Hoover Daily Report

Hoover Daily Report | August 28, 2026

This Friday, Benjamin Ginsberg offers a comprehensive overview of election processes and safeguards in California; an FAQ article from Hoover’s California Decides initiative explains why recall elections occur more frequently in the Golden State than in many others; and a panel of distinguished scholars discusses Thomas Sowell’s academic legacy and role as an iconic public intellectual over many decades. Hoover Daily Report | August 28, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 27, 2026

Today, the Hoover Institution presents a research-backed guide to California’s Proposition 40 Billionaire Tax Act; Ziyi “Emily” Wang warns that the Trump administration’s “transactional” approach to diplomacy carries real risks for long-term American interests; and William Damon explores how the civic virtues and habits of Benjamin Franklin offer a fine example to young Americans today. Hoover Daily Report | August 27, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 26, 2026

Today, Condoleezza Rice speaks with General Motors CEO about what GM’s growth and development says about American resilience in a moment of global instability. Russell A. Berman comes face to face with supporters of Germany’s far-right party, finding they are simply tired of the status quo. And Victor Davis Hanson writes about why the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary to bring about a swift end to World War II. Hoover Daily Report | August 26, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Today, Hoover announces the launch of a major policy education initiative focused on California and the key governance challenges facing the Golden State; celebrated historian David Kennedy examines how Patrick Henry understood the interconnection of liberty, federalism, and sovereignty in the founding era; and Barry Strauss asks whether the Trojan Horse would have been understood as a moral violation in Homer’s day—and whether such a tactic would constitute a war crime under modern international standards. Hoover Daily Report | August 25, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 24, 2026

Today, Michael Boskin speaks with defense policy expert Michael O’Hanlon about the evolution of American strategy over 250 years of military conflict; John Cochrane examines several plausible explanations of what’s driving an increase in long-term US interest rates; and Michael Bordo teams up with Harold James for a deep dive essay on the history of power, money, and world order. Hoover Daily Report | August 24, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 21, 2026

This Friday, Lee Ohanian and Bill Whalen analyze the “tepid” public support for California’s billionaire wealth tax ballot initiative as indicated in recent polling; David Neumark asks whether minimum-wage laws do anything to help workers in low-income families; and Alan Sykes reviews the successes and shortcomings of the last two global trade paradigms, distilling lessons for those designing a new “economic and security commons”—the focus of a major ongoing effort by the Hoover Institution. Hoover Daily Report | August 21, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 20, 2026

Today, Eyck Freymann reflects on the quieter and lesser-known institutional contributions of American founding-era “operator” Tench Coxe; the GoodFellows assess the state of ongoing conflicts in Iran and Ukraine; and Lanhee Chen and Tom Church argue that Medicare reform efforts should prioritize stabilizing the program’s funding to reduce its burden on the federal budget. Hoover Daily Report | August 20, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 19, 2026

Today, Orin Kerr explores the possible legal quandaries of a new program allowing US companies hit with cyberattacks to retaliate against the hackers. Steven Davis and Ross Levine discuss the moral justification for capitalism, citing examples throughout history. And Valerie Ramey highlights the long-term debt risks associated with poorly executed fiscal stimulus programs. Hoover Daily Report | August 19, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 18, 2026

Today, Hoover announces the launch of Hoover+, a new home for podcasts, videos, and other multimedia content from the Hoover Institution; Scott Atlas outlines the vision of an educated American citizenry championed by Thomas Jefferson; and John Cochrane explains the enduring wisdom of Alexander Hamilton’s approach to national debt. Hoover Daily Report | August 18, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 17, 2026

Today, Peter Berkowitz discusses the findings of a report examining the state of scholarship in the humanities within academia; Zachary Shore explores the evidence around the atomic bombings of Japan and asks whether they were needed to end the war; and Russ Roberts speaks with Ben Southwood about how a sea change in property rights helped to spark the Industrial Revolution in 17th-century Britain. Hoover Daily Report | August 17, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 14, 2026

This Friday, Russell Berman explains what’s at stake for the United States if a far-right party comes into power in upcoming German state elections; Hsiao-ting Lin introduces a new Hoover Institution exhibit chronicling the brutal “reeducation” that millions of Chinese young people experienced during the Cultural Revolution; and Stephen Haber joins Bill Whalen to discuss what the fifty-year success of Apple reveals about the American innovation ecosystem. Hoover Daily Report | August 14, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 13, 2026

Today, Dominic Parker explains how entrepreneurial activity and market incentives can generate improvements to environmental challenges like pollution and the overuse of resources; Andy Hall applies the radical revolutionary thought of Common Sense author Thomas Paine to the rise of artificial intelligence; and H.R. McMaster speaks with the leader of Norway’s Conservative Party about the future of security in the Arctic region in the face of mounting Russian threats. Hoover Daily Report | August 13, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 12, 2026

Today, John Cochrane explains why the claim that “foreigners pay the cost of a tariff” is an oversimplification. Andrew Roberts explores how Britain’s diplomats helped Churchill win World War II. And Peter Blair Henry joins a key government oversight committee in his birthplace of Jamaica. Hoover Daily Report | August 12, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 11, 2026

Today, Justice Clarence Thomas speaks with Peter Robinson about lessons he learned from Thomas Sowell; Michael McFaul writes on the legacy of his diplomatic predecessor John Quincy Adams; and Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer explore one of today’s most consequential legal questions involving artificial intelligence, libel, and corporate responsibility. Hoover Daily Report | August 11, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 10, 2026

Today, Ben Sasse joins Russ Roberts for a wide-ranging conversation on facing death, the meaning of family and faith, and the future of the American republic; Patrick McLaughlin explains the relationship between declining religious adherence and civic involvement on the one hand and an expanding rule-making administrative state on the other; and, continuing his series of letters in the voice of Adam Smith, Ross Levine reflects on the role of the “impartial spectator” in an age of algorithmically induced partisan tribalism. Hoover Daily Report | August 10, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 7, 2026

Today, Victor Davis Hanson argues Iran is still losing its war with the US and its partners, but the Trump administration ultimately controls whether that will culminate in a US and allied victory. Arvind Krishnamurthy estimates the value to the US economy of the fact that the US dollar remains the global reserve currency. And Orin Kerr unpacks what a recent Supreme Court ruling will mean to future cases that deal with the Fourth Amendment. Hoover Daily Report | August 7, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 6, 2026

Today, Stephen Redding links the high and changing tariffs levied against US trading partners to diminished US productivity and real income. Rose Gottemoeller reflects on the legacy of US privateer John Manley. And Ross Levine and Amit Seru point out that efforts to make mortgages more affordable have actually made housing more expensive. Hoover Daily Report | August 6, 2026

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Hoover Daily Report | August 5, 2026

Today, Daniel Lipinski notes parallels as well as key differences between the rise of the Tea Party and today’s Democratic Socialist movement; Ross Levine advances both the economic and the moral case for market-based capitalism; and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya returns to GoodFellows to discuss his efforts to restore Americans’ trust in public health and scientific institutions. Hoover Daily Report | August 5, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 4, 2026

Today, John Cochrane explains how the counterintuitive realities of interest rates and inflation present a policy pickle for the voting members of the Federal Reserve; Jon Hartley explores the economic signals sent by the California Democratic Party in officially endorsing the billionaire wealth tax ballot measure; H.R. McMaster speaks with a former prime minister of Iraq about challenges and opportunities facing a new government in that nation; and Bill Whalen writes about the “team player” of the American Revolutionary era, statesman and soldier John Dickinson. Hoover Daily Report | August 4, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | August 3, 2026

Today, Russ Roberts speaks with author Hussein Aboubakr Mansour about the roles that both domestic and international actors play in the political economy of Palestine; Lee Ohanian reviews the current state of homelessness policy in Los Angeles, critiquing various failed approaches; and Peter Berkowitz pushes back against the “postliberal” arguments of Notre Dame’s Patrick Deneen to defend the philosophical foundations of the American republic. Hoover Daily Report | August 3, 2026