Hoover Daily Report

Today, Eyck Freymann explains why the United States must prepare for a variety of crisis scenarios surrounding Taiwan beyond a clear military attack; Hoover invites the nation’s high school and college students to enter our spoken-word competition on America’s founding ideals; and Eugene Volokh analyzes the recent indictment of former FBI James Comey over an Instagram post from a First Amendment l...

Today, Orin Kerr follows a Supreme Court case that tests the outer limits of Fourth Amendment protection. Elizabeth Mitchell Elder writes of the corrosive, anti-democratic power of single-industry towns—and what that means for American civic participation. And John Cochrane argues that strict firing rules and severance requirements weaken the labor markets they are meant to protect. Hoover Daily R...

Today, Michael McConnell explains the rise of the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”; Amit Seru shares research illuminating the financial stability of private credit funds; and Bill Whalen and Lee Ohanian discuss the state of California’s gubernatorial primary as well as the Golden State’s sluggish post-COVID economic recovery. Hoover Daily Report | April 27, 2026

This Friday, the Hoover Institution announces a major new initiative to envision a new economic and security commons for the United States and other free societies; Abbas Milani speaks with H.R. McMaster about current conditions in Iran and the possible futures for Iran and its people following the war; and Niall Ferguson joins Jon Hartley for a discussion of networks, empires, and the economic an...

Today, Victor Davis Hanson reviews the strategic blunders that now leave Iran’s fragmented regime on the geopolitical ropes; Andrew Hall explores why prediction markets are becoming a key tool in American political analysis; and Hoover announces the 2026 cohort of entrepreneurs using market mechanisms to enhance conservation efforts and environmental quality.  Hoover Daily Report | April 23, 2026

In honor of Earth Day, Dominic Parker reflects on the decades of market-based solutions the US has employed to clean up its air and watersheds. Eugene Volokh follows a Texas defamation case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel, just as he launches a new one against The Atlantic. And Nadia Schadlow writes about how rhetoric and mean tweets obscure what is really driving differences among Brussels, Lo...

Today, Kevin Warsh testifies before the US Senate on his nomination to lead the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Amit Seru argues that policy uncertainty from the Trump administration is undermining its own economic agenda as well as the nation’s economy; and Russell Berman speaks with a prominent German politician about how the US war in Iran intersects with Germany’s foreign pol...

Today, Barry Strauss explains the ancient historical ties between the people of Iran and the Jewish people; Eyck Freymann shows how Iran’s closure of a key chokepoint in global shipping might inform Chinese strategists’ approach to Taiwan; and Ross Levine speaks with Russ Roberts about Adam Smith’s insights into the ends of human ambition and what makes a good life.  Hoover Daily Report | April 20...

This Friday, Hoover announces three national contests in honor of America’s 250th anniversary; Abbas Milani joins the GoodFellows to unpack the latest news about Iran; Philip Zelikow uses the history of World War I to clarify the role of policymakers in avoiding catastrophic great-power wars; and Margaret Raymond speaks with Bill Whalen about her research into the “unheard” stakeholders in the US...

Today, Brian Miller testifies before the US Senate on how increased competition in prescription drug markets can make medicines more affordable; John Cochrane analyzes climate policy through the lens of measurable costs and benefits; and David Henderson explains why rent controls are not the right policy approach to make housing more affordable.  Hoover Daily Report | April 16, 2026

Today, the GoodFellows invite you to attend their first-ever live taping before a public audience; H.R. McMaster speaks with a former prime minister of Denmark and NATO secretary general about the health of the US-European alliance; and Allison Okamura explains where policy shifts could help secure American leadership and supply-chain security in the field of robotics.  Hoover Daily Report | April...

Today, Darrell Duffie asks if it is time to draw down the Fed’s multitrillion-dollar balance sheet. Michael McFaul writes about the new dawn in Hungary and what it means for global antidemocratic forces. And Eugene Volokh dives into a Florida judge’s decision to dismiss President Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal.   Hoover Daily Report | April 14, 2026

Today, Ross Levine channels Adam Smith to explain why monopolies, privilege, and injustice corrode the proper functioning of markets; Paola Sapienza speaks with an immigration law expert about pathways for STEM talent to come to the US; and Matt Turpin evaluates the state of China’s economic statecraft in relation to Europe and the United States.   Hoover Daily Report | April 13, 2026

This Friday, a national security expert argues that military victory in Iran will not necessarily lead to long-term strategic success; Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains her concerns about the recent cease-fire deal with the remnants of the Islamic Republic; and Niall Ferguson, Philip Zelikow, and Richard Haass propose a new multinational institution to oversee shipping in the Strait of Hormuz following the...

Today, authors warn the Trump administration not to accept a simmering, low-level standoff with Iran like America did with Iraq between 1991 and 2003. The GoodFellows invite you to attend a live episode taping later this month. And the Reflections series explores how the Hoover Afghanistan Research & Relief Team (HART) came to be in 2021. Hoover Daily Report | April 9, 2026

Today, Russell Berman explains why the historic US-German alliance remains central to the Western security architecture; H.R. McMaster speaks with Haiti’s prime minister about the security challenges plaguing that nation, as well as economic and social opportunities on the horizon; and Steven Davis discusses the economic impacts of war with two economists specializing in this area. Hoover Daily Re...

Today, Andrew Roberts asks an exiled Iranian scholar whether the war has brought Iran’s regime to the point of collapse; Herbert Lin examines the causes and consequences of persistent optimism about technology in US defense policy; Patrick McLaughlin explains how Congress could meaningfully improve railway safety; and a panel of Hoover scholars explore the possible pitfalls and opportunities for i...

Today, Condoleezza Rice tells students at Auburn University that they are key to revitalizing America’s democracy. Peter Robinson discusses the future of the conservative movement with none other than Ben Shapiro. And Matt Turpin discusses the difference between conducting a lethal and an effective military campaign, and the political and social implications of warfare. Hoover Daily Report | April...

This Friday, Niall Ferguson applies the history of the 1956 Suez Crisis to America’s challenge today in the Strait of Hormuz; Bill Whalen speaks with a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner about the future of journalism; and Joshua Rauh and Gregory Kearney propose precise policy adjustments that would improve national security without unduly restricting beneficial economic activity.   Hoover Daily Repor...

Today, Michael McFaul analyzes the similarities and differences between the American war in Iran and the Russian war in Ukraine; Amit Seru and David Larcker explain why a move to less-frequent earnings reporting requirements won’t necessarily improve American capitalism; and the Supreme Court of the United States cites Eugene Volokh’s “friend of the court” briefing in a recent high-profile case re...

Today, Glenn Loury writes about what leaders in the civil rights movement can teach us about activism that still respects societal norms. John Cochrane argues the US response to this new oil price spike should in no way resemble the response to the 1970s oil shock. And Styslinger Family Fellow Natalie Millar’s work on effective state job training programs earns her an Early Career Research Award f...

Today, John Cochrane argues that markets, not governments, should steer individual decisions on whether to rent or buy housing; Andrew Roberts speaks with Nigel Biggar about a controversy Biggar experienced with one of his books; and Victor Davis Hanson evaluates what’s going well with the war against Iran’s regime, and where the Trump administration could improve its approach. Hoover Daily Report...

Today, Tyler Cowen explains how he sees AI impacting education and the future of work; Rose Gottemoeller calls on atomic scientists to help the major nuclear powers arrive at meaningful compromises on nuclear testing policy issues; and Michael McFaul argues that the United States should seize opportunities to partner with Ukraine on military drone technology. Hoover Daily Report | March 30, 2026

This Friday, a new essay at Freedom Frequency highlights the role of women’s digital activism in confronting Iran’s repressive autocratic regime; Lee Ohanian and Bill Whalen provide an update on the California governor’s race; and Michael Spence explains the options countries and companies have to make their supply chains more resilient amid geopolitical shocks—as well as the high costs such measu...

Today, the Goodfellows speak with former fellow Tyler Goodspeed about his new book on the history of recessions. H.R. McMaster argues there is little to tolerate about the husk of an Iranian regime still clinging to power in Tehran, even if hostilities end soon. And scholars with Hoover Education release new focus-group generated research on what is on the mind of parents of children in underperfo...