in a series of our book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place next January 19, when Ben interviews Gayle Tzemach Lemmon about her new book, Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield.
January 7, 2016 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
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