Hoover Institution Video Interviews & Talks

Uncommon Knowledge is a production of the Hoover Institution, a public-policy research center devoted to the advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy — both domestic and foreign — as well as international affairs.

Libertarian podcast series that features the inimitable Richard Epstein offering his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law. Tune in each week to hear Epstein’s take on breaking news stories.

This week on Uncommon Knowledge author and television host John Stossel discusses his new book No, They Can't: Why Government Fails—but Individuals Succeed.

This interview was filmed February 10, 1999.What are the elements of the libertarian movement and how does one of its most illustrious proponents, Milton Friedman, apply its tenets to issues facing the United States today?

"Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator, creator of great power, and destroyer of tens of millions of lives …" Thus begins this episode of Uncommon Knowledge, which dives into the biography of Joseph Stalin.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Peter Robinson to discuss her new book, The Challenge of Dawa: Political Islam as Ideology and Movement and How to Contain It, and her views on the challenges facing Western civilization in regards to political Islam.

Thomas Sowell has studied and taught economics, intellectual history, and social policy at institutions that include Cornell University, UCLA, and Amherst College.

Is the dedication to diversity undermining American culture? In her book The Diversity Delusion, Heather Mac Donald argues that the focus on race and gender diversity is harming society.

This interview was filmed on March 10, 2000. Internet technologies are transforming the way we communicate and do business.

Peter Robinson opens the show by asking General Jim Mattis, former secretary of defense, to explain the word "chaos" from the title of his new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.