Monday, February 9, 2015

Analysis and Commentary

California Dreamin’ Of A Legacy

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California Dreamin’ Of A Legacy

Jerry Brown’s popularity isn’t in doubt, but his fiscal record is. He still has time to put the state on solid footing.
February 8, 2015 by Michael J. Boskin via Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily Report

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds

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Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds

Once again, the news is full of opinions that Greece might be forced to leave the Euro. Once again, it makes little sense to me. U.S. corporations, municipalities, and even states default, and do not have to leave the dollar zone as a result.
February 6, 2015 by John H. Cochrane via Grumpy Economist via Hoover Daily Report

Great Harvard National Security Journal Issue

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Great Harvard National Security Journal Issue

The Harvard National Security Journal just published an unusually good issue that will be of interest to many Lawfare readers.
February 9, 2015 by Jack Goldsmith via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

President Obama To Visit Stanford For White House Cyber Summit

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President Obama To Visit Stanford For White House Cyber Summit

Stanford will welcome President Barack Obama to the campus Friday, Feb. 13, where he will address the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. The president will join top-level government officials, corporate CEOs and Stanford faculty members who will gather to discuss pressing issues at the all-day summit organized by the White House.
February 8, 2015 mentioning Amy Zegart, Herbert Lin via Stanford News via Hoover Daily Report

Obama As The New Reagan?

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Obama As The New Reagan?

Here’s one of the more though-provoking columns of the past few days — Yahoo’s Jon Ward suggesting that President Obama stands a good chance of winding up as the Ronald Reagan of the left, with an economic recovery that will shape the nation’s political debate for decades to come.
February 7, 2015 by Bill Whalen via A Day At The Races via Hoover Daily Report

Why The Left Casts A Blind Eye On Radical Islam

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Why The Left Casts A Blind Eye On Radical Islam

This week came news that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant burned alive a Jordanian pilot in a metal cage. Thursday morning's National Prayer Breakfast speech represented the first sign that President Obama is prepared to acknowledge a connection between Islam and the violence -- beheadings, mass murders, rape, human slavery, state sponsorship of terrorism, and military conquest -- jihadists are perpetrating in Muhammad’s name.
February 7, 2015 by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics via Hoover Daily Report

The Scorching Of California

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The Scorching Of California

In mid-December, the first large storms in three years drenched California. No one knows whether the rain and snow will continue—only that it must last for weeks if a record three-year drought, both natural and man-made, is to end.
February 9, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via City Journal via Hoover Daily Report

Backfilling Charter Seats: A Backhanded Way To Kill School Autonomy

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Backfilling Charter Seats: A Backhanded Way To Kill School Autonomy

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Princess Lyles and Dan Clark, the executive director and lead organizer of the school-choice group Democracy Builders, argue that states and/or authorizers should require charter schools to “back-fill” their “empty seats” when they lose students to attrition. This is a terrible idea.
February 3, 2015 by Michael J. Petrilli via Thomas B. Fordham Institute via Hoover Daily Report

Pew Poll On Investigative Journalists And Digital Security

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Pew Poll On Investigative Journalists And Digital Security

This is interesting. From the Pew Research Center:
February 9, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Patience Isn’t Always A Virtue

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Patience Isn’t Always A Virtue

The White House released its long-overdue National Security Strategy (NSS) on Friday. Criticisms of the administration’s leadership failures have clearly gotten under the White House’s skin, because this is a document drowning in the term leadership. So we will “lead with purpose,” “lead with strength,” “lead by example,” etc.
February 9, 2015 by Kori Schake via Foreign Policy via Hoover Daily Report

Jonathan Gruber On Sin Taxes

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Jonathan Gruber On Sin Taxes

I found an interesting article on sin taxes written by MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. It's titled "Taxing Sin to Modify Behavior and Raise Revenue."
February 8, 2015 by David R. Henderson via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report

Kerry Delivers Hot Air Speech To Ukraine While Putin Supplies Tanks, Missiles And Troops

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Kerry Delivers Hot Air Speech To Ukraine While Putin Supplies Tanks, Missiles And Troops

Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks in Kiev yesterday must have boosted spirits in the Kremlin. Ukraine expected to hear that the United States is stepping up to the plate to provide defensive weapons against the Russian-led offensive.
February 6, 2015 by Paul R. Gregory via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report

Home Sweet Palace

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Home Sweet Palace

Nothing in the political world says “kick me” more loudly than an elected official’s huge house. Or houses.
February 8, 2015 by Markos Kounalakis via Sacramento Bee via Hoover Daily Report

The Administration’s Guantanamo Testimony Yesterday

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The Administration’s Guantanamo Testimony Yesterday

Here it is, given by Brian McKeon, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. And here’s the video of yesterday’s hearing:
February 6, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Friends, Enemies, and 'Frenemies'

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Friends, Enemies, and 'Frenemies'

The United States has few stalwart friends in the greater Middle East; even nominally allied states such as Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan play a double game. The United States needs to make clear to them the costs of flirting with Islamists while trying to broaden the coalition to include substate actors such as the Sunni tribes of Iraq.
February 9, 2015 by Max Boot via undefined via Analysis

Rational Security, Episode #5: “Until We Run Out of Fuel and Bullets”

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Rational Security, Episode #5: “Until We Run Out of Fuel and Bullets”

Here’s the latest episode of Rational Security, hosted by Shane Harris of the Daily Beast. And yes, for those of you who are wondering, we did, as discussed at the end of this podcast, record the first episode of The Chess Clock Debates the other day—and it was pretty darn cool. You’ll have to listen to the episode if you want to know what I’m talking about.
February 6, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Interviews

Edward Lazear on After the Bell

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Edward Lazear on After the Bell

Senior Fellow Edward Lazear discusses the US economy on After The Bell.
February 6, 2015 interview with Edward Paul Lazear via After the Bell (Fox Business) via Hoover Daily Report

Edward Lazear on the Santelli Exchange

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Edward Lazear on the Santelli Exchange

Senior Fellow Edward Lazear discusses the recent jobs report on the Santelli Exchange.
February 6, 2015 interview with Edward Paul Lazear via CNBC via Hoover Daily Report

Stephen Kotkin on the Bryan Callen Show

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Stephen Kotkin on the Bryan Callen Show

Research Fellow Stephen Kotkin discusses his new book on The Bryan Callen Show.
February 7, 2015 interview with Stephen Kotkin via The Bryan Callen Show via Hoover Daily Report

Edward Lazear on the Larry Kudlow Show (78:18)

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Edward Lazear on the Larry Kudlow Show (78:18)

Senior Fellow Edward Lazear discusses the US economy on the Larry Kudlow Show.
February 7, 2015 interview with Edward Paul Lazear via Larry Kudlow Show via Hoover Daily Report

In the News

Daniel Sumner on the Political Economy of Agriculture

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Daniel Sumner on the Political Economy of Agriculture

Daniel Sumner of the University of California talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about agricultural subsidies in the United States, the winners and losers from those subsidies, and how the structure of subsidies has changed from the New Deal to the present. Sumner also explains how American policies have affected foreign farmers.
February 9, 2015 by Russ Roberts via EconTalk via Hoover Daily Report

Rediscovering a Collection of Nigerian Pamphlets

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Rediscovering a Collection of Nigerian Pamphlets

Simon Ottenberg was an anthropologist and faculty member at the University of Washington, Seattle, from 1955 to 1991, where he specialized in West Africa, southeastern Nigeria in particular. In the course of carrying out field research in Nigeria in 1952–53, 1959–60, and during a visit there in the summer of 1966, he collected many published materials, including pamphlets, booklets, serials, government documents, and other types of publications. His collection of materials was filmed in 1970 to create the Simon Ottenberg Collection. A complete inventory is available online.
February 6, 2015 by Paul Thomas via undefined via Behind the Scenes

Let BBC Viewers Decide If They Want More Golf Or Grenades

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Let BBC Viewers Decide If They Want More Golf Or Grenades

James Harding wants more overseas coverage to counter state-run channels in China and Russia. But the Foreign Office isn’t paying for that any more.
February 9, 2015 quoting Timothy Garton Ash via The Guardian via Hoover Daily Report

Ravi Karunanayake And Commercial Air Transport In Sri Lanka

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Ravi Karunanayake And Commercial Air Transport In Sri Lanka

It is heartening to read in the Daily News that Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has confirmed that State governance in Sri Lanka will be aligned to a culture associated with private enterprise. The Minister has made clear that this does not mean that State enterprises will be privatized.
February 7, 2015 quoting Michael Spence via Sri Lanka Guardian via Hoover Daily Report

New Images By And Of Arab And Iranian Women Defy Stereotypes

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New Images By And Of Arab And Iranian Women Defy Stereotypes

At Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Director Connie Wolf welcomed patrons to a reception for two exhibitions, “Loose in Some Real Tropics: Robert Rauschenberg’s 'Stoned Moon’ Projects, 1969-1970” and “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers From Iran and the Arab World.”
February 8, 2015 quoting Abbas Milani via San Francisco Chronicle via Hoover Daily Report

Starr’s Record A Mixed Bag: Data Show Improvement, But There Were Missteps

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Starr’s Record A Mixed Bag: Data Show Improvement, But There Were Missteps

The listening tour came first, extending through Joshua P. Starr’s early months as the newly hired superintendent of Maryland’s largest school system. He crisscrossed Montgomery County in 2011, hosting town halls, dropping in on schools, hearing about budget strains and curriculum worries and performance gaps.
February 8, 2015 quoting Michael J. Petrilli via Washington Post via Hoover Daily Report

Louisiana News Editorial Board Slams Bobby Jindal’s Stance On Common Core

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Louisiana News Editorial Board Slams Bobby Jindal’s Stance On Common Core

The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune editorial board is quoting a big business and industry group in Louisiana to rail against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) recent executive order to protect parents and school districts from consequences of opting out of the Common Core-aligned PARCC tests.
February 8, 2015 quoting Williamson M. Evers, Ze’ev Wurman via Breitbart.com via Hoover Daily Report

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Analysis and Commentary

California Dreamin’ Of A Legacy

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds

Great Harvard National Security Journal Issue

President Obama To Visit Stanford For White House Cyber Summit

Obama As The New Reagan?

Why The Left Casts A Blind Eye On Radical Islam

The Scorching Of California

Backfilling Charter Seats: A Backhanded Way To Kill School Autonomy

Pew Poll On Investigative Journalists And Digital Security

Patience Isn’t Always A Virtue

Jonathan Gruber On Sin Taxes

Kerry Delivers Hot Air Speech To Ukraine While Putin Supplies Tanks, Missiles And Troops

Home Sweet Palace

The Administration’s Guantanamo Testimony Yesterday

Friends, Enemies, and 'Frenemies'

Rational Security, Episode #5: “Until We Run Out of Fuel and Bullets”

Interviews

Edward Lazear on After the Bell

Edward Lazear on the Santelli Exchange

Stephen Kotkin on the Bryan Callen Show

Edward Lazear on the Larry Kudlow Show (78:18)

In the News

Daniel Sumner on the Political Economy of Agriculture

Rediscovering a Collection of Nigerian Pamphlets

Let BBC Viewers Decide If They Want More Golf Or Grenades

Ravi Karunanayake And Commercial Air Transport In Sri Lanka

New Images By And Of Arab And Iranian Women Defy Stereotypes

Starr’s Record A Mixed Bag: Data Show Improvement, But There Were Missteps

Louisiana News Editorial Board Slams Bobby Jindal’s Stance On Common Core

Related Commentary

Friends, Enemies, and 'Frenemies'

Let BBC Viewers Decide If They Want More Golf Or Grenades

Daniel Sumner on the Political Economy of Agriculture

Pew Poll On Investigative Journalists And Digital Security

Great Harvard National Security Journal Issue

Patience Isn’t Always A Virtue

The Scorching Of California

Louisiana News Editorial Board Slams Bobby Jindal’s Stance On Common Core

Starr’s Record A Mixed Bag: Data Show Improvement, But There Were Missteps

New Images By And Of Arab And Iranian Women Defy Stereotypes

Jonathan Gruber On Sin Taxes

Home Sweet Palace

President Obama To Visit Stanford For White House Cyber Summit

California Dreamin’ Of A Legacy

Ravi Karunanayake And Commercial Air Transport In Sri Lanka

Edward Lazear on the Larry Kudlow Show (78:18)

Stephen Kotkin on the Bryan Callen Show

Obama As The New Reagan?

Why The Left Casts A Blind Eye On Radical Islam

Rediscovering a Collection of Nigerian Pamphlets

Edward Lazear on the Santelli Exchange

Edward Lazear on After the Bell

Rational Security, Episode #5: “Until We Run Out of Fuel and Bullets”

The Administration’s Guantanamo Testimony Yesterday

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds

Kerry Delivers Hot Air Speech To Ukraine While Putin Supplies Tanks, Missiles And Troops

Backfilling Charter Seats: A Backhanded Way To Kill School Autonomy

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