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Factual Foundations of Policy

Factual Foundations of Policy

By: Hoover Institution
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An impartial investigation into the most controversial public policy issues facing Americans, answered by experts on both sides of the political aisle.© Copyright by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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  • The Future Of The Affordable Care Act | Lanhee Chen | Nancy-Ann DeParle
    Mar 9 2026

    The enhanced ACA premium tax credits have now expired. What does that mean for affordability, coverage levels, and the future of US healthcare reform? Lanhee Chen and Nancy-Ann DeParle discuss the policy tradeoffs ahead — and whether Washington can find common ground on what comes next.

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    34 mins
  • Energy Realities and Climate Policies: Three Experts Speak
    Oct 9 2025

    Energy realities and climate policy provide the factual foundations necessary to understand the interaction of Energy Policy, National Security, Economic Prosperity, and Environmental Stewardship.

    The experts provide vital information on Energy supply, growing energy demand for AI, the limited impacts of climate policies on actual climate outcomes, and the need to accommodate energy realities as the basis for policy decisions.

    Emphasis is placed on several realities; 1) The vast size of the US and global energy sector, 2) Whiole renewables have grown rapidly, they added to energy sources, on balance have not much replaced fossil fuels which have continued to grow and still account for 80% of energy supply, 3) The need for a full cycle evaluation of climate policies to assess their net impact.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • US Energy Security: How We Got Here and Where We Are Headed featuring Daniel Yergin
    Feb 25 2025

    Daniel Yergin examines how American energy innovation reshaped global power dynamics while revealing the uncomfortable realities of an energy transition that pits wealthy nations' climate ambitions against developing countries' urgent need for economic growth.

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    42 mins
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