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Bill Whalen

@billwhalenCA

@HooverInst VA Hobbs Carpenter Distinguished Policy Fellow. California politics/governing. @washingtonpost contributing columnist. Tweets reflect my view only.

Palo Alto, California Katılım Eylül 2012
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With the public's trust in the media at historic lows and the industry trying to adapt to changing information-gathering tastes, what is the future of journalism after the Trump presidency? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Shribman offers his assessment on Matters of Policy & Politics with @BillWhalenCA:
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Can California's governor's race get any airtime (a televised debate scratched after a controversy over four candidates who didn't take the cut), much less any traction with a disinterested electorate? Hoover's Lee Ohanian and @BillWhalenCA discuss the latest in the Golden State,
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What can Julius Caesar—and Rome’s strategy toward rivals and allies—teach us about power, preventive war, and great-power competition today? Hoover Fellow @barrystrauss joins host @billwhalenCA to separate myths from history on the Ides of March. Listen here:
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Iran’s regime rests on coercion, ideology, and the appearance of stability. But regimes like this often look stable—until they’re not. Hoover Director @CondoleezzaRice shares her thoughts in the latest GoodFellows, with @LTGHRMcMaster, @JohnHCochrane, and @nfergus. Watch the full conversation on X:
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Missiles. Drones. Oil shocks. Hoover Director @CondoleezzaRice joins our Senior Fellows @LTGHRMcMaster, @nfergus, and @JohnHCochrane to break down the stakes in the Iran conflict. Watch the latest GoodFellows now:

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RT @HooverInst: What do you get when eight Democrats ignore their own party's push to clear the field? Weeks of intraparty scuffling that m…
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"Is Newsom having us believe that he’s the Democratic version of JD Vance? Not exactly. Unlike Vance, Newsom didn’t grow up in hardscrabble Appalachia. San Francisco and neighboring Marin County were his nesting grounds." @billwhalenCA reviews Young Man in a Hurry #WeekendBeacon
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A week into US and Israeli military operations against Iran, where does the conflict stand? On GoodFellows, Hoover Senior Fellows @NFergus, @JohnHCochrane, and @LTGHRMcMaster examine the strategic stakes of the Iran conflict, the risk of an oil shock through the Strait of Hormuz,
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India is racing toward its 2047 centenary with ambitions of becoming an innovative, prosperous, and greener power. But can it balance growth, geopolitical pressure, and competition with China? Hoover senior fellow Šumit breaks down the findings from Hoover’s Annual Survey of
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What does it really mean to be a "well-informed" citizen? Tom Schnaubelt and Checker Finn introduce Hoover's new Civic Profile—a 3-part assessment of civic values, knowledge, and engagement—launching in March. Plus: can America sustain a decades-long civics renaissance beyond
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Will the US strike Iran? How far could the Epstein investigation extend? And does Trump actually have a tariff strategy? On GoodFellows, Hoover Senior Fellows @LTGHRMcMaster, @NFergus, and @JohnHCochrane examine what a real Iran strategy would require and argue that the Epstein
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As Gavin Newsom racks up miles—two European trips and a national memoir tour fueling 2028 speculation—California grapples with budget strain, entrenched homelessness, and political turbulence in Los Angeles. Add an Olympics controversy to the mix. Hoover Senior Fellow Lee
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's entry into California's governor's race flips the script in that he's the rare Democratic incumbent willing to criticize Gavin Newsom, whether on homelessness or the governor's presidential grandstanding. But can Mahan's moderate persona survive an
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Presidents' Day brings to mind memorials to presidents past—and today's presidential libraries suggest memorials may have gotten out of hand. A soon-to-open museum for Theodore Roosevelt suggests a more modest approach. Read the latest from @BillWhalenCA: hoover.org/research/makin…
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Frank Dikötter joins GoodFellows to challenge the founding myth of the Chinese Communist Party and examine how it shapes Xi Jinping's strategy today. Hoover Senior Fellows @NFergus, @JohnHCochrane, and @LTGHRMcMaster then discuss Taiwan, China's economic leverage, US political volatility, and the claim that "no one is illegal on stolen land." Watch the full conversation, moderated by @BillWhalenCA, on X:
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