Will Inboden, an author, academic, and national policy maker, discusses Reagan's first term in which he deals with the public's perception of his intelligence, a large antinuclear movement, and the execution of his 'peace through strength' initiative.

John Cochrane, a Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution, discusses the root causes of inflation, what we can (and can't) do about it, the economists who influenced his thinking, and how his father inspired him to become an academic.

Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. Since the war in Ukraine broke out a year ago, Kotkin has appeared regularly on Uncommon Knowledge to offer his unique perspective on the Russian aggression.

Michael Behe, John Lennox, and Steven Meyer are on the case for an intelligent designer of the universe and everything in it. They point out flaws in Darwin's theory and the evidence that points to an intentional design and creation of the physical world.

Does God exist? Something— a being, a power— that's supernatural? Ever since the Enlightenment, the answer has been, 'Of course not'. Now a historian, a scientist, and a journalist discuss and reveal new threads in the debate around science and theism.

In his new book, 'Bibi: My Story', Benjamin Netanyahu describes how he went from an Israeli American high school student in Philadelphia to a member of the Israeli Defense Force. This interview covers his rise to the top of Israeli politics.

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. In his new book, Man of Iron, author Troy Senik discusses Cleveland’s rise from lawyer in upstate New York to mayor of Buffalo, governor of New York, and in 1885, the U.S President.

Senior fellow John Cogan and distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution Kevin Warsh discuss their newest white paper, 'Reinvigorating Economic Governance: Advancing a New Framework for American Prosperity'.

With his interests in technology, politics, and culture, Peter Thiel has often been described as a Renaissance man. In this interview, we cover his support for candidates running as outsiders, why technology has not fulfilled many of its promises, and why California is America’s incubator for ideas and growth.

In this interview, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) discusses his legislative record, his accomplishments, his disappointments, and the changes in the culture of Washington DC, that he has witnessed in his 30 years of service.

Current Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice is the only person in the world who can speak knowledgeably about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the threat from China, the Denver Broncos, and why college sports must be saved from itself.

The summer of 2022 saw record temperatures recorded all over the world. Bjorn Lomborg acknowledges that climate change is here, and humans are largely responsible for it. Lomborg also discusses practical ways to lower our carbon footprint and emissions.

In 1970, Stanford professor Paul Ehrlich published a famous book, 'The Population Bomb', in which he described a disastrous future for humanity. Nicholas Eberstadt tells us how we are in fact heading toward the opposite problem: not enough people.

Historical biographer Walter Stahr joins Peter Robinson to discuss Salmon P. Chase, Treasury secretary under Lincoln and one of the country's most important antislavery lawyers.

Dartmouth College anthropology professor Sergei Kan was born in the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin. He came to the United States in 1974 at the age of 21 and taught the native people of Alaska, the Jewish diaspora, and Russians.

Rafael Mangual, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and Roland Fryer, a professor of economics at Harvard University, take a close look at what is and is not working in policing and law enforcement.

Glenn Loury, a social science professor, Ian Rowe, the cofounder of Vertex Partnership Academies, and Robert Woodson, the founder of the Woodson Center, debunk The 1619 Project and advocate for the restoration of the Black family and the Black church.

In this debate, Matthew Continetti author of 'The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism' and Chris DeMuth, a fellow at the Hudson Institute discuss national conservatives and the future direction of the conservative movement.

Yoram Hazony's new book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery, has set off a debate among the Right to determine what “national conservatism” means and why conservatism needs to be rediscovered. In this interview, we put those questions and many more to Hazony.

William P. Barr joins Peter Robinson to discuss the chaos, the troubles, and the triumph that occurred during the time of his service under President Donald Trump. Plus, the COVID outbreak, civil unrest, the impeachment, and the 2020 election fallout.

In this special edition of Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, Dr. Mansfield answers five questions about America today from his perspective of observing and writing about the country for more than half a century.