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In uncertain times what’s needed is not just clarity about today’s pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.
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Wednesday May 04, 2022
“Ukraine Is Going To End Up Winning”
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
As the war in Ukraine passes the 70-day mark, questions abound as to whether Russia will soon escalate the brutality, how far Ukrainian forces intend to take the fight, plus the West’s long-term appetite for supplying arms and aid. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commanding general, US Army Europe, joins Hoover senior fellows H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss what to expect next in Eastern Europe’s war zone.
Recorded May 3, 2022

Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
More Cowbell: BYOT (Bring Your Own Topic)
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
A “potluck” edition of GoodFellows this time around, with Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane “bringing their own” topics for group discussion. These include an examination of an anticipated tank battle in Ukraine’s Donbas that’s yet to materialize, China’s disastrous “zero COVID” policy, what a post-Ukraine economic and military order might resemble, plus Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s takedown of Disney and university faculty in the Sunshine State.
For more information on the Hoover publications mentioned in this video, please visit the links below:
Strategika: https://www.hoover.org/Strategika
China’s Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert: hoover.org/CGSPWeeklyAlert
Recorded April 26, 2022

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Soft Landing: Larry Summers On Inflation, Debt, And A Looming Recession
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
The GoodFellows return to economics this week, coinciding with news of America’s worst inflation in over 40 years. Lawrence Summers, former US Treasury secretary and Harvard University president emeritus, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss Federal Reserve policy, government spending, and the war in Europe as contributors to America’s economic woes. They also cover the soaring national debt, a possible supply-chain crisis, economic competition with China, plus academic freedom under fire in elite universities.
Recorded April 12, 2022

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
A Soviet Reunion: Michael McFaul On What Putin Wants
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
The war continues in Ukraine while peace talks go forward in Istanbul – the outcome of both endeavors anyone’s guess. Michael McFaul, a Hoover senior fellow and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss the chances of a settlement that’s mutually beneficial to the two warring parties and the West, Vladimir Putin, plus the possibility of hostilities escalating.
Recorded April 4, 2022

Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
That’s What Xi (Jinping) Said
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
This week, H .R. McMaster mans the moderator chair for Bill Whalen, and our guest is Matt Pottinger, the former deputy national security advisor and current distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. We cover President Biden’s call with Chinese president Xi Jinping; discuss what lessons China may be taking from Russia’s experience in Ukraine with regards to its own ambitions in Taiwan; and debate what the end game may look like between Russia and Ukraine and when we might expect that to play out.
Recorded March 22, 2022

Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Viewer Mail—Ukraine Edition
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
This week’s episode is devoted to audience questions—viewers and listeners from over two dozen nations and five continents asking Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane for their thoughts on the war in Ukraine, America’s future involvement in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, China’s plans for Taiwan, plus the impact of Russia’s acts of aggression on oil prices and global economics.
Recorded March 15, 2022

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Yes or No Fly Zone: Congressman Mike Gallagher on Ukraine Policy and Politics
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Have “false flags” given way to false hope in Ukraine? Despite the images of bold resistance, will Russian military setbacks eventually lead to a bad outcome for the citizens of that nation? Rep. Mike Gallagher, a member of the Armed Services and Intelligence committees, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss the latest news in Eastern Europe, US strategic choices, the war’s economic ramifications, plus China’s short-term (as peacemaker?) and long-term (to absorb Taiwan) aspirations.
Recorded March 8, 2022

Friday Mar 04, 2022
Vlad the Impaled?
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine produces a ripple effect across the globe militarily, diplomatically, and economically. Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and John Cochrane discuss a vaunted Russian war machine that’s seemingly slipped a cog, an altered geopolitical landscape, plus the effectiveness of economic sanctions in ending both Russia’s presence in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s tsarist ambitions.
Recorded March 3, 2022

Monday Feb 28, 2022
“One Pill Can Kill”
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Drug overdoses kill more Americans annually than vehicle crashes and gun deaths combined, with the intake of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl rampant across social and economic lines. Retired army major General Barrye Price, president and CEO of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, joins Hoover senior fellows H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss how the US can kick its drug habit, plus a few thoughts on Critical Race Theory and better avenues to equality of opportunity as the nation celebrates Black History Month.
Recorded February 22, 2022

Friday Feb 18, 2022
Free-Speech Archipelago
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
How to navigate the shoals of cancel culture when the p.c. mob comes your way? Bari Weiss, proprietor of the Common Sense newsletter and “Honestly” podcast, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss Joe Rogan’s Spotify drama and Substack’s role as journalistic haven, plus her belief that COVID restrictions constitute a “catastrophic and moral crime” upon the younger generation.
Recorded February 15, 2022