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“It’s a bit like reliving your college years, but with each year compressed into a day.” That was how one of my friends summed up the Davos World Economic Forum last week. “On Day One, you are a frisky freshman. There isn’t an invitation you don’t accept. But by Day Four, you are ready to graduate and return to the real world.”
January 24, 2016 via Boston Globe via Hoover Daily Report
The FDA should not have the power to deny patients risky but potentially life-saving drugs.
January 25, 2016 via undefined via Defining Ideas
One of the stranger demands of various campus affiliates of Black Lives Matter was the call for “safe spaces.” That is a euphemism for designated racially segregated areas.
January 26, 2016 via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
The latest tempest in a teapot controversy is over a lack of black nominees for this year's Academy Awards in Hollywood. The assumption seems to be that different groups would be proportionally represented if somebody were not doing somebody else wrong.
January 25, 2016 via Creators Syndicate via Hoover Daily Report
As proof that it’s possible to start a fire, even in a city that’s buried under several feet of snow, The New York Times triggered a four-alarm media frenzy with this speculation that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might run as a third-party presidential candidate should the process yield Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as the general-election matchup.
January 25, 2016 via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
[Subscription Required] A statistical theory of overconfidence is proposed and applied to the issue of occupational choice. Individuals who can choose whether to engage in an activity or not must estimate their performance.
January 26, 2016 via National Bureau of Economic Research via Hoover Daily Report
[Subscription Required] Ronald Reagan’s role as one of the luminaries of the 20th century was secured by his success in putting policies in place that shaped the new millennium. Born on February 6, 1911, he died at the age of 93 on June 5, 2004.
January 25, 2016 via The American Interest via Hoover Daily Report
Here's a true story that illustrates two things I love in political discussions, two things that are all too rare.
January 25, 2016 via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses Governor Jerry Brown and his possible run for the presidency.
January 25, 2016 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Kori Schake moderates a discussion concerning foreign policy with Congressman Michael McCaul. McCaul details the most pressing threats to our country based on his deep knowledge of our national security readiness, and he advocates for the action needed to protect us.
January 21, 2016 via Commonwealth Club via Hoover Daily Report
On this day in 2005, Condoleezza Rice was sworn into office as secretary of state after earlier in day the Senate had approved her nomination by President George W. Bush by a vote of 86-13. Rice thereupon became the highest-ranking African-American woman to serve in the Cabinet.
January 26, 2016 via Politico via Hoover Daily Report
Some credit Albert Einstein, others credit Benjamin Franklin, with the observation that "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing year after year and expecting different results." Whomever we credit, he was absolutely right. A perfect example of that insanity is education in general and particularly black education.
January 26, 2016 via CNSNews via Hoover Daily Report
Mykola Azarov, Ukraine’s one-time prime minister, is hoping the EU court will, on Thursday (28 January), clear his name, and free him to work against Kiev’s pro-EU government.
January 25, 2016 via EUobserver via Hoover Daily Report
Herbert Abrams' multi-faceted career embraced patient care, teaching and medical research as well as a passionate advocacy for world peace.
January 26, 2016 via Stanford News via Hoover Daily Report
The annual World Economic Forum meeting ended in Davos over the weekend (January 23-24) and, despite the delicate financial climate, the message out of Switzerland was not as downbeat as some had initially expected.
January 26, 2016 via International Business Times via Hoover Daily Report
The crowded 2016 presidential race could be adding another billionaire business owner. Over the weekend, entrepreneur and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said he's considering entering the contest as an independent.
January 26, 2016 via Inc.com via Hoover Daily Report
Research from the American Action Forum (AAF) finds that Dodd-Frank financial reform has led to a 14.5 percent drop in consumer revolving credit since 2010. AAF examined the impact of Dodd-Frank on revolving credit, such as credit cards and debt that is paid off periodically, and found significant impacts from the law.
January 25, 2016 via American Action Forum via Hoover Daily Report
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. at 1:30 p.m. EST/10:30 a.m. PST/1830 GMT on January 26, 2016 to announce whether the minute hand of the historic “Doomsday Clock” will be adjusted.
January 25, 2016 via The Bulletin via Hoover Daily Report
Introducing Hacking For Defense – connecting Silicon Valley innovation culture and mindset to the department of defense and the intelligence community.
January 26, 2016 via Steve Blank via Hoover Daily Report
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