Uncommon Knowledge

Peter Robinson sits down at Yale University with the "dean of Cold War historians," John Lewis Gaddis Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Long Telegram author George F. Kennan.

How does the Supreme Court work & how does one of its youngest justices balance life, law, and 7 children? In this in-depth conversation, Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses her new book.

Christine Rosen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of 'The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World'.

Has the Fed lost its way? Hoover Visiting Fellow Kevin Warsh thinks it has and offers solutions on how to fix it.

Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, and Stephen Kotkin are all senior fellows at the Hoover Institution, and this is the first time they have appeared together in a public discussion.

Yale historian and memoirist Carlos Eire recounts his journey from being a Cuban boy in Operation Peter Pan to becoming a National Book winning author.

Marc Andreessen is a prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor. This discussion covers Andreessen's journey from his founding Netscape to his role in shaping Silicon Valley and now politics.

Niall Ferguson, preeminent historian & Milbank Family Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution joins this episode of Uncommon Knowledge w Peter Robinson to discuss the war & ongoing stalemate in Ukraine.

Robinson speaks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, former Stanford professor, epidemiologist, and the newly appointed director of NIH. Once labeled a fringe epidemiologist, he now leads a biomedical research agency.

Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and one of the most preeminent historians. In this installment of 5 Questions for Kotkin, he explores the reelection of Trump.

In this wide-ranging talk, Supreme Court Associate Justice Alito discusses the principles that guide his judicial ideals. From his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson to his views on originalism.

Peter Robinson interviews Speaker of the House Mike Johnson about the contentious passage of the "One, Big Beautiful Bill," a budget reconciliation measure crafted to implement core elements for Trump.

8/15/2025 is the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Japanese to Allied Forces. Peter Robinson sits down with Jonathan Horn & Ian Toll to examine the most contested decision of World War II.

Frank Dikötter challenges the prevailing narrative about China's rise. Dikötter argues that the Communist Party has masterfully projected the image of a powerful modern & economically dominant nation.

Stephen Meyer wrote of Return of the God Hypothesis & the director of the Discovery Institute. James Tour is a synthetic organic chemist & professor at Rice Univ, renowned for work in nanotechnology.