The US Trade Deficit: It’s Time To Dump Do-It-Yourself Economics And Go Back To Basics
Since President Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, it seems that many people—particularly the chattering classes—have suddenly become experts in international trade. Mr. Trump’s tariffs have spawned a litany of what economist David Henderson termed “do-it-yourself economics.”
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportPseudonymity Allowed (For Now) In Lawsuit Against Palestinian Student Groups
But one of the pro-pseudonymity decisions on which the court relies (which also involved a lawsuit alleging anti-Semitic behavior) was actually reversed two weeks ago.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson – The Lost Appeal: From Democratic Party To Their Representatives And Policies
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson takes a deep dive into the issues plaguing the Democrats including the CNN poll that shows alienated popular classes, agricultural labor being mechanized, Biden's decline being the biggest cover up since Watergate, the James Clyburn and the Tammany Hall nomination, military resignations, Middle East donations to universities, the Bradley Prize, and Okinawa in WWII.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportMichael Bernstam On The John Batchelor Show
Hoover Institution fellow Michael Bernstam discusses how President Trump's tariff talk is harming the sale of Russian oil.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportStudy Uncovers Hundreds Of Billions In Missing Revenue From US ‘Tax Gap’
More than half a trillion dollars in tax revenue goes uncollected every year. In the latest episode of the GSB’s Quick Study video series, Associate Professor Rebecca Lester shares how her team may have found some of it.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson On President Trump’s (Almost) Second “100 Days” With A Focus On Iran And Harvard
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Trump administration's tying of federal funds to Harvard, Columbia, and other universities embracing the US Constitution, merit, safety for everyone on campus. Hanson also discusses what next 100 days for the Trump administration's next 100 days as well as the potential path of Democrat leaders.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportFed Chair Jerome Powell Speaks About Inflation In An Interview With Economist Raghuram Rajan
Hoover Institution fellow Raghuram Rajan talks with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell the Trump administration's tariff policies as well as how tariffs might affect the economy and inflation. Powell notes that Fed would wait for more data on the economy's direction before changing interest rates, but cautioned that the Trump administration's tariff policiesrisked pushing inflation and employment further from the central bank's goals.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportScott Atlas And John Cochrane: Economic Pitfalls And Opportunities In Trump’s Second Term
Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Scott Atlas welcomes Hoover Institution fellow and economist John Cochran who specializes in financial economics and macroeconomics. The conversation concerns several of today’s key and most controversial issues in economic policy which are front and center in the Trump era.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson: Europe, You Can’t Sit On The Sidelines Anymore
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the trade war between the US and China, and notes that Europe's best option would be to side with the US. Hanson notes that Europe has also been victimized by Chinese mercantilism, high tariffs, cheating on patents, copyrights, dumping, financial money manipulation—all the things the US complains about, and therefore Europe should ally with the US.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportVictor Davis Hanson: Lawfare, China, And State Education
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses gangs and immigration, admired cop killers, why people should avoid basing financial decisions on politics and ideology, the stock market logic, the US being allowed to deport Khalil, illegals on social services, and school officials influence on our children.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportMayors . . . And Stalking Horses?
In the land of start-ups, the upstart mayors of San Francisco and San Jose are leading their cities in ways unconventional for progressive California Democrats. But does the maverick approach to governing suggest a political future beyond their city limits?
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportTrump HQ ‘Confused’ Over China Trade War Objective | Elizabeth Economy
Hoover Institution fellow Elizabeth Economy discusses the Trump administration's flip-flopping and confusion concerning trade policy with China, and what she thinks is the end goal for trade policy between China and the US will be.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportPolitics As Religion? A Conversation With Yuval Levin And Former Representative Daniel Lipinski
Hoover Institution fellowDaniel Lipinski participated in a panel discussion onAmerica’s growing cultural divisions, its eroding institutional trust, and how to recover the proper relationship between politics and religion.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportHarvard’s Radicalization: Lower Standards, Middle Eastern Cash, Politicization | Victor Davis Hanson
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hansondiscusses the lowering of standards at our elite law schools, and how they have become radicalized and have moved away from traditional law.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportAP’s Newest Computer Science Course Has Attracted More Diverse Students
Hoover Institution fellowThomas Dee said, "what we’re seeing here strikes me as a really notable success in education policy. It suggests the promise of really intentional course design that instantiates high expectations and gets academically rigorous content in front of our kids.”
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportDr Vivek Lall Joins Space Policy Institute As Non-Resident Scholar
Hoover Institution fellow Vivek Lall has joined Space Policy Institute (SPI) as a non-resident scholar, to offer unique perspectives on the intersection of advanced space technologies and global security policies.
Hoover Institution Stanford University > Daily ReportFormer Secretary Rice Stresses Importance Of Winning Emerging Technology Race
In front of a packed William J. Burns Auditorium of tech diplomats in the Harry S Truman Building, Feb. 25, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state, explained the central role of emerging technologies in the future of U.S. statecraft.
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