Hoover senior fellow Condoleezza Rice discusses, on CBS’s This Morning, the current state of Iran-US relations, including Iran’s nuclear program, effects of sanctions on and new dynamics in US-Iran relations. She also talked about the need for more dialogue between the parties to resolve the government shutdown.
In the second of two videos, Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek and Paul E. Peterson discuss their new book, Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School. Topics include the rate of improvement in achievement gains across the United States and the world and the futility of increasing education investment to improve education achievement.
In the first of two videos, Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek and Paul E. Peterson discuss their new book, Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School. Topics include US student proficiency and performance in mathematics compared to students in other countries; the relationship between math skills and economic growth; and the importance of math and science for future global jobs. Click here for further information.
by Eric Hanushekvia Lou Dobbs Tonight (Fox Business)
Monday, September 16, 2013
Hoover senior fellow Eric Hanushek discusses, on Lou Dobbs Tonight, the state of America’s education system as described in his new book Endangering Prosperity. Topics include the relationship between high GDP and high-quality education and the difficulties of improving education.
Hoover senior fellow and former Treasury Department official John B. Taylor discusses, on Fox Business, his opinions on Janet Yellen and other candidates for the next Fed chair.
Hoover senior fellow Richard Epstein discusses, on Wall Street Journal Live, the city of Richmond’s plan to invoke eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages. This interview follows his recent Defining Ideas paper “Richmond’s Mortgage Heist.”
Hoover senior fellow Edward P. Lazear discusses his recent book Observations on the Financial Crisis on CNBC. Topics in the interview include distinguishing between the crisis and the recession, contagion versus systemic failure in the financial industry, and the formulation and evaluation of President Bush’s response.
Edward Paul Lazear, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses the economy on CNBC’s Kudlow Report (0:46). Topics include recent job reports and forecasts, economic growth trajectories, and rising long-term interest rates.
Samuel Tadros, a contributor to the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order, weighs in on the attacks on the Coptic Christians in Egypt.
