September 23, 2025 • 5 mins
Today, Eugene Volokh explores the reach of the Federal Communications Commission in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s temporary removal from his show by ABC. Michael McFaul argues Russia is an unreliable ally and offers his view on how best to end the invasion of Ukraine. And Michael D. Bordo explores the fiscal policies that contributed to sky-high inflation in Britain in 1975.
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>> Female Speaker (00:00):
Welcome to the Hoover Daily Report.
Ideas Advancing Freedom,it's Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.
Today, Eugene Volokh explores the reachof the Federal Communications Commission
in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's temporaryremoval from his show by ABC.
Michael McFaul argues Russiais an unreliable ally and
offers his view on how best toend the invasion of Ukraine.
(00:23):
And Michael D Bordeaux explores the fiscalpolicies that that contributed to sky
high inflation in Britain in 1975.
>> Male Speaker (00:31):
Kimmel, the FCC and the government's power over
Broadcast Speech on the latestepisode of Free Speech Unmuted,
senior fellow Eugene Volokh joins cohost Jane Bambauer and special guest
Ashutosh Bhagwat of the UC Davis School ofLaw to explore the events of the past week
when ABC abruptly took late night hostJimmy Kimmel off the air after backlash
(00:51):
about his comments on the politicalclimate around Charlie Kirk's murder.
Under the influence ofthe Federal Communications Commission,
its chair Brendan Carr andtwo owners of affiliate ABC stations,
Carr publicly stated prior to Kimmel'stemporary removal that he wanted ABC's
affiliates to preempt Kimmel's show, andBhagwat says such a suggestion is legal.
(01:13):
But in the future, he said, the FCC couldwield significant power over broadcasters
by either delaying their license renewalor or slowing review of a pending merger.
>> Female Speaker (01:24):
Russia as an unreliable ally, appearing on the center for
Strategic and InternationalStudies Russian Roulette podcast,
Senior fellow Michael McFaul argues thatRussia's remaining allies should not count
on the Kremlin's help shouldthey get into trouble.
He cites the experience of the Assadregime in Syria as it started to buckle in
response to the northern rebeloffensive that eventually toppled it.
(01:47):
He also brings up Iran's poor performancein its short war with Israel,
where Russian made air defensesstruggled to shoot anything down and
Russia made no resupply available.
The group moves on to discuss whatthe Trump administration's next steps
regarding Russia's invasionof Ukraine should be, and
whether selling US weapons to Europe so
they can be forwarded onto Ukraine isenough of a role for America to play.
>> Male Speaker (02:10):
The Terrible Price of Purges, Military History and
Contemporary Conflict Working Groupcontributor
Ralph Peters writes ofthe terrible consequences of
Stalin's purges of officers fromthe red army between 1936 and 1938.
Nearly 80% of the Russian officer corpswas shot or imprisoned during this time,
leaving the Red army incapable ofstopping a German invasion in 1941.
(02:34):
In the first two months of that invasion,Peters writes,
incompetent leadership cost Russia 2million casualties and soldiers captured.
Looking to today, Peters says the USmust avoid such a purge at all costs.
Firing and hiring senior officers based ontheir imagined politics or because they
provided uncongenial professional adviceis a formula for disaster, he writes.
>> Female Speaker (02:55):
Why British inflation hit 25% in 1975,
in a new column for the center forEconomic Policy Research,
distinguished visiting fellow MichaelD Bordeaux argues that the terrible
inflation Britain experienced in1975 was a result of a near complete
abandonment of fiscal disciplineby the government at that time.
Citing a variety of macroeconomic factors,as well as a content analysis of
(03:19):
UK Finance minister's speeches from thattime period, Bordeaux argues that fiscal
discipline went out the window,which contributed to the inflation spike.
Mentions of the word debt in thosespeeches fell to almost zero in the period
between 1960 and 1979,a time when Parliament passed measures to
subsidize food rents, mortgages andspecial benefits for unionized labor.
(03:42):
Inflation only started tocome down in the early 1980s,
when the government began toget its spending in order.
>> Male Speaker (03:48):
How to save a school district,
on the latest episode of the EducationExchange, senior fellow Paul E Peterson
interviews Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.
They discuss how the district has workedto turn around underperforming schools.
Carvalho says the district drafted onlyfour goals coming out of the COVID 19
pandemic a standard in numeracy,a higher graduation rate,
(04:12):
a better reading standard, anda social emotional growth goal.
We are not chasing 1000 dreams.
We are deliberately, strategicallypursuing four very specific goals.
These goals are supported by a commitmentto follow only the latest and
best supported theories of education,Carvalho says.
>> Female Speaker (04:32):
Featured Hoover Publication California on Your Mind,
California on Your Mind is a journalabout California politics and
economic policies andhow they affect California's economy.
At one time, California policies helpedcreate the California dream by fostering
affordable housing,creating high quality schools, and
facilitating substantialinfrastructure investments.
(04:55):
How is the state fairing today?
>> Male Speaker (04:56):
That's your Hoover Daily report for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.
Each weekday we bring you research,analysis and commentary focused on public
policy, national security, and the ideasshaping American society and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is
grounded in constitutional principles with
a commitment to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
(05:20):
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles andinterviews mentioned today,
visit Hoover.org/HDR.
Welcome to the Hoover Daily Report.
Ideas Advancing Freedom,it's Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.
Today, Eugene Volokh explores the reachof the Federal Communications Commission
in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's temporaryremoval from his show by ABC.
Michael McFaul argues Russiais an unreliable ally and
offers his view on how best toend the invasion of Ukraine.
(00:23):
And Michael D Bordeaux explores the fiscalpolicies that that contributed to sky
high inflation in Britain in 1975.
>> Male Speaker (00:31):
Kimmel, the FCC and the government's power over
Broadcast Speech on the latestepisode of Free Speech Unmuted,
senior fellow Eugene Volokh joins cohost Jane Bambauer and special guest
Ashutosh Bhagwat of the UC Davis School ofLaw to explore the events of the past week
when ABC abruptly took late night hostJimmy Kimmel off the air after backlash
(00:51):
about his comments on the politicalclimate around Charlie Kirk's murder.
Under the influence ofthe Federal Communications Commission,
its chair Brendan Carr andtwo owners of affiliate ABC stations,
Carr publicly stated prior to Kimmel'stemporary removal that he wanted ABC's
affiliates to preempt Kimmel's show, andBhagwat says such a suggestion is legal.
(01:13):
But in the future, he said, the FCC couldwield significant power over broadcasters
by either delaying their license renewalor or slowing review of a pending merger.
>> Female Speaker (01:24):
Russia as an unreliable ally, appearing on the center for
Strategic and InternationalStudies Russian Roulette podcast,
Senior fellow Michael McFaul argues thatRussia's remaining allies should not count
on the Kremlin's help shouldthey get into trouble.
He cites the experience of the Assadregime in Syria as it started to buckle in
response to the northern rebeloffensive that eventually toppled it.
(01:47):
He also brings up Iran's poor performancein its short war with Israel,
where Russian made air defensesstruggled to shoot anything down and
Russia made no resupply available.
The group moves on to discuss whatthe Trump administration's next steps
regarding Russia's invasionof Ukraine should be, and
whether selling US weapons to Europe so
they can be forwarded onto Ukraine isenough of a role for America to play.
>> Male Speaker (02:10):
The Terrible Price of Purges, Military History and
Contemporary Conflict Working Groupcontributor
Ralph Peters writes ofthe terrible consequences of
Stalin's purges of officers fromthe red army between 1936 and 1938.
Nearly 80% of the Russian officer corpswas shot or imprisoned during this time,
leaving the Red army incapable ofstopping a German invasion in 1941.
(02:34):
In the first two months of that invasion,Peters writes,
incompetent leadership cost Russia 2million casualties and soldiers captured.
Looking to today, Peters says the USmust avoid such a purge at all costs.
Firing and hiring senior officers based ontheir imagined politics or because they
provided uncongenial professional adviceis a formula for disaster, he writes.
>> Female Speaker (02:55):
Why British inflation hit 25% in 1975,
in a new column for the center forEconomic Policy Research,
distinguished visiting fellow MichaelD Bordeaux argues that the terrible
inflation Britain experienced in1975 was a result of a near complete
abandonment of fiscal disciplineby the government at that time.
Citing a variety of macroeconomic factors,as well as a content analysis of
(03:19):
UK Finance minister's speeches from thattime period, Bordeaux argues that fiscal
discipline went out the window,which contributed to the inflation spike.
Mentions of the word debt in thosespeeches fell to almost zero in the period
between 1960 and 1979,a time when Parliament passed measures to
subsidize food rents, mortgages andspecial benefits for unionized labor.
(03:42):
Inflation only started tocome down in the early 1980s,
when the government began toget its spending in order.
>> Male Speaker (03:48):
How to save a school district,
on the latest episode of the EducationExchange, senior fellow Paul E Peterson
interviews Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.
They discuss how the district has workedto turn around underperforming schools.
Carvalho says the district drafted onlyfour goals coming out of the COVID 19
pandemic a standard in numeracy,a higher graduation rate,
(04:12):
a better reading standard, anda social emotional growth goal.
We are not chasing 1000 dreams.
We are deliberately, strategicallypursuing four very specific goals.
These goals are supported by a commitmentto follow only the latest and
best supported theories of education,Carvalho says.
>> Female Speaker (04:32):
Featured Hoover Publication California on Your Mind,
California on Your Mind is a journalabout California politics and
economic policies andhow they affect California's economy.
At one time, California policies helpedcreate the California dream by fostering
affordable housing,creating high quality schools, and
facilitating substantialinfrastructure investments.
(04:55):
How is the state fairing today?
>> Male Speaker (04:56):
That's your Hoover Daily report for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.
Each weekday we bring you research,analysis and commentary focused on public
policy, national security, and the ideasshaping American society and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is
grounded in constitutional principles with
a commitment to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
(05:20):
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles andinterviews mentioned today,
visit Hoover.org/HDR.
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