Matters of Policy & Politics

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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.

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Jul 19, 2019

Scott Atlas Discusses How To Replace Obamacare

Jul 19, 2019

50 min

Should the Affordable Care Act be struck down as unconstitutional? Senate Republicans will have to scramble to avoid a repeat of 2017, and the seven months that ended with an inability to come up with an Obamacare replacement. Scott Atlas, M.D., the Hoover Institution’s David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow and a member of Hoover’s Working Group on Health Care Policy, outlines some basic principles the Senate should embrace.

Jul 12, 2019

The US-UK “Special Relationship” With Andrew Roberts

Jul 12, 2019

1hr 1 min

Political earthquakes on both sides of the Atlantic have left the “special relationship” between the US and the UK on shaky ground. Andrew Roberts, the Hoover Institution’s Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Fellow and author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny, discusses Winston Churchill, UK’s legendary prime minister’s approach to transatlantic relations and whether the upcoming Tory leadership change will give rise to “MEGA” – i.e., “Make England Great Again”.

Jul 8, 2019

The School Spending Disconnect With Paul Peterson

Jul 8, 2019

38 min

In California and other states nationwide, record sums are being sent on public education. And yet improvement – better testing scores, closing achievement gaps – remains elusive. Paul Peterson, a Hoover Institution senior fellow and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard, explains why money isn’t the sole cure to what ails America’s schools.

Jul 1, 2019

About Those Debates . . .With David Brady and Doug Rivers

Jul 1, 2019

1hr 3 min

One Democratic presidential debate down, another 11 to go. David Brady and Doug Rivers, Hoover senior fellows and Stanford political scientists, weigh in on the state of the race to find a challenger to President Trump – including what post-debate polling suggests about Joe Biden’s frontrunner status and Kamala Harris’s surge.

Jun 5, 2019

Tilling The Democratic Field With Ben Domenech

Jun 5, 2019

1hr 1 min

Who will stand between President Trump and a second term? Ben Domenech, publisher of The Federalist, recently traveled to New Hampshire for an up-close look at the Democrat’s presidential field. His conclusion: the nominee will come from one of three categories: “normalcy” (Joe Biden), “ambition” (Elizabeth Warren) or “aspiration” (Pete Buttigieg).

May 31, 2019

What’s Next For North Korea With Thomas Henriksen

May 31, 2019

42 min

President Trump’s insistence that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a good-faith bargainer begs the question: will Kim ever give up his nuclear ambitions or allow economic reforms into North Korea? Hoover emeritus senior fellow Thomas Henriksen assesses the latest news from the Korean peninsula and whether a third Trump-Kim summit would be a wise move by the US president.

May 24, 2019

How Public Policy Became War With David Davenport

May 24, 2019

37 min

In case you haven’t noticed there’s a war on . . . terror, drugs, poverty, you name it. David Davenport, a Hoover Institution research fellow specializing in constitutional federalism and American politics and law, and co-author of the newly released How Public Policy Became War, discusses how the over-use of the word war has contributed to America’s policy and cultural divides.

May 20, 2019

The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (Part II) With Byron York

May 20, 2019

51 min

Nearly 15 years ago, the Washington Examiner’s Byron York wrote a book outlining the left’s efforts to outmaneuver the Bush 43 presidency. The differences then and now? York explains – and offers his thoughts on the state of the 2020 presidential race.

May 15, 2019

Trump’s Suburban Divide With Barbara Comstock

May 15, 2019

52 min

For two terms, Barbara Comstock represented Virginia’s 10^th Congressional District – until last year’s referendum on the Trump presidency. The former congresswoman discusses the Trump disconnect in her corner of Northern Virginia, and suggests ways for the GOP to attract more female candidates.

May 9, 2019

Japan’s New Emperor With Michael Auslin

May 9, 2019

37 min

A new Japanese emperor means the continuation of a centuries-old tradition, with a modern twist: the new emperor and empress haven’t produced a son to inherit the throne. Hoover fellow Michael Auslin, host of the “Pacific Century” podcast, explains the differences between the monarchy in Tokyo and the one in Buckingham Palace.