Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie Sanders, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he preaches. Many of those older people have lived long enough to have seen socialism fail, time and again, in countries around the world.
A perfect storm is brewing for Saudi Arabia. Ominous clouds are gathering on the country’s domestic, regional and global horizons. Virtually every once-reliable pillar of the kingdom’s stability is facing daunting challenges.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s untimely death has triggered memories as well as debate. The conservative justice, who was a visiting professor at Stanford Law School in 1980-81, was known for his provocative opinions and sharp wit. Here are some thoughts on his legacy from professors at Stanford Law School.
featuring William J. Perryvia Center for International Security And Cooperation (CISAC)
Friday, February 12, 2016
A shadowy terror group smuggles a crude nuclear bomb into the United States, then detonates it right in the heart of Washington D.C., setting off a 15 kiloton explosion. Eighty thousand Americans are killed instantly, including the president, vice president and most of the members of Congress, and more than a hundred thousand more are seriously wounded.
This summer Brazil will host Olympiad XXXI. It could become a vast real-world experiment to test whether, how and to what extent Zika virus infection will be spread globally after the expected half million attendees return to their home countries.
I had been meaning to write a post about oil prices and the economy. Now this article in the New Yorker by James Surowiecki has beat me to it--and done it well. It's not that long and so I recommend reading it. I'll hit one highlight and then add a couple of my own thoughts.
In Part I of this series, we listed the many designated foreign terrorist organizations (DFTOs) that seem to have overt Twitter accounts. In Part II, we looked at the material support law as interpreted by the Supreme Court and concluded that the company—at least in theory—may have a real problem under the statute.
Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein remembers Antonin Scalia before his confirmation, his tenure on the Supreme Court, and how filling his seat on the Supreme Court will affect the 2016 presidential election and the future direction of the Supreme Court.
To better understand the qualities of America’s wilderness, Terry Anderson suggests putting it behind a toll booth. “Wilderness is not priceless,” Anderson said, quoting the title of his Tuesday night lecture in Missoula. “It’s just not priced."
Known for his exhaustive and rigorous HIS 362 class on the Soviet Empire, Stephen Kotkin is a history professor who holds a joint appointment at the Wilson School. Kotkin is also one of the University’s longest staying professors, having taught at the University for a total of 27 years.
The Hoover Institution hosted "Law as a Weapon of War" on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The event was recorded and can be listened to below.
For the past quarter century, the Cato Institute has published the magazine Regulation, which gives it the honor of carrying on part of the intellectual legacy of Antonin Scalia. Scalia served as editor-in-chief through much of the magazine’s early period, during which it was a project of the American Enterprise Institute.
The Defense Department may have an even harder time attracting and retaining the talent it requires as defense companies are expected to increase their hiring in 2016. A Feb. 16 study by Deloitte predicts a 3.2 percent increase in aerospace and defense (A&D) sector employment for 2016, reversing a trend of declining job growth within the industry.
Arizona judges, politicians and first responders for the past four years have been required, by law, to pay significantly more for their pension benefits. Now, two judges want a refund.
