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Matters of Policy & Politics — 108 episodes
“The House Always Wins”: Lanhee Chen on California-Brand Direct Democracy
Taxing Silicon Valley’s Wealth: Joshua Rauh on California’s Billionaire Tax Initiative
California Update: First Couple Under Investigation; Wealth-Tax Deal Underway?
A National Treasure Indeed: Michael Auslin on the Declaration of Independence’s Endurance
California Update: AI to the (Fiscal) Rescue; Spencer for Hire in LA?
Declining Industry and Public Trust at the Local Level: Elizabeth Elder on America’s “Company Towns”
“Security Through Cooperation”: Rose Gottemoeller on US-Russian Diplomacy Past, Present . . . and Future?
Like Oil and Water? Free-Market Environmentalism with Terry Anderson
California Update: (Self-Inflicted?) Pain at the Pump; Governor’s Race in Flux; A Cannabis Black Market
A Matter of Trust: Macke Raymond on “Unheard Voices” in America’s School Communities
David Shribman on Journalism’s Struggles, Restoring Institutional Trust, and Life After Trump
California Update: Cancelling a Debate . . . and a Labor Icon
Oil Shocks, Energy Strategies, And George Shultz’s Wisdom
All Roads Leads To . . .? Barry Strauss on Ancient Rome, Modern Warfare
India: Brain Gains and Growing Pains with Šumit Ganguly
The State of American Citizenship
The Book on (and of) Newsom; A Bedeviled City of Angels
The Business of Love and the Cost of Parenting
The Robots Are Taking Over?
“Arsenal of Democracy” Redux: Rebuilding, Rearming . . . and Making Sense of the Americas and Indo-Pacific
Divided We Stand? David Brady on America’s “New Electoral Instability”
California Update: New Year, “New” Newsom . . . Same Old Problems?
Declarations of Independence: Peter Berkowitz on America and Israel’s Origins and Evolutions
New Year, New Beginnings: William Damon on Finding a More Purposeful Life
“A 100-Year Storm”: Ben Ginsberg on Bush v. Gore Turning 25, Restoring Confidence in U.S. Elections
America’s Class Struggle: Eric Hanushek on Learning Declines and Hope for Revitalizing Education
California Update: Prop 50 Legalities, L.A. Fire Confusion . . . and Bad News for Billionaires?
“Don’t You Dare Apologize for the Military”: Admiral James Ellis on Veterans Day, Honoring Service
From Stalinism To Reaganism: Daniel Flynn On Frank Meyer And “Fusion” Conservatism
California Update: The 50-50 Proposition
History in the Making: Victor Davis Hanson on Strategika’s Century Mark, Examining Wars Present and Past
California Update: Pippa Can’t Win . . . Gavin Can’t Lose?
All Roads Lead to . . .? Barry Strauss on Jews vs. Rome, the Fate of Empires and Republics
Like Father, Like Son? Joseph Torigian on Chinese Governance, Xi Jinping’s Paternal Influence
California Update: He Can Run (For President), But Can He Hide (From His Record)? | Gavin Newsom
Pollsters’ Perspectives: Did 2024 Realign US Politics ... Beyond the Age of Trump? | Revitalizing American Institutions | Hoover Institution
Trump Tariff Outcomes: Is the “Less-Worse” Case a Best-Case Scenario?
California Update: (Misguided) Plans, Trains, and Automobiles
California Update: The World’s 4th-Largest Economy – and the Home of “Shaq State”?
Tariff-ic Or Tariff-ied? What Polling Says About Trump 2.0
Elective Surgery: Obamacare’s 15th Anniversary, Federal Healthcare Reform, and California’s Medi-Cal Woes
California Update: Open Season on the Governor’s Open Mic
Michael Hartney on the Federal Role in Education, Outcomes v. Totems, and Union Clout
Achieving Geopolitical Objectives: Andrew Grotto on American “Economic Statecraft”
War and Peace . . . and a Changing Europe
A “Middle School Dance” of Trust | Renewing Civics Education – Preparing for American Citizenship
Cooperation, Not Compromise in the Classroom | Renewing Civics Education – Preparing for American Citizenship
California Update: Like a Good Neighbor . . .?
Patriotism vs. Indoctrination | Renewing Civics Education – Preparing for American Citizenship
California Update: A Not-So-Special Session in Sacramento And Reasons for Hope in 2025
High School Confidential (The Role of Civics in K-12 Ed) | Renewing Civics Education – Preparing for American Citizenship
India, Before It Was Cool
“Don’t Know Much About” . . . America? | Renewing Civics Education – Preparing for American Citizenship
California Update: Rising from the Ashes – What’s Next for Los Angeles?
Now What Do We Do? | Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables
America’s Shifting Latino Vote: Tectonics Trumps All?
California Update: The Golden State’s Black-and-Blue Election
Restoring Confidence in Congress: Will the House Come to Order?
America Votes – The System Holds | Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables
California Update: Election Eve In The Golden State – The Times (And The L.A. Times) They Are A-Changin’
Close Encounters Of The Coos County Kind | Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables
“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of Election Integrity | Saints, Sinners, & Salvageables
Games People Play
Bill-Signing Recap – Deep Fakes, Deep Dodges...and Deeply Indebted to an NBA Owner
What Polling Says About Trump, Harris And An Election “Doom Loop”
A (Better) Government for the People: Michael Boskin on the Future of Federalism
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Kamala Raises the Roof, But Can She Deliver on Housing?
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Is “Kamalomics” A Return to Price Controls . . . and Counting Matzo Balls?
Matters Of Policy & Politics: How Likely is a Gaza Cease-Fire and a Saudi Mega Deal?
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Hoover At 150
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Harris Goes Up, California Gets Its Close-Up
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Supreme Concerns
Matters Of Policy & Politics: The Boiling Moat: Can Taiwan Stay Afloat? Matt Pottinger on the Future of Taiwan
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: It’s Not Just the Tacos That Are Fishy
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Presidential Debate Shake-Up: Who Trumped Whom? | Bill Whalen and Ben Ginsberg | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update | Bill Whalen and Lee Ohanian | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Bringing America Together | Bill Whalen and Bill Bradley | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: America’s Economic Riddle | Bill Whalen and Mickey Levy | Hoover Institution
Matters of Policy & Politics: Revisiting Freedom’s Cause: David Davenport and Checker Finn on Rejuvenating Civic Education | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Southbound Economy, Media Hardball, and Remembering O.J.| Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters of Policy & Politics: California Update - Proposition 1 Wasn’t the Yeast of the Governor’s Worries | Lee Ohanian and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Rep. Mike Gallagher on Congress, China and Public Service | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update - Mental Vs. Fiscal Health, and Remembering a Rebuilder | Hoover Institution
California Update: DiFi’s Void, Deficit Dismay, Urban Dreams, Barbie Dolor | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters of Policy & Politics: American Lion, Near East Hyenas: US Options in Yemen and Iran | Bill Whalen, Joel Rayburn, and Bernard Haykel | Hoover Institution
Matters of Policy & Politics: Iowa and Beyond: Three’s a (Republican) Crowd? | Bill Whalen, Dave Brady, and Doug Rivers | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: 2023 Ends on a Sour Financial Note (Except for Shohei Ohtani) | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: SF Cleans Up, LA Melts Down and Arnold’s Back (in Sacramento) | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative | Bill Whalen and Jennifer Burns | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Michael Boskin: Defense Budgeting for a Safer World | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Bills That Lived or Died; Single-Payer Healthcare’s Resuscitation | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Silicon Triangle: Mary Kay Magistad on the Future of US-China Competition | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Ukraine and Russia: Empires, Genocide and a “Greatest Generation” | Bill Whalen and Norman Naimark | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Inflation, Disinflation, and Spending: When Fiscal and Monetary Worlds Collide | Bill Whalen and Mickey Levy | Hoover Institution
Silicon Triangle: Glenn Tiffert on Why China Struggles to Produce Advanced Semiconductors | Hoover Institution
Silicon Triangle: Matt Turpin On Mitigating China’s Nonmarket Behavior In Semiconductors | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: “Lee Was Wrong”, Jerry Is Right? | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Silicon Triangle: H.-S. Philip Wong on the Implications of Technology Trends in the Semiconductor Industry | Hoover Institution
Matters of Policy & Politics: Road to the White House: Is This The “Yogi Berra Election?” | Bill Whalen, David Brady, and Douglas Rivers | Hoover Institution
Silicon Triangle: Chris Ford on How the US Can Reduce Vulnerabilities in Semiconductor Supply Chains | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Silicon Triangle: Semiconductors and Seminal Moments Across the Pacific | Bill Whalen, James Ellis, and Glenn Tiffert | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Riders on the Storm | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Healthcare Reform: In Need of Resuscitation | Bill Whalen and Lanhee Chen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: The Summer of Barbie…and Curricular Backlashes | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Supreme Court Fireworks: The Future of College Admissions | Bill Whalen and John Yoo | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: The Beautiful People Republic | Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Third Time’s More Charming: Macke Raymond on Charter School Progress | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Levant Update: Tony Soprano Survives . . . in Syria | Bill Whalen and Joel Rayburn | Hoover Institution