http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge/ en-us Copyright 2009 National Review Online Peter Robinson interviews today's big thinkers. Peter Robinson Peter Robinson interviews today's big thinkers. Peter Robinson interviews today's big thinkers. Peter Robinson webmaster@nationalreview.com Uncommon Knowledge Born in Prague in 1941 during WWII, Vaclav Klaus grew up in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. After earning a doctorate in economics he pursued a career in academia and at the Czechoslovak State Bank. Immediately after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Klaus entered politics. A founder of the Civic Democratic Party, he served from 1992 to 1997 as prime minister of the Czech Republic. In 2003 he was elected president, a position to which he was reelected in 2008. Born in Prague in 1941 during WWII, Vaclav Klaus grew up in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. After earning a doctorate in economics he pursued a career in academia and at the Czechoslovak State Bank. Immediately after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Klaus entered politics. A founder of the Civic Democratic Party, he served from 1992 to 1997 as prime minister of the Czech Republic. In 2003 he was elected president, a position to which he was reelected in 2008. Mon 9 Nov, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge A classicist and military historian, Victor Davis Hanson is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. He is the author of many books, including A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War. Robert Baer spent 20 years at the CIA as a field officer covering the Middle East. Now a journalist and author, Baer's latest book is The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower.  A classicist and military historian, Victor Davis Hanson is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. He is the author of many books, including A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War. Robert Baer spent 20 years at the CIA as a field officer covering the Middle East. Now a journalist and author, Baer's latest book is The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower.  Mon 26 Oct, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge A political scientist, David Brady is deputy director and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at the Stanford Business School and Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. An economist and lawyer, Daniel Kessler is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at Stanford Business School and Stanford Law School. A political scientist, David Brady is deputy director and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at the Stanford Business School and Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. An economist and lawyer, Daniel Kessler is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor at Stanford Business School and Stanford Law School. Mon 12 Oct, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge After serving on the National Labor Relations Board, at the Departments of Labor and Justice, and as ambassador to Yugoslavia, in 1985 Laurence Silberman was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In 2004 and 2005, Judge Silberman served as co-chairman of the commission established by President Bush to examine American intelligence on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq prior to the war. In 2008, Judge Silberman received the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. After serving on the National Labor Relations Board, at the Departments of Labor and Justice, and as ambassador to Yugoslavia, in 1985 Laurence Silberman was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In 2004 and 2005, Judge Silberman served as co-chairman of the commission established by President Bush to examine American intelligence on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq prior to the war. In 2008, Judge Silberman received the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mon 28 Sep, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge Steven F. Hayward is a fellow at both the American Enterprise Institute and the Pacific Research Institute. He is the author of The Age of Reagan, 1964-1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order and The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989, as well as the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators. Steven F. Hayward is a fellow at both the American Enterprise Institute and the Pacific Research Institute. He is the author of The Age of Reagan, 1964-1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order and The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989, as well as the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators. Mon 14 Sep, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge Thaddeus McCotter (R., Mich.) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and has served as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee since 2006. Thaddeus McCotter (R., Mich.) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and has served as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee since 2006. Mon 31 Aug, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge Now a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, Dr. Harry Jaffa majored in English at Yale, took his doctorate at the New School for Social Research, and studied with the legendary political philosopher Leo Strauss. In 1959, Dr. Jaffa published Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and in 2000 he published the sequel, A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War. Of Crisis of the House Divided, journalist Andrew Ferguson says it "is a book that will never die; a genuine landmark in American thought. It's the greatest Lincoln book ever." Of Dr. Jaffa, Yale political scientist Steven Smith says: He's the "greatest living scholar of Lincoln's political thought and Lincoln's greatest defender, period." Now a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, Dr. Harry Jaffa majored in English at Yale, took his doctorate at the New School for Social Research, and studied with the legendary political philosopher Leo Strauss. In 1959, Dr. Jaffa published Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and in 2000 he published the sequel, A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War. Of Crisis of the House Divided, journalist Andrew Ferguson says it "is a book that will never die; a genuine landmark in American thought. It's the greatest Lincoln book ever." Of Dr. Jaffa, Yale political scientist Steven Smith says: He's the "greatest living scholar of Lincoln's political thought and Lincoln's greatest defender, period." Mon 17 Aug, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge Christopher Hitchens is a journalist and author. His most recent book is God Is Not Great. Robert Service is a historian who has published major biographies of Lenin and Stalin. His most recent book, Comrades!, is study of communism as a worldwide movement. His upcoming work, Trotsky, will be published in November 2009. Christopher Hitchens is a journalist and author. His most recent book is God Is Not Great. Robert Service is a historian who has published major biographies of Lenin and Stalin. His most recent book, Comrades!, is study of communism as a worldwide movement. His upcoming work, Trotsky, will be published in November 2009. Mon 3 Aug, 2009 07:00:00 EST Uncommon Knowledge Now a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, Dr. Harry Jaffa majored in English at Yale, took his doctorate at the New School for Social Research, and studied with the legendary political philosopher Leo Strauss. In 1959, Dr. Jaffa published Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and in 2000 he published the sequel, A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War. Of Crisis of the House Divided, journalist Andrew Ferguson says it "is a book that will never die; a genuine landmark in American thought. It's the greatest Lincoln book ever." Of Dr. Jaffa, Yale political scientist Steven Smith says: He's the "greatest living scholar of Lincoln's political thought and Lincoln's greatest defender, period." Now a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, Dr. Harry Jaffa majored in English at Yale, took his doctorate at the New School for Social Research, and studied with the legendary political philosopher Leo Strauss. In 1959, Dr. Jaffa published Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and in 2000 he published the sequel, A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War. Of Crisis of the House Divided, journalist Andrew Ferguson says it "is a book that will never die; a genuine landmark in American thought. It's the greatest Lincoln book ever." Of Dr. Jaffa, Yale political scientist Steven Smith says: He's the "greatest living scholar of Lincoln's political thought and Lincoln's greatest defender, period." Mon 20 Jul, 2009 07:00:00 EST