“It’s a bit like reliving your college years, but with each year compressed into a day.” That was how one of my friends summed up the Davos World Economic Forum last week. “On Day One, you are a frisky freshman. There isn’t an invitation you don’t accept. But by Day Four, you are ready to graduate and return to the real world.”
One of the stranger demands of various campus affiliates of Black Lives Matter was the call for “safe spaces.” That is a euphemism for designated racially segregated areas.
The latest tempest in a teapot controversy is over a lack of black nominees for this year's Academy Awards in Hollywood. The assumption seems to be that different groups would be proportionally represented if somebody were not doing somebody else wrong.
As proof that it’s possible to start a fire, even in a city that’s buried under several feet of snow, The New York Times triggered a four-alarm media frenzy with this speculation that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might run as a third-party presidential candidate should the process yield Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as the general-election matchup.
[Subscription Required] A statistical theory of overconfidence is proposed and applied to the issue of occupational choice. Individuals who can choose whether to engage in an activity or not must estimate their performance.
[Subscription Required] Ronald Reagan’s role as one of the luminaries of the 20th century was secured by his success in putting policies in place that shaped the new millennium. Born on February 6, 1911, he died at the age of 93 on June 5, 2004.
Hoover Institution fellow Kori Schake moderates a discussion concerning foreign policy with Congressman Michael McCaul. McCaul details the most pressing threats to our country based on his deep knowledge of our national security readiness, and he advocates for the action needed to protect us.
On this day in 2005, Condoleezza Rice was sworn into office as secretary of state after earlier in day the Senate had approved her nomination by President George W. Bush by a vote of 86-13. Rice thereupon became the highest-ranking African-American woman to serve in the Cabinet.
The Hoover Institution hosted "Margaret Thatcher: At Her Zenith: In London, Washington and Moscow" on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The event was livestreamed and can be viewed below.
This week, Hoover Institution Library & Archives joined Stanford Center for Latin American Studies to host the conference “The Shining Path: Maoism and Violence in Peru.” This two-day event brought together renowned scholars, archivists, students, and journalists to discuss the Shining Path guerilla movement in Peru, and the vicious war that engulfed the country between 1980 and 1992.
Some credit Albert Einstein, others credit Benjamin Franklin, with the observation that "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing year after year and expecting different results." Whomever we credit, he was absolutely right. A perfect example of that insanity is education in general and particularly black education.
Mykola Azarov, Ukraine’s one-time prime minister, is hoping the EU court will, on Thursday (28 January), clear his name, and free him to work against Kiev’s pro-EU government.
quoting Josef Joffevia International Business Times
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The annual World Economic Forum meeting ended in Davos over the weekend (January 23-24) and, despite the delicate financial climate, the message out of Switzerland was not as downbeat as some had initially expected.
The crowded 2016 presidential race could be adding another billionaire business owner. Over the weekend, entrepreneur and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said he's considering entering the contest as an independent.
Research from the American Action Forum (AAF) finds that Dodd-Frank financial reform has led to a 14.5 percent drop in consumer revolving credit since 2010. AAF examined the impact of Dodd-Frank on revolving credit, such as credit cards and debt that is paid off periodically, and found significant impacts from the law.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. at 1:30 p.m. EST/10:30 a.m. PST/1830 GMT on January 26, 2016 to announce whether the minute hand of the historic “Doomsday Clock” will be adjusted.
Introducing Hacking For Defense – connecting Silicon Valley innovation culture and mindset to the department of defense and the intelligence community.
