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Sustained Debt Reduction: The Jamaica Exception
Sharp, sustained reductions in public debt are exceptional, especially recently. We know this because public-debt-to-GDP ratios have been trending up in advanced countries, emerging markets, and developing countries alike.
Great Powers Don’t Mind Their Own Business, They Shape The Future, Says Condoleezza Rice At 2024 Drell Lecture
Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice gave a speech titled “What Does America Stand For?” Rice discussed the economic, political, and military systems championed by the US following World War II, how those systems are being challenged, and what America’s role in the world should be today.
Margaret E. Raymond On Proven Results: Highlighting The Benefits Of Charter Schools For Students And Families
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Uncle Sam’s Guide To Peace And Prosperity
[Subscription Required] American economic and military might can underwrite a new economic and security commons.
State And Local Pension Funds 2022
This paper provides the status quo and trends of US state and local pension funds as of fiscal year 2022. Reported unfunded pension liabilities increased 46%, to $1.572 trillion, from the previous year. In contrast, the market value of the unfunded liability fell 21% due to substantial increases in risk-free discount rates. Employer contributions increased substantially, partly driven by supplemental contributions related to budgetary surpluses due to pandemic-related relief.
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The Russian Wolf At Europe’s Door
History shows that appeasement only makes an aggressor stronger.
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The Russian Opposition And Ukraine: A Conversation With Vladimir Milov
In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Vladimir Milov discuss the war in Ukraine, the status of the Russian opposition, and prospects for the restoration of peace, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
The Rise Of The Machines: John Etchemendy And Fei-Fei Li On Our AI Future
John Etchemendy and Fei-Fei Li are the codirectors of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), founded in 2019 to “advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition.” In this interview, they delve into the origins of the technology, its promise, and its potential threats. They also discuss what AI should be used for, where it should not be deployed, and why we as a society should—cautiously—embrace it.
China V. Ukraine With Elbridge Colby; Tiktok's Clock; Election Meddling Is Cool Now?
Elbridge Colby, former Defense Department assistant secretary and cofounder of the Marathon Initiative, which studies great-power competition, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson and H.R. McMaster to discuss his contention that rearming America’s military in anticipation of an eventual Chinese move on Taiwan takes priority over conflicts in Ukraine and Israel.
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