Hoover senior fellow Richard Epstein discusses the administrative state on the John Batchelor Show. Topics include the lawsuits over the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the collapse of the management of the Affordable Care Act.
Hoover senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses problems with the Affordable Care Act on Garrison Radio. Topics include the health-care website, future issues for the government, Obama’s sagging popularity, and a comparison with other problematic events in Obama’s administration.
Hoover research fellow Lanhee J. Chen discusses the Affordable Care Act on Bloomberg Surveillance. Topics include Republican alternatives to Obamacare, preexisting-condition exclusions, and comparisons to previous health-care models, including Paul Ryan and Tom Coburn’s plan and Mitt Romney’s plan.
In this podcast, Edmund Phelps, a professor at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate in economics, discusses his book Mass Flourishing with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include the meaning of material prosperity, economic growth and innovation, and the recent decline in innovation.
Hoover senior fellow John B. Taylor discusses the 2013 election results and reactions to extremist policies on the John Batchelor Show. Topics include quantitative easing under the Fed; Obamacare and its surrounding rhetoric; and historical comparisons.
In this podcast, John Ralston Saul, author and president of PEN international, discusses his book Voltaire’s Bastards with Hoover research fellow and EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include the limits of rationality and society’s obsession with rational methodology; the relationship among the humanities, science, and reason; universities and the tenure system; rationality and humanism; and the concept of heroes.
Hoover senior fellow John Taylor discusses the Federal Reserve on Fox Business. Topics include the Taylor Rule approach to the current economy; Janet Yellen as the next Fed chair; and both “unwinding” risks and inflation risks for current Fed policies.
Hoover senior fellow John Taylor discusses the Fed and political polarization on Bloomberg TV. Subjects include expansionary policies, comparison of fiscal policies from the 1980s and 1990s with the late 2000s, and moving back to predictable policies.
Hoover research fellow Kori Schake discusses Saudi Arabia on the John Batchelor Show. Topics include the gulf kingdoms’ support of the Egyptian military government with foreign aid after the suspension of most US funds; the Muslim Brotherhood and the rise of Islamism; Iran, Saudi, and American relations; and the future of US influence in the Middle East.
Andrew Roberts discusses Europe’s flagging commitment to NATO, the potential threat from Russia, and what, if anything, the United States can do to arrest the decline.