The last time federal troops were dispatched to quell urban unrest was in 1992, and former California Governor Pete Wilson discusses the events that lead to this action.

Pete Wilson: “A Charming Irishman”

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Mickey Levy on higher employment and higher prices.

Matters Of Policy & Politics: America’s Economic Riddle | Bill Whalen and Mickey Levy | Hoover Institution

Better ways to engage K-12 and college students in the understanding and appreciation of the concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Matters of Policy & Politics: Revisiting Freedom’s Cause: David Davenport and Checker Finn on Rejuvenating Civic Education | Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

Recent economic news out of California isn’t all that “golden:”

Matters Of Policy & Politics: California Update: Southbound Economy, Media Hardball, and Remembering O.J.| Bill Whalen, Lee Ohanian, and Jonathan Movroydis | Hoover Institution

Election results, the controversy over Panera Bread and a gubernatorial chum seemingly exempted from a California minimum-wage increase for fast-food chains.

Matters of Policy & Politics: California Update - Proposition 1 Wasn’t the Yeast of the Governor’s Worries | Lee Ohanian and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher discusses what brought him to Capitol Hill and why he’s decided to depart so relatively soon; life inside a fractious Republican caucus; his legacy as chair of a House select committee examining the threat of an ambitious Chinese Communist Party; plus lessons learned from political and military service.

Pete Wilson: “A Charming Irishman”

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