Welcome back to Goodfellows, a Hoover Institution broadcast exploring social, economic, political, and geopolitical concerns.

I'm Bill Whalen. I'm a Hoover Distinguished Policy Fellow. I'll be your moderator today. And let's meet the featured attractions.

The stars of our show Hoover colleagues we jokingly refer to as the Goodfellows. That would be

the economist John Cochran, geostrategist, HR McMaster. They are both Hoover Institution Senior

Fellows. Normally we're drawn by Neil Ferguson, but Neil is the week off for good behavior,

I guess. He's actually working away on a biography. So good luck with that,

Neil. We hope to have you back soon. John, I have bad news for you, though. Despite Neil's absence, you're still outflanked by historians. Joining us today is Major General Barry Price.

That's retired Army Major General Barry Price. General Price is president and CEO of the

Community Anti-Drugs Coalition of America. 25 years ago, General Price earned a doctorate from Texas A&M University's Department of History

in doing so becoming the first African-American at school's history to receive a PhD in history.

The Good General joins us today to discuss America's opioid crisis in Black History Month,

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, the roles of blacks in the military, and

CRT's effect on schools and the armed services. General Price, we're honored to have you with us today.

It's great to be with you all today. Thank you so much for having me. And I'm a little shocked, Bill, that you didn't

title HR with the eternal optimist that I saw you do in previous shows. I was trying to avoid baiting you because you

take issue with that characterization. So, yeah, if you if you don't like the characterization, it's a good time to

spill the tea on HR. Okay, good, good. I'll go with it. Okay, very good. We'll get to opioids in a minute,

but first let's talk about breaking news, which is what is going on vis-a-vis Ukraine. The president just gave a speech

in the White House announcing sanctions. As we speak, EU foreign ministers reviewing a set of sanctions,

according to the New York Times, 27 individuals and entities, apparently not including Vladimir Putin.

In Berlin, the German chancellor said he'll halt authorization of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline,

at least for the time being. In Brussels, the NATO Secretary General says he believes Putin is still

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