International man of history, Flying Scotsman. Author, @HooverInst senior fellow, @TheFP and @thetimes columnist. Opinions my own.
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It is great (kind of) that doom is back in the news, e.g., giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic… But there is only one book that provides a complete history of doom and disasters, as well as an original and highly relevant theory about the politics of catastrophe.
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A brief history of p(Doom): a.co/d/0hFiapvn
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What to make of the Cold War rivalry over AI and the prospects of a Chinese move on Taiwan?
Hoover Fellow and China expert @EyckFreymann joins Senior Fellows @NFergus, @LTGHRMcMaster, and @JohnHCochrane—as well as GoodFellows moderator @BillWhalenCA—to discuss the Trump-Xi summit, US-China AI rivalry, and Taiwan's future.
After that, the GoodFellows cover the situation in Ukraine (Sir Niall having just visited for the fifth time since the war broke out), the Fed's recent rate increase, America's expanding strategic footprint in Greenland and Poland, and more.
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My most recent essay on AI argues that we need an AI version of the 1970s Biological Weapons Convention. Techno-optimists and p(Doom)ers agree on one thing: that unfettered Chinese AI is the biggest risk. This seems the only solution.
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This is a very exciting new initiative at @uaustinorg. We just keep building the university of the future.
Today, on Constitution Day, UATX is announcing a new initiative to build the future of legal education, with support from the Federalist Society.
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I really couldn't control the Schadenfreude as I read nitter.net/nhannahjones’s piece. But the irony is that now her kid really will fly into Harvard. nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magaz… 1/4
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I shall never regret having tried, as my parents did, to send my kids to the best possible schools. That nearly always means private schools because — surprise! — independent institutions tend to achieve higher standards than public-sector systems, especially where (as in the U.S.) teachers' unions exert power. 3/4
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The bad news that private schools can have their standards destroyed if they succumb to the “progressive” DEI cult. The good news is (as @michaelgove showed in England) you can raise standards throughout an educational system by weakening unions and promoting competition. 4/4
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Is peace at hand in Ukraine? I would not be surprised if we get an announcement that “peace is at hand” at some point soon. But remember that Henry Kissinger used that phrase in October 1972—about Vietnam. Judging by his actions, Putin has no sincere interest in a negotiated settlement.
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An update based on my fifth visit to Ukraine in wartime. I think I understood the message Putin was sending when one of his drones hit the train behind ours, not many miles from the border with Poland.
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@nfergus This was masterfully moderated. piped.video/watch?v=hdPQbtiq…
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