Thursday, July 02, 2015

Analysis and Commentary

My Failed Gotcha

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My Failed Gotcha

And remembering another failed gotcha in the past--and what I learned from it.
July 1, 2015 by David R. Henderson via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report

We Are All Californians Now

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We Are All Californians Now

California keeps reminding us what has gone astray with America in recent years.
July 1, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via Tribune Media Services via Hoover Daily Report

Richard Epstein’s Gold Mind Enriches Us With His Ideas On Inequality, Taxes, Politics, And Health Care

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Richard Epstein’s Gold Mind Enriches Us With His Ideas On Inequality, Taxes, Politics, And Health Care

Recorded on January 30, 2015 On Uncommon Knowledge, Richard A. Epstein, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses inequality, taxes, globalization, free markets, politics, health care, and gay marriage.
July 1, 2015 interview with Richard A. Epstein via undefined via Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson

ESAs Aren't For Everyone

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ESAs Aren't For Everyone

Perhaps you’ve been on vacation or caught up in the historic events of recent weeks, but over the past ten days, we at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute hosted our second annual Wonkathon.
July 1, 2015 by Michael J. Petrilli via Flypaper (Fordham Education Blog) via Hoover Daily Report

Jim Comey, ISIS, And "Going Dark"

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Jim Comey, ISIS, And "Going Dark"

I had a lengthy conversation with FBI Director Jim Comey today about the nexus of our domestic ISIS problem and what the FBI calls the "going dark" issue.
July 1, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Saving California's Drought-Plagued Agriculture: More Crop For The Drop With GMOs

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Saving California's Drought-Plagued Agriculture: More Crop For The Drop With GMOs

As electronic highway signs implore Californians to “Save Water” and municipalities impose increasingly draconian conservation measures, we are seeing a phenomenon known as “drought-shaming”–the humiliation of water-wasters among both the rich and famous and more ordinary residents.
July 30, 2015 by Henry I. Miller, Kavin Senapathy via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report

Foreign Relations Law Casebook Supplement

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Foreign Relations Law Casebook Supplement

Here is the summer 2015 supplement for my casebook (with Curtis Bradley), Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2014).
July 2, 2015 by Jack Goldsmith via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

With July 4th Near, Is California Land Of The Free?

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With July 4th Near, Is California Land Of The Free?

The Fourth of July holiday brings Americans together to celebrate their liberation from Great Britain over hot dogs, hamburgers, and fireworks, but it also serves to remind us about freedom; thus, it would only be fitting to take a look at how free the nation's largest state is.
July 1, 2015 by Carson Bruno via Real Clear Markets via Hoover Daily Report

Rational Security, The "War On The War On Terror" Edition

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Rational Security, The "War On The War On Terror" Edition

This week on Rational Security, senators call for hearings on domestic terrorism in the wake of the Charleston shootings.
July 2, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Progressive Mass Hysteria

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Progressive Mass Hysteria

One of the most harrowing incidents in the Athenian historian Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War is the democratic debate over the rebellious subject state of Mytilene on the distant island of Lesbos. Thucydides uses his riveting account of the Athenian argument over the islanders’ fate to warn his readers of the fickle nature of democracy.
June 30, 2015 by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review via Hoover Daily Report

Announcing The Lawfare Drone Smackdown, Part Deux

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Announcing The Lawfare Drone Smackdown, Part Deux

One of Lawfare's current interns, Staley Smith, discovered a few days ago this site's illustrious history of practical robotics—that is to say organizing stunts that involve playing with robots as a way of exploring the security challenges and opportunities they pose.
July 1, 2015 by Benjamin Wittes via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report

Interviews

Opinion Journal: Remembering Fouad Ajami With Samuel Tadros

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Opinion Journal: Remembering Fouad Ajami With Samuel Tadros

Samuel Tadros, a contributor to the Hoover Institution's Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order, discusses the Middle Eastern scholar’s legacy and how he’d interpret the unrest in the region today.
July 1, 2015 interview with Samuel Tadros via Opinion Journal (WSJ Live) via Hoover Daily Report

In the News

The Job Creators America Is Keeping Out

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The Job Creators America Is Keeping Out

Here's a name for you to remember: Yet-Ming Chiang. It's the name of an American hero.
July 1, 2015 quoting Eric Hanushek via Bloomberg via Hoover Daily Report

5 Reasons America Should Fear the Global Middle Class

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5 Reasons America Should Fear the Global Middle Class

In his last State of the Union address, President Obama made a pitch for “middle class economics” to help America’s beleaguered middle class, which continues to face stagnant wages, job displacement and soaring college costs and debt.
July 2, 2015 quoting Larry Diamond via National Interest via Hoover Daily Report

SLS Faculty Weigh In On 2014-15 SCOTUS Term

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SLS Faculty Weigh In On 2014-15 SCOTUS Term

Stanford Law School faculty weigh in on some of this term's Supreme Court decisions via blogs, tweets, opinion pieces, and news articles.
June 30, 2015 quoting Michael McConnell via Storify via Hoover Daily Report

Barack Obama Takes An Obamacare Victory Lap

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Barack Obama Takes An Obamacare Victory Lap

The president visits Tennessee in an effort to convince Republicans to 'move on.'
July 30, 2015 quoting Lanhee J. Chen via Politico via Hoover Daily Report

Some Greeks Turn To Electronic Currency Bitcoin During Euro Troubles

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Some Greeks Turn To Electronic Currency Bitcoin During Euro Troubles

If Greeks don't already have bitcoins, it's essentially as hard to exchange for them as it is to get cash, said John Villasenor, Brookings fellow and UCLA ...
July 1, 2015 quoting John Villasenor via ABC News via Hoover Daily Report

The Obamacare Sales Pitch

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The Obamacare Sales Pitch

It’s been almost a week since the Supreme Court’s momentous ruling that further cements the Affordable Care Act as the law of the land, and Wednesday President Barack Obama flew to Nashville, Tennessee, to talk about health care.
July 1, 2015 quoting Lanhee J. Chen via Marketplace via Hoover Daily Report

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Thursday, July 02, 2015

Analysis and Commentary

My Failed Gotcha

We Are All Californians Now

Richard Epstein’s Gold Mind Enriches Us With His Ideas On Inequality, Taxes, Politics, And Health Care

ESAs Aren't For Everyone

Jim Comey, ISIS, And "Going Dark"

Saving California's Drought-Plagued Agriculture: More Crop For The Drop With GMOs

Foreign Relations Law Casebook Supplement

With July 4th Near, Is California Land Of The Free?

Rational Security, The "War On The War On Terror" Edition

Progressive Mass Hysteria

Announcing The Lawfare Drone Smackdown, Part Deux

Interviews

Opinion Journal: Remembering Fouad Ajami With Samuel Tadros

In the News

The Job Creators America Is Keeping Out

5 Reasons America Should Fear the Global Middle Class

SLS Faculty Weigh In On 2014-15 SCOTUS Term

Barack Obama Takes An Obamacare Victory Lap

Some Greeks Turn To Electronic Currency Bitcoin During Euro Troubles

The Obamacare Sales Pitch

Related Commentary

5 Reasons America Should Fear the Global Middle Class

Rational Security, The "War On The War On Terror" Edition

Foreign Relations Law Casebook Supplement

With July 4th Near, Is California Land Of The Free?

My Failed Gotcha

The Obamacare Sales Pitch

Jim Comey, ISIS, And "Going Dark"

Announcing The Lawfare Drone Smackdown, Part Deux

Some Greeks Turn To Electronic Currency Bitcoin During Euro Troubles

Opinion Journal: Remembering Fouad Ajami With Samuel Tadros

Richard Epstein’s Gold Mind Enriches Us With His Ideas On Inequality, Taxes, Politics, And Health Care

The Job Creators America Is Keeping Out

ESAs Aren't For Everyone

We Are All Californians Now

Barack Obama Takes An Obamacare Victory Lap

Saving California's Drought-Plagued Agriculture: More Crop For The Drop With GMOs

SLS Faculty Weigh In On 2014-15 SCOTUS Term

Progressive Mass Hysteria

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