Matters of Policy & Politics

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Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters of Policy & Politics is a Hoover Institution podcast devoted to matters of governance and balance of power at home and abroad. It is hosted by Hoover fellow Bill Whalen. As the successor to Hoover’s Area 45 podcast, which focused on Trump-era issues and controversies, Matters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests. Podcasts will be released weekly, with engaging topics and fellows.

  1. 5 HR. AGO

    The Golden State’s Black-and-Blue Election

    The verdict on California’s November election?

    51 min

  2. NOV 14

    Restoring Confidence in Congress: Will the House Come to Order?

    By most metrics – a 16% job-approval rating, failing to deliver budgets much less conducting itself in a stately manner – the U.S. House of Representatives isn’t living up to the Founding Fathers’ ideals. How to restore the public’s confidence in the ways of Capitol Hill? Brandice Canes-Wrone, the Hoover Institution’s Maurice R. Greenberg senior fellow and the founding director of Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, joins former Illinois congressman and Hoover distinguished fellow Daniel Lipinski to discuss Revitalizing the House: Bipartisan Recommendations on Rules and Process – suggested ways to re-empower House members and committees and restore some semblance of the democratic process. Recorded on November 12, 2024.

    55 min

  3. NOV 8

    America Votes – The System Holds

    And so the great election meltdown that was supposed to happen didn’t – across America this week, tens of millions of voters going about their business in a seemingly orderly fashion, with a decisive outcome favoring one presidential candidate and his party.

    49 min

  4. NOV 1

    California Update: Election Eve In The Golden State – The Times (And The L.A. Times) They Are A-Changin’

    What to expect in a California election that shows some prominent big-city incumbents in trouble and an anti-crime ballot measure steamrolling to victory?

    55 min

  5. OCT 29

    Close Encounters Of The Coos County Kind

    How to convince a distrusting section of the American electorate that, contrary to what conspiracy theories claim, elections aren’t rigged, and vote-tallies aren’t manipulated?

    46 min

  6. OCT 15

    “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of Election Integrity

    Are battleground states better prepared this election cycle than in recent election cycles?

    57 min

  7. OCT 9

    Games People Play

    Jacquelyn Schneider on Wargaming’s Historic Role in National Security Decision-Making.

    43 min

  8. OCT 2

    Bill-Signing Recap – Deep Fakes, Deep Dodges...and Deeply Indebted to an NBA Owner

    Who are the winners and losers now that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on hundreds of legislative bills?

    53 min
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Matters of Policy & Politics is a Hoover Institution podcast devoted to matters of governance and balance of power at home and abroad. It is hosted by Hoover fellow Bill Whalen. As the successor to Hoover’s Area 45 podcast, which focused on Trump-era issues and controversies, Matters of Policy & Politics will examine the direction of federal, state, and local leadership and elections, with an occasional examination of national security and geopolitical concerns, all featuring insightful analysis provided by Hoover Institution scholars and guests. Podcasts will be released weekly, with engaging topics and fellows.

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    Hoover Institution
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    104
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    © The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
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