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As the US and Iran prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding halting hostilities in the Middle East, will the agreement hold up for long given fundamental differences over Iran’s nuclear ambitions (another 60 days of
In a special “mailbag” episode, Hoover senior fellows Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster answer audience questions. Among the topics (after a brief opening segment devoted to the latest in the Iran-US i
Is it time to rethink the configuration of the US Supreme Court – not nine justices divided along lockstep ideological lines, but three groups of three justices, each clique with a different approach to jurisprudence? So
As part of the Hoover Institution’s ongoing USA@250 celebration of the founding of the American republic, a live GoodFellows episode recorded on the campus of Stanford University focusing on the US Constitution – in tech
Hoover Institution research fellow and Iran scholar Abbas Milani joins the GoodFellows to discuss life within the beleaguered theocracy: who’s in charge, and will added economic pressure in the form of a blockade of the
If unexpected wars and oil shocks have been big features of recent history, so too are economic recessions – another downturn perhaps ahead in 2026. Tyler Goodspeed, a former Hoover Institution fellow and author of the f
Does the current conflict in the Middle East suggest that America has learned from its recent past wars? Hoover Institution Director and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins GoodFellows regulars Sir Niall
A week into US and Israeli military operations against Iran, where does the conflict stand? GoodFellows regulars Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane and H.R. McMaster discuss the odds of hostilities expanding, what the afterma
As his self-proclaimed 10-day window for dealing with Iran approaches its end, what are President Trump’s options? GoodFellows regulars Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster weigh the merits of a US military s
Unlike the romanticized tale the Chinese Communist Party tells of itself—long marches and a long game of outlasting and outwitting its foes—the early years of the CCP were ones of unrepentant violence and a rise to power
Donald Trump’s drop-in at the World Economic Forum and the ensuing kerfuffle between the American president and the attending globalist elites raises the question: Who is winning on the world stage, Trump or his foes—or
As Iran’s theocracy teeters on the brink, the question turns to what the Trump administration’s abiding interest in other bad regimes (Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia) and its appetite for land acquisitions (greenbacks for Gre
American special forces capture Venezuela’s president and his wife in a daring nighttime operation, returning the deposed first couple to the US to stand trial for alleged narcoterrorism. Meanwhile, protests in Iran over
Nearly a century ago, after years of investors on a champagne high and warning signs ignored, a stock market crash led to a descent into a global depression. Andrew Ross Sorkin, a New York Times financial journalist and
Two institutional sectors are in both steady and rapid decline in terms of public trust: Congress and academia. Ben Sasse, former US senator from Nebraska and president of two universities, joins GoodFellows regulars Nia
Is the bitter war in Ukraine soon to wind down now that a peace settlement is being negotiated (think a Panmunjom-style compromise, not Munich-style appeasement), and how should America prepare for economic and military
Will future wars be decided by who controls space—cyber and outer—and which superpower has better paired geostrategic thinking with emerging technologies? Anne Neuberger, the Hoover Institution’s William C. Edwards Disti
At a time of “hot wars” across the globe, there’s also an ideological “cold war” featuring two foes: those who embrace freedom and those who oppress it. Michael McFaul, the Hoover Institution’s Peter and Helen Bing Senio
A hostage return and the signing of a cease-fire agreement signal a new chapter in the long-running dream of peace in the Middle East. Did it matter that the key negotiators, on the US side, were financiers and real-esta
One great power (China) has a relentless thirst to build that comes with a terrible human cost, while its main rival (America) is a more lawyerly and free society that’s prone to stifling ideas both good and bad. On the
H.R. McMaster
Lt. Gen. · Hoover Institution
10 appearances on this show
Niall Ferguson
Sir · Hoover Institution
11 appearances on this show
John Cochrane
Senior Fellow · Stanford University's Hoover Institution
11 appearances on this show
H.R. McMaster
retired lieutenant general and former U.S. National Security Advisor · Hoover Institution, Stanford University
10 appearances on this show
Sarah Isgur
ABC News legal analyst, co-host of Advisory Opinions podcast, editor of SCOTUSblog, author of The Last Branch Standing · ABC
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Abbas Milani
Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University · Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution
1 appearance on this show
Tyler Goodspeed
author of Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What To Do About It · ExxonMobil
1 appearance on this show
Condoleezza Rice
former U.S. Secretary of State, Director of the Hoover Institution · Hoover Institution
1 appearance on this show
Frank Dikötter
Milias Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, chair professor of humanities at the University of Hong Kong · Hoover Institution
1 appearance on this show
Tyler Cowen
economics professor · George Mason University
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Ross Sorkin
CNBC Squawk Box host, Dealbook founder, co-creator of TV series ‘Billions’ and author of ‘Too Big To Fail’ · The New York Times
1 appearance on this show
Ben Sasse
former US senator from Nebraska, president of two universities · SouthState Bank
1 appearance on this show
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