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Lanhee Chen

Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D. is the David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution and Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University. Chen earned his Ph.D. and A.M. in political science from Harvard University, his J.D. <em>cum laude</em> from Harvard Law School, and his A.B. <em>magna cum laude</em> in government from Harvard College.

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Let That Sink In

We may be approaching the spookiest day of the year, but it's the government that give grownups nightmares on all the rest of them. California isn't ordinarily a place where suspenseful midterms happen, though our first guest Lanhee Chen has something to say about that. Running to be the Golden State's top fiscal watchdog, he's getting dangerously close to becoming the boogeyman for California's bureaucratic spendthrifts. (Support his campaign here!) Next we have John Yoo. Now that the Supreme Court has entered a new term, we revisit Dobbs and wonder about Moore v. Harper and The Students for Fair Admissions case against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill. Pork is also on the docket–and the McRib is in the news!–so John delivers an elegy on cuisine at its finest. There's even a murder plot... Two segments filled with so many treats, we hardly had time for tricks. We decided to let Elon Musk handle that for us this week; but, of course, the hosts have some thoughts on that too.
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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June 2020

April 2020

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The Ricochet Podcast

Back To Work!

We're a full month into full lockdown and quite frankly. we're just about fully filled with aggravation about it. We vent to each other and then we bring in a couple of really smart guys (and coincidentally, Ricochet podcasters): Avik Roy and Lanhee Chen. They (along with Bob Kocher and others) have published A New Strategy for Bringing People Back to Work During COVID-19, a manual for safely re-starting the economy. We delve into detail about how to get people of all ages and backgrounds back into the workforce while putting into place safeguards to prevent another round of infections and another shutdown. Also, should we be buying goods from China? Changing My Mind on “Country of Origin” Labeling Thanks to China, This week's Lileks Post of The Week by BucknellDad tackles that topic. Finally, what are the podcasts the podcasters listen to? Well, you'll have to listen t this podcast to find out. Music from this week's show: Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man by Travis Tritt
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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October 2018

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Bad Blood

This week, some thoughts on the Khashoggi murder, a deep dive into the Catholic Church scandals with the great Rod Dreher, and our mid-term preview with Ricochet's newest podcaster, Lahnee Chen (subscribe to his show!). Also, you thought we weren't going to give our take on Elizabeth Warren's DNA test? No way, Chief. Music from this week's podcast Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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