Hoover research fellow Kori Schake discusses Obama’s foreign policy on Secure Freedom Radio. Topics include Syria, Iran, the nature of the American public, the war in Afghanistan, and the Obama administration’s international reputation.

Hoover senior fellow Eric Hanushek discusses the state of US education on the Lars Larson Show. Topics include the US ranking in the world, importing talent for desirable jobs, education in Canada, and economic growth.

Lant Pritchett of Harvard University discusses, with EconTalk host Russell Roberts, his new book The Rebirth of Education: Schooling Ain’t Learning. Topics include “spider systems” versus “star fish systems”; Pritchett’s experience with education systems in the developing world; how education in the developing world compares to Europe, the United States, and East Asia; and corruption and accountability.

David Davenport, counselor to the director and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, notes, on Townhall.com, that, although the legal battle against opening a town meeting with a prayer continues, given that Congress and the Supreme Court begin their sessions with a reference to God, explaining how a town meeting is different would be difficult.