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Today, John Cochrane asks whether energy markets are witnessing a replay of 1979; Patrick McLaughlin shares his appreciation for the Freedom Frequency Substack while pointing readers to his recent column there on regulation reform; and Jacquelyn Schneider analyzes the challenges that sophisticated cyber warfare operations pose for nuclear stability in the world today.
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Today, Gen. Jim Mattis and author Ryan Holiday speak about Stoicism, polarization, change, and confronting uncertainty during a live taping of The Firing Line with Margaret Hoover. Zohar Palti tells Peter Robinson how the October 7 attacks changed Israel’s thinking about war, deterrence, and survival. And Paola Sapienza draws attention to a new proposal from the Department of Homeland Security that she says would drive talented STEM graduates to conduct their research outside the United States.
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This Friday, Tom Church and Daniel Heil analyze the relative scale of federal spending on entitlement programs versus other federal budget items; David Fedor speaks with Bill Whalen about American energy strategy amid global market volatility; and Jonathan Roll argues that it’s not too late for the US and Israel to benefit from clarifying the objectives of their joint war against Iran’s revolutionary regime.
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Today, Victor Davis Hanson reflects on the significance of a British soldier’s sketchbook from the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign; Michael McFaul considers how the US war against Iran is benefiting adversaries in Russia and China; and Stephen Kotkin discusses how the internal weaknesses common to authoritarian regimes are playing out within Iran’s surviving government.
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Today, Victor Davis Hanson kicks off a new season of Reflections with an episode on the World War I Gallipoli Campaign sketchbook of a British soldier; Lee Ohanian asks whether Los Angeles County could find a better use for a billion dollars than an eight-mile bike path; and John Cochrane discusses why the freedom-oriented economic and moral philosophy established by Adam Smith has much more to offer today’s world than a zero-sum vision of prosperity.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Today, Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros, and Gregory Kearney explain the likely damage that the proposed tax on California billionaires’ wealth would do to the Golden State’s economy and finances; Dan Wang speaks with Andrew Roberts about how the West can rekindle ambitious engineering and development projects to remain competitive with China this century; and Markos Kounalakis explains what recent US diplomatic pressure might mean for the Communist regime in Cuba and the beleaguered citizens of that island.
Monday Mar 16, 2026
Monday Mar 16, 2026
Today, Joshua Rauh debates one of the creators of the proposed California Billionaires’ Tax on its merits and points out how it will leave California worse off in the long run. Ross Levine writes in the voice of Adam Smith to articulate just exactly how the “invisible hand” directs economic cooperation among millions of participants in the marketplace. And Russ Roberts explores why Duke University hands out free tickets to one of its most sought-after sporting events.
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
This Friday, Barry Strauss speaks with Bill Whalen about what ancient Roman warfare, diplomacy, and grand strategy can teach students of contemporary conflicts; H.R. McMaster speaks with the former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea about the core strategic alignments underlying US-South Korea relations; and Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros, and Daniel Heil commend the Congressional Budget Office for sharing some of the models it uses to assess the impact of potential legislation.