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In December 2025, former US Senator Ben Sasse announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's the primary topic for this Uncommon Knowledge conversation about mortality, faith, and what truly matters when time is short. Talking to host Peter Robinson, Sasse reflects on "redeeming the time"—holding ambition lightly, loving family more deliberately, and resisting the urge to make politics or professional success the center of life. The discussion also covers Sasse's thoughts on the failures of Congress; the dangers of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the crisis of higher education; and the moral challenges of technological abundance. He speaks candidly and movingly about regret, forgiveness, prayer, and suffering—arguing that while death is a real enemy, it does not get the final word. Watch the full conversation on X:
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How did the United States manage to deploy millions of troops and sustain prolonged military campaigns to achieve decisive military victory in the Civil War? By unleashing free-market enterprise, Northern factories, railroads, and private innovation scaled production at a pace Confederate forces could not match.
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Indra Nooyi reflects on how unexpected mentors challenged her, shaped her leadership, and changed her life.
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Tom Siebel was a history major before founding C3 AI. On a new episode of Only in America, he tells Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice that 15 years of emphasis on STEM has discouraged students from studying history, classics, languages, and literature.
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Indra Nooyi reflects on the opportunity, meritocracy, and spirit of service that she believes make America exceptional.
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How did high-skilled immigrants from India both support America’s 2000s tech boom and spark India’s transformation into the world’s largest IT exporter? Hint: it’s not a story of “brain drain” — it’s actually one of brain circulation. Learn more.
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What makes someone a true leader? Indra Nooyi explains why leadership is about inspiring others to follow with purpose.
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The rubber meets the road in California this fall when a proposed one-time 5% tax on the state's billionaire class faces a public vote in the form of Proposition 40. Hoover Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh joins Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, H.R. McMaster, and Bill Whalen on GoodFellows to explain why the measure would be a "disaster" if enacted and whether the policy battle marks the beginning of more public engagement on the part of the wealthiest Californians. After that, the fellows reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, recalling where they were that fateful day and weighing 9/11's legacy for the war on terror, social divides, and global alliances. In the "Lightning Round," the panel discusses the pros and cons of an ascendant world senior population; the merits of "financial engineering" as governments spend and borrow more; disorder in the ranks as more of America's military leaders part ways with the Pentagon; and young conservatives' "Nixonmaxxing" (and revising presidential history). Watch more on Hoover+:
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Tomorrow, the Hoover Institution launches The Sowell Legacy, an original series on the life, work, and influence of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most consequential economists and public intellectuals. Get notified when the first episode premieres:
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Thomas Sowell is known as an economist. But is he one of America's greatest historians? Victor Davis Hanson (Victor Davis Hanson), Niall Ferguson (Niall Ferguson), and Coleman Hughes (Coleman Hughes) explore Sowell's sweeping view of history, his enduring ideas, and why a new generation is discovering his work decades after it was written. Watch the full conversation on X:
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Forget "Nixonmaxxing." Hoover Senior Fellows @NFergus, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster make their cases for maxxing three other presidents: Dwight Eisenhower, Calvin Coolidge, and George Washington. Watch the full episode, moderated by @BillWhalenCA:
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Why does sovereignty matter so much to China? In this China Considered Quick Takes, Hoover Senior Fellow Elizabeth Economy explains why Xi Jinping treats territorial control as a core national mission—using political pressure, gray-zone tactics, and strategic expansion to pursue disputed claims across Asia. For more in-depth analysis of the forces shaping global power and American strategy, subscribe to Freedom Frequency.
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In an interview recorded yesterday, Hoover Senior Fellow Thomas Sowell criticizes the tariffs President Trump instituted earlier today. Watch the complete interview with Dr. Sowell on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson (Peter Robinson) on April 15th, 2025.
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At Florida's Governor's Mansion, Ron DeSantis joins Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to argue that Florida's rise—from swing state to conservative stronghold—was driven by competent governance and clear policy choices. He points to rapid growth, rising revenues without an income tax, debt reduction, and political realignment as proof of the model. The conversation covers Florida's COVID response, education reform, school choice, and DeSantis's battles with corporations and universities. It also touches on identity politics, the Republican Party's future, and the staying power of America's founding principles. Watch the full Uncommon Knowledge interview on X:
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Marc Andreessen (Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸) is a prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, technologist, and co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. In this Uncommon Knowledge discussion, Andreessen reflects on his journey—from growing up in rural Wisconsin to founding Netscape and developing one of the first commercial internet browsers in his twenties to playing a pivotal role in shaping both Silicon Valley and national politics. The interview also delves into the technological and political evolution of Silicon Valley and Andreessen’s own shifting political affiliations from left to right, along with his vision for leveraging technology to drive societal progress, the role of innovation in addressing energy challenges, border security, and national defense. Andreessen also discusses Department of Government Efficiency, a policy initiative focused on government efficiency (and the strategy DOGE may use to accomplish its goals), his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” and the imperative for revitalizing the US military’s technological capabilities to maintain global competitiveness. Watch the full episode of Uncommon Knowledge with host Peter Robinson (Peter Robinson) here:
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Is conservatism losing its way? Ben Shapiro says yes. He joins Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge for a candid conversation about how conspiracy culture, fractures inside the right, grievance mindset, and growing distrust of institutions are reshaping American politics. Shapiro also discusses his own journey from student to lawyer to founding editor-in-chief of Daily Wire. Watch the full interview on X:
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Historian Stephen Kotkin returns to Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson for another round of five questions, this time on Iran, China, Ukraine, and the future of the American republic. Kotkin argues that America still possesses unmatched strengths—economic, technological, military, and cultural—but warns that self-inflicted political dysfunction could squander them. He dissects Trump's Iran strategy, explains why China wants Taiwan "for free," argues that Ukraine has already won the sovereignty war against Russia, and delivers a powerful defense of America's founding ideals at a moment when both authoritarian regimes abroad and political extremism at home are testing them. Sharp, provocative, and deeply informed, this is classic Kotkin: history as a guide to the geopolitical storms of the present. Watch the full conversation here:
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