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Hoover Senior Fellow @JohnHCochrane considers what may be driving the global surge in long-term interest rates: persistent inflation, expectations of Fed tightening, or a return to historically normal real rates.

Watch the full video on Freedom Frequency: https://t.co/Ubtp6hbR2d

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This poster, created in 1932, is a U.S. Army recruitment poster designed by American artist and U.S. Army Major Tom Woodburn. Featuring a portrait of George Washington, the poster honors his legacy as the nation's foremost military leader. Its use of Washington's image linked contemporary military service to the nation's founding ideals, encouraging enlistment as a way for Americans to uphold the traditions and values upon which the U.S. Army was founded.

The American Story. One Image at a Time.

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Read "The Net Present Value of the Billionaire Tax Act: An Assessment of the Fiscal Effects of California's Proposed Wealth Tax" here: https://t.co/yf5gJBe51F

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The rubber meets the road in California this fall when a proposed one-time 5% tax on the state's billionaire class faces a public vote in the form of Proposition 40. Hoover Senior Fellow @JoshRauh joins @NFergus, @JohnHCochrane, @LTGHRMcMaster, and @BillWhalenCA on GoodFellows to explain why the measure would be a "disaster" if enacted and whether the policy battle marks the beginning of more public engagement on the part of the wealthiest Californians.

After that, the fellows reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, recalling where they were that fateful day and weighing 9/11's legacy for the war on terror, social divides, and global alliances.

In the "Lightning Round," the panel discusses the pros and cons of an ascendant world senior population; the merits of "financial engineering" as governments spend and borrow more; disorder in the ranks as more of America's military leaders part ways with the Pentagon; and young conservatives' "Nixonmaxxing" (and revising presidential history).

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Cryptography secures nearly every bit of our daily digital interactions, from messaging to banking and cryptocurrencies. Yet rapid advances in quantum computing could threaten existing encryption, while the growing use of blockchain raises new questions about privacy, the risks of illicit finance, government oversight, and the future of digital trust.

Read the Cryptography chapter of the 2026 Stanford Emerging Technology Review: https://t.co/jZU2qHuMnZ

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Kansas City Fed President and CEO Jeff Schmid spoke with @HooverInst Senior Fellow Steven J. Davis on an episode of the Economics, Applied podcast.

Watch their conversation here: https://t.co/Vnkg3Nv7ed

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Raghuram Rajan, former Reserve Bank of India governor, joins Hoover Senior Fellow Steven J. Davis at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium to offer his take on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's speech and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's recent intervention in bond markets.

Rajan explains why attempts to push down long-term yields can distort important market signals, and why rising debt-servicing costs could ultimately force policymakers to pay greater attention to addressing persistent government deficits.

The two take up the long-term behavior of real interest rates, the risks of assuming that unusually low rates at a point in time will continue in the future, and the need for more fiscal prudence amid high levels of government debt. Rajan and Davis also discuss the limits of central banks, which they argue can address liquidity problems and market dysfunction but cannot rescue governments from an underlying fiscal crisis.

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Writing in @TheTLS, Hoover Senior Fellow Philip Zelikow argues that AI's prophets on both sides share an unexamined assumption: that the technology itself will determine whether its benefits reach people.

What shapes the future, he maintains, is less the technology than whether societies remake their tooling, businesses, occupations, and laws. https://t.co/sx33GsH6t5

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Secrets of Statecraft host Andrew Roberts (@ARoberts_Andrew) takes the role of interviewee in this special crossover episode with Uncommon Knowledge.

He joins Peter Robinson (@P_M_Robinson) to defend Winston Churchill's legacy and explore how great leaders, historical memory, and the lessons of the past can guide a troubled West.

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California regulators have passed strict rules for passenger-car replacement tires, citing expected environmental benefits.

In California on Your Mind, Hoover Senior Fellow Lee Ohanian writes that the virtues of energy-efficient tires, as measured by the California Energy Commission, are not entirely clear—and that the existing market for tires suggests that better products appear in the market without coercing consumers.

Read the full article: https://t.co/gwTxsdY0iA

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As the AI future comes into focus, Hoover Senior Fellow @EricHanushek urges educators to focus on giving more students the high-quality education that will allow them to adapt and thrive. Read his new piece for Freedom Frequency: https://t.co/00b1HuTgjf

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Created toward the end of the First World War, this poster was issued by the U.S. Treasury Department to encourage Americans to support the Allied war effort by purchasing Liberty Bonds. Its design depicts a woman seated beside a lamp gazing at the image of her soldier son in the sky, framed by an American shield and the poignant question, "If you gave every dollar you own, how would your sacrifice be compared to hers?" Posters like this contrasted the financial contributions expected of civilians with the greater sacrifice of soldiers and their families to present the purchase of Liberty Bonds as both a patriotic and moral obligation.

The American Story. One Image at a Time.

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How can education help young people overcome difficult circumstances and shape their own futures?

In a new episode of The Sowell Legacy, educator @IanVRowe explores how Thomas Sowell challenged conventional thinking on race and education—and insisted that high standards empower students.

Sowell's work, Rowe argues, inspires students to overcome adversity, reject victimhood, and become "architects of their own lives."

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In this special crossover edition of the Hoover Institution podcasts Uncommon Knowledge with @P_M_Robinson and Secrets of Statecraft, @ARoberts_Andrew explains why great individuals still shape history—and why Winston Churchill remains history's ultimate example.

Roberts confronts attacks on Churchill's record, explains Britain's decision to fight Hitler in 1940, and discusses tyranny, Brexit, socialism, immigration, Donald Trump, and Britain's future. He also despairs of the decline of literacy and historical memory and reveals both the world leaders he admires today and the source of his podcast's title, Churchill's enduring advice: "Study history, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft."

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Hoover Fellow @EyckFreymann explains how artificial intelligence could transform warfare. Maintaining America's AI advantage, he argues, will be vital to military deterrence, economic security, and competition with China.

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Hoover Fellow @EyckFreymann joins Senior Fellow Michael J. Boskin to discuss Taiwan's importance to American security and the global economy, how China might seek to coerce or seize the island, and whether the United States is ready and capable of deterring its principal adversary in such an event.

Freymann and Boskin examine the military balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, America's strained defense industrial base, and the growing importance of drones, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, and space systems. They also consider how the United States can work more closely with allies and the private sector in defense of Taiwan in the coming decade.

Watch Factual Foundations of Policy on Hoover+: https://t.co/YKk1gBNd8b

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On a new episode of The Sowell Legacy, @IanVRowe explains how Thomas Sowell's uncompromising pursuit of truth inspires students to reject victimhood and become architects of their own lives.

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To celebrate Labor Day, Adam Smith—voiced by Hoover Senior Fellow Ross Levine—points out that a just community honors its laborers, pays attention to the quality of their lives, and upholds a free, growing economy that betters all levels of society. https://t.co/OMC5HX5f04

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This 1917 World War I poster, produced by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation, features a pilot framed in a medallion and two small airplanes against a red, white, and blue background. The accompanying story follows a young man from birth to military service, culminating in his parents proudly watching him march off to fight in the "Great Struggle for Freedom and Humanity." By linking the soldier's battlefield sacrifice to the purchase of Liberty Bonds, the poster urges Americans on the home front to financially support the troops and the nation's wartime effort.

The American Story. One Image at a Time.

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra's father joined the company and trained as a die maker, moving from apprentice to journeyman through on-the-job instruction and classes.

@GM still invests in training its own, @MTBarra tells Hoover Director @CondoleezzaRice.

This Labor Day, watch their full conversation on leadership, innovation, and grit for Only in America: https://t.co/h1Z1xhver0

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From the factory floor to the CEO suite, Mary Barra built her career at General Motors.

@CondoleezzaRice speaks with @MTBarra about her Only in America journey and the lessons it taught her about leadership, customer satisfaction, and the importance of investing in the American workforce.

3:08 Mary Barra on growing up in Detroit in a GM family
8:27 Finding and training talent for the future of work
10:10 Barra's early career at GM and graduate education at Stanford
13:25 The importance of innovation in GM's history
17:14 Navigating a shifting regulatory and geopolitical landscape
22:10 Rice and Barra on the challenges of communications in leadership
24:24 Barra on the future of manufacturing and supply chain resiliency
28:49 What GM looks for in talent and how the company is using AI
33:32 Barra on being the first woman to lead a major auto company
36:32 The role of mentors and mentorship in Barra's career
38:32 Barra on crisis leadership
41:16 Industry's role in the revitalization of Detroit
48:23 The importance of people at General Motors
50:29 Mary Barra's civic role as a major American business leader

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Can a hard test reveal the best minds?

Daisy Christodoulou (@DaisyChristo) joins Russ Roberts (@EconTalker) to explore meritocracy, expertise, and why even the brightest minds may struggle outside their domain.

Watch a new episode of EconTalk from the @HooverInst, @Liberty_Fund, and @Econlib: