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2026-03-13

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Does the current conflict in the Middle East suggest that America has learned from its recent past wars? Hoover Institution Director and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins GoodFellows regulars Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to discuss the prospects of an oil “shock” prompted by a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as a political “shock” back in the US when voters go to the polls in November, China and Russia’s losses in terms of stature and friendly regimes, plus what the Anthropic-Pentagon legal kerfuffle suggests about the role of emerging technology in history’s first AI-enabled war and the problems in being portrayed as a societal menace. Afterwards: the fellows reflect on the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, billionaires in the crosshairs of the “affordability” debate, and why they won’t be watching the upcoming Academy Awards.   Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.
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  • A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran.

  • Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime,

  • a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.

  • It's Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, and welcome back to Goodfellas,

  • a Hoover Institution broadcast examining history, economics, and geopolitics.

  • I'm Bill Whalen.

  • I'm a Hoover Distinguished Policy Fellow, and I'll be your moderator today.

  • Looking forward to a conversation featuring our three regulars, the Goodfellas, as we call them.

  • I'm referring, of course, to the historian, Sir Neil Ferguson,

  • the economist, John Cochrane,

  • and former presidential national security advisor, Lieutenant General H.R.

  • McMaster.

  • Neil John and H.R.

  • are all Hoover senior fellows.

  • So gentlemen, be on your best behavior today because...

  • as we are joined by the boss.

  • I'm referring, of course, to the director of the Hoover Institution,

  • former presidential national security advisor, former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.

  • Condi, great to see you.

  • Great to be with you.