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Analysis and Commentary

Priors And Prejudice

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

When I was in twelfth grade (in Canada, we called it Grade 12), one of the main novels we studied was Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I read it once because I was supposed to, twice to be able to answer questions on exams, and the third time because I loved it.

In the News

“Keep Buggering On”: New Book Reveals The Human Side Of The Much-Loved Statesman

mentioning Andrew Robertsvia Hong Kong Buzz
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Andrew Roberts’ new biography, “Churchill”, is magnificent, readable and inspiring. The book may not match its subject for greatness but it certainly gives a marvelous, full portrait of the “Last Lion”. All readers of history know about Churchill’s bravery as a soldier, immense contribution to English literature and peerless leadership of Britain during the last world war (“Let us brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves…”). 

Interviews

The Bookmonger Episode 275: How To Be A Dictator By Frank Dikotter

interview with Frank Diköttervia The Bookmonger
Monday, December 2, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Frank Dikotter discusses his book How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century.

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Uncommon Knowledge and the Hoover Institution Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

interview with George P. Shultzvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, December 2, 2019

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The Hoover Institution Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Uncommon Knowledge And The Hoover Institution Commemorate The 30th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

interview with George P. Shultzvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, December 2, 2019

The Hoover Institution Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

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‘How To Be A Dictator’ Review: A Poetics For Tyrants

by Tunku Varadarajan featuring Frank Diköttervia The Wall Street Journal
Friday, November 29, 2019

A dictator cannot lead through oppression alone. He must also create the illusion of public support.

Andrew Nagorski at the Berlin Wall, early 1990, shortly after it fell
Interviews

Timothy Garton Ash: ‘Ideological Competition Is Actually Good For Us’

interview with Timothy Garton Ashvia Transitions Online
Friday, November 29, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Timothy Garton Ash discusses 1989, and looks at the major events of that year, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Tiananmen Square protests, and the breakup of Yugoslavia.

In the News

Mothers And Sons: Jennie Churchill And Winston Churchill

mentioning Andrew Robertsvia The Epoch Times
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The hand that rocks the cradle.

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Area 45: Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Area 45
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

The many reasons why Americans should be giving thanks this holiday season.

In the News

What The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Meant For Eastern European Jews

quoting Timothy Garton Ashvia St. Louis Jewish Light
Thursday, November 14, 2019

“Neither ox nor donkey can block the path to socialism,” the East German leader Erich Honecker boldly declared on Aug. 14, 1989. Less than three months later, on Nov. 9, the Berlin Wall would fall.

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.