What George Shultz Taught Us About Making Policy
Begin with a goal, focus on the long term, talk to the other side, and never make empty threats.
February 9, 2021 via The Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily ReportBegin with a goal, focus on the long term, talk to the other side, and never make empty threats.
February 9, 2021 via The Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily ReportFive years ago, a secret mission delivered a belated surprise for George P. Shultz—statesman, teacher, and US Marine.
February 10, 2021 via undefined via Defining IdeasRising sexual violence in Europe—linked to young immigrant men—threatens women’s hard-earned rights and must not be ignored.
February 9, 2021 via undefined via Defining IdeasAs the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins, what’s the path forward for the Republican Party—distance itself from Trump and risk losing his fan base, or embrace Trump and further alienate suburbanites and college-educated voters? Peter Robinson, the Hoover Institution’s Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow and host of Uncommon Knowledge (and a former Reagan White House speechwriter), joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss the GOP’s brand, their shared memories of the late George Shultz, and one fellow’s disdain for the Super Bowl and the American version of “football.”
February 10, 2021 via undefined via GoodFellowsThe US Supreme Court on Friday made clear to Team Biden and state governors that the fight against the pandemic doesn’t give them a blank check against individual liberties.
February 8, 2021 via New York Post via Hoover Daily ReportCalifornia’s gubernatorial recall election hasn’t yet materialized—much less been certified or scheduled for a vote—and we already have a casualty: Chamath Palihapitiya, a Silicon Valley billionaire who has sunk $100,000 into the effort to force a referendum on California governor Gavin Newson and who reportedly has flirted with the idea of throwing his hat in the ring, only to inform a podcast audience last week that his heart (and his business sense) just wasn’t in it.
February 10, 2021 via undefined via California on Your MindThe newly-released movie The Dig starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan, based on the superb novel of the same name by John Preston, has focussed attention on one of the great mysteries of Anglo-Saxon history: who was the great warrior who was buried in his warship under the mound at Sutton Hoo?
February 9, 2021 via undefined via Military History in the NewsA nuanced view of Islamism understood as a political ideology, its relationship to the religion of Islam, and its challenge to the values of liberal democracy.
February 10, 2021 via undefined via The Caravan NotebookHoover Institution fellow Michael McConnell discusses the trial to impeach Trump and whether or not it is constitutional.
February 9, 2021 via News Hour via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about how woke culture is destroying classical liberalism, how elites are finally acknowledging that immigration in Europe is backfiring, and how immigration policies in Europe have negatively impacted women's rights and made Europe less safe for women.
February 8, 2021 via The Rubin Report via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his friend Thomas Sowell; the campaign to recall California governor Gavin Newson; the second Trump impeachment and its long-term consequences; and his essay on the Left’s agenda to help friends, punish enemies, and keep and expand power.
February 9, 2021 via The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow John Yoo talks about the repercussions of trying Donald Trump.
February 9, 2021 via What The Hell Is Going On Podcast via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses Bank of America sharing private customer information with federal investigators to help authorities track down Capitol Hill rioters.
February 9, 2021 via Fox News via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses how multiculturalism has failed women.
February 9, 2021 via The Brendan O'Neill Show via Hoover Daily ReportHoover Institution fellow Bjorn Lomborg discusses Biden energy policies and how they will drive up electricity prices.
February 9, 2021 via Yahoo! News via Hoover Daily ReportMany of us at Mount Madonna School were sad to hear the news that former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz died on Feb.6 at the age of 100, as we had formed a special bond with him during the past 15 years.
February 9, 2021 via Santa Cruz Sentinel via Hoover Daily ReportGeorge P. Shultz, one of America’s leading statesmen and champions of free markets, died Sunday. He was 100.
February 9, 2021 via The Daily Signal via Hoover Daily ReportIntroductory classes are the foundation of Stanford’s undergraduate experience. They form the basis for students to succeed in future courses and determine a major, and many fulfill important WAYS requirements as well.
February 9, 2021 via The Stanford Daily via Hoover Daily Report[Subscription Required] Their rigid opposition to charter schools and in-person learning has parents and even politicians fed up.
February 9, 2021 via The Wall Street Journal via Hoover Daily ReportStanford economists say that Robinhood, the trading app founded by Vlad Tenev ’08 and Baiju Bhatt ’07 M.S. ’08, was justified in limiting user trading of GameStop stock amid soaring prices late last month.
February 9, 2021 via The Stanford Daily via Hoover Daily ReportPresident Biden’s domestic policy advisor Susan Rice went to great lengths to explain how the Biden Administration was not only going to somehow wave a magic wand and proclaim “equality” in every federal agency but guarantee everyone achieves “equity” as well.
February 9, 2021 via North State Journal via Hoover Daily ReportFebruary is Black History Month and in honor of that, we wanted to share some of the "famous firsts" in Black history.
February 9, 2021 via KHQ via Hoover Daily ReportJoin us as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and journalist Bari Weiss describe her research in Prey and imagines a new future that protects and advances the rights of women around the world.
February 11, 2021 via Commonwealth Club via Hoover Daily Report
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