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Michael Auslin

Author, The End of the Asian Century (@yalepress); contributor @WSJ; @AEI

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The Back of the Book
The Back of the Book

The Declaration of Independence: Its Intellectual and Material History

Let’s keep celebrating the semiquincentennial by tackling the remarkable history of our most inspirational founding document. Historian and Hoover Institution fellow Michael Auslin joins the podcast to discuss National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America. He and Chris cover the document’s chaotic creation, its less-than-ideal preservation, and its enduring impact on almost ten generations of Americans. Show Notes: Michael Auslin’s book, National Treasure Michael’s book event at AEI Time Stamps: 1:45 Myths and misconceptions about the Declaration 12:40 The forgotten Declaration takes center stage 23:34 The Civil War and consent of the governed 28:33 More reasons to loathe Woodrow Wilson 33:45 MLK and the “promissory note” of equality 42:30 The Declaration’s core claim of unity 46:16 The DSA’s challenge to the greatness of the Declaration 49:03 The Declaration preserved and displayed Opening and closing music: Brendan Benson, “Spit It Out,” used with permission from the artist. Produced by Keira Stenson.
Host:
Christopher J. Scalia
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Ricochet

August 2022

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Face-Saving Megalomaniacs

With all the sound and fury surrounding Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, we think it's timely to hear from an expert on the Indo-Pacific to see if it signifies much. Misha Auslin, host of The Pacific Century, joins to do just that. He identifies the silver lining in the whole affair; elucidates how China’s strategy has frozen us from stating our interests; points to the return of the engagement crowd; and deduces the motivations behind China's intimidation games. And with Peter and Rob off the grid, the Power Line podcasters Steve Hayward and Lucretia implement the next phase of their auricular invasion. With James, they jaw on energy policies, Arizona’s primaries, DeSantis’s move against an insubordinate state attorney, lawlessness in Minneapolis and the Kansas vote.
Hosts:
James Lileks'Lucretia'Steve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet

March 2020

3 Whisky Happy Hour
3 Whisky Happy Hour

A Beat Down on China, with Michael Auslin

It may be too strong to say that China and the United States are engaged in "germ warfare," but the Chinese propaganda effort, aided by our own irrepressible fifth column in the media that seems to want to take China's side against the U.S., reveals that the COVID-19 episode may prove an inflection point—a crisis for the Chinese regime akin to the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union—that results in some fundamental re-orderings of our globalized world in fairly short order. The Chinese government hasn't exactly distinguished itself from the very start, a point made by our guest for this special mid-week episode, the Hoover Institution's Michael Auslin. Michael has a long must-read article up this morning at RealClearPoltitcs entitled "Beijing Fears COVID-19Is Turning Point for China, Globalization," and we review its main arguments in this conversation, but also go beyond it to ask some fundamental questions about whether China can become more transparent and truly liberalize in any meaningful way. You'll just have to listen for our answer. Amazon isn't shipping books at the moment apparently, but when they do, you might want to order up one of Michael's best-sellers, The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region.
Host:
Steve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet