Contrasting positions on American exceptionalism go to the heart of what distinguishes the 2016 Republican presidential field from its Democratic counterpart.
Brexit or Bremain? That is the question British voters may have to answer in just five months’ time on 23 June, if David Cameron’s renegotiation ends with a deal at the EU summit in February.
What does it say about these strange times that Gov. Jerry Brown, fresh off his star turn in Thursday’s State of the State address, is all the rage along the west side of … Manhattan?
Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the state of the global markets, the ripple effect of the slowdown in China, and the Obama Administration's policy in the Middle East.
Governor Brown’s biggest achievement at the end of the recent legislative session was securing the passage of SB 350, raising the renewable portfolio standard to 50% and doubling the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
Last Saturday’s boisterous, civil, transparent, and efficient election in Taiwan marks yet another triumph of the first true democracy in a Chinese society. This election, which resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party [DPP]’s Tsai Ing-wen over the incumbent Nationalist Party [KMT]’s Eric Chu, is the sixth open and direct election in Taiwan and the third peaceful transition of power from one political party to another.
The Defense Innovation Initiative (DII) is a DOD-wide initiative “to pursue innovative ways to sustain and advance the capabilities of the ‘force of the future,’” involving two key effort: the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx) in Silicon Valley and the Long-Range Research and Development Program Plan (LRRDPP).
There are few things that energy-policy experts of all political stripes can agree on — but one of them is that mandates and subsidies to promote the use of corn ethanol (a policy first implemented by Jimmy Carter) are wasteful boondoggles that harm our environment and food supply while imposing billions of dollars of hidden costs on consumers.
Back in July, we wrote a lengthy piece about whether Apple could conceivably face civil liability for providing end-to-end encryption to criminals and terrorists. Last week, we wrote about a lawsuit against Twitter that is based on substantially the same legal theory we had outlined in the earlier post.
I have an idea and I wonder what various commenters think about it. I was looking on line for a small town in Washington state and found out that one of its most famous citizens is a professional baseball player.
This month marks both the 14th anniversary of the opening of the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the seventh anniversary of President Obama’s commitment to close it within a year.
Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses global nervousness over China, historical perspective on commodity price declines, the potential impact on Russia of a falling ruble, and the inability of central banks to control inflation.
On January 14th, Hoover Archives acquired its third piece of the Berlin Wall as a gift from donors Joan and Michael Green. As an iconic symbol of the fall of Communism, the piece of the Berlin Wall will enhance Hoover’s already strong holdings related to the Cold War and its aftermath.
As the chattering chieftains of the global economy gather this week in Davos, Switzerland, they’re facing the darkest outlook since the financial crisis tipped the world into recession seven years ago.
What is a person? Seems like an easy enough question, until you try to answer it. A person is a human being, of course — an individual with a free will, a sound mind and the rights to use them. But has that always been the case? Not remotely.
Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably" ordered the murder of defected KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, an official inquiry in Britain has found.
Dozens of lawmakers from her own conservative party signed open letters against her this week. A nationalist right-wing party is gaining in strength. Speculation, building since the fall, now runs rife that she should even be replaced. On Sunday, the top circulation Bild Zeitung headlined an eight-page spread on her political troubles: “Is Merkel Still the Right One?”
The national push away from mandatory assessments and the diminished role federal government in the classroom could signal a return to more local control of public schools.
Back in 2010, US President Barack Obama launched the Nuclear Security Summit process, a series of high-level global meetings aimed at locking down or eliminating loose nuclear materials. Many of the 47 countries that attended made and fulfilled pledges to reduce their stockpiles, but there was no universal measuring stick to evaluate where they stood or how they progressed.
The NFL announced the league will host a women's summit titled “In the Huddle to Advance Women in Sport” in downtown San Francisco on Feb. 4-5 to pay tribute to the role of sports in the lives of past and present female leaders as well as raising awareness of the role they can play for the next generation of leaders.
