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Indra Nooyi reflects on how unexpected mentors challenged her, shaped her leadership, and changed her life.
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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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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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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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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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"America was an investment before it was a nation." That idea anchors this Uncommon Knowledge conversation between SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and Peter Robinson. Paul Atkins argues that vibrant capital markets are essential to American prosperity and explains why he believes excessive regulation has discouraged companies from going public and innovators from building in the United States. The discussion also covers crypto, disclosure rules, investor protection, and the role of free markets in driving economic growth. Watch the full episode of Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson on X:
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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 @UncKnowledge with Peter Robinson (@P_M_Robinson) on April 15th, 2025.
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Today, NVIDIA is widely recognized as the most consequential technology company in the world. But when Founder and CEO Jensen Huang hatched the idea more than three decades ago, it was viewed as little more than an incredibly risky bet on a new approach to computing. How did Huang, an immigrant from working class roots in Taiwan, build this company into what it is today? In the first installment of the Hoover Institution's Only in America series, Condoleezza Rice sits down with Huang to explore why his rise—and that of NVIDIA—couldn't have happened anywhere else. 04:42 Jensen Huang's journey to the US 07:54 Jensen's experience at boarding school in Kentucky 14:23 How Jensen came to Silicon Valley 17:23 Founding NVIDIA 23:40 The evolution and growth of NVIDIA 27:08 Sustaining motivation amid challenges 29:01 America's exceptional tech sector 32:28 Why Huang is a "cautious optimist" on AI 35:10 Jensen Huang's Only in America story
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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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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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What happens when a poet who survived prison revisits the world's oldest war story? Dwayne Betts joins Russ Roberts to explore why Homer's Iliad endures—not because of war, but because of grief, friendship, mercy, and what it means to be human. Watch a new episode of EconTalk from the Hoover Institution, Liberty Fund, and Econlib:
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For decades, the story of Mao's rise was wrapped in myth. Historian Frank Dikötter argues the reality was far darker: a marginal movement, Soviet backing, civil war, and a regime built on political paranoia. Watch a new episode of @UncKnowledge with @P_M_Robinson on X:
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Military historian Rick Atkinson joins GoodFellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and John Cochrane, as well as moderator Bill Whalen, for the 250th anniversary of American independence. On paper, it was a mismatch: a fledgling republic against the world's mightiest empire. But the upstarts won anyway. Together they unpack how the Continental Army pulled off the upset, the genius of George Washington, and the strategic, economic, and geopolitical forces that worked against the British Empire. Watch the full conversation on X:
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