GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

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GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.

  1. 8 NOV

    The Comeback: The NYT’s Bret Stephens and the GoodFellows Recap the ’24 Election | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office in a manner few saw coming while progressive institutions (legacy media, Hollywood, wokeism, and a tired Democratic playbook) take a beating.

    1h 3m

  2. 1 NOV

    Butterfly Wings & Hurricanes: The GoodFellows & Andrew Roberts Revisit Historical Counterfactuals | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    Imagine an alternate universe in which the American Revolution fails or where Russia rejects Leninism in its infant stage.

    58 min

  3. 29 OCT

    Hope for Peace, Prepare for War, with Walter Russell Mead | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    Why has Israel repeatedly disregarded and gone the opposite way from the White House’s entreaties regarding the Middle East? And does the West fully fathom that Ukraine is losing its war of attrition with Russia?

    1h 4m

  4. 25 SEPT

    OK Boomers: Victor Davis Hanson, Pagers, Zelenskyy, and the Fellows “Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation” | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    Hot-wiring pagers and walkie-talkies to take out Hezbollah operatives: Was Israel’s tactic—like something from an Ian Fleming novel—a justifiable act of national security or a violation of international law?

    1h 8m

  5. 12 SEPT

    Cruel Summer: McMaster’s Tour of Duty, the Debate, TSwift, and Yes, Churchill Was a Good Guy | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    What was it like to navigate America’s national security apparatus all the while coping with a mercurial commander-in-chief? H.R. McMaster tells all – with additional insights provided by Niall Ferguson.

    56 min

  6. 26 AUG

    So It Goes: Niall Ferguson on Good Books, Bad Screens, a 1968 Redux, and Hobbits | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    In a topsy-turvy election year, does America’s 2024 presidential contest summon ghosts from 1968 — or, is a late-breaking 1980-style landslide in the cards?

    48 min

  7. 19 AUG

    Gettin’ Grumpy with It: John Cochrane on the Fed, Tariffs, and Why Dogs Rule | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    What happens when the stars align for a macroeconomist — publishing a lengthy tome on monetary policy just as inflation runs rampant?

    44 min

  8. 12 AUG

    Generally Speaking: McMaster on Trump Foreign Policy and Technology Warfare | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

    How would a Trump-Vance victory alter America’s commitments abroad? Are robotics supplanting humans on the battlefield? And will this year’s West Point graduates see combat?

    44 min
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In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.

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