Hoover Daily Report – Details, episodes & analysis

Today, Stephen Kotkin explains how the United States can most effectively confront its international authoritarian adversaries; Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that Australia stands at a critical policy juncture in the wake of last weekend’s terror attack; and John Cochrane discusses the distorted incentives created by federal fuel economy standards. 

Hoover Daily Report | December 16, 2025

Today, Jacquelyn Schneider writes about the risks of future military conflict between the United States and China increasing as AI plays a bigger role in military decision making. Michael McFaul argues that the new US National Security Strategy ignores or downplays the biggest threats to US security. And Matthew Turpin writes of the latest Chinese Politburo member disappeared due to apparent concerns about corrupt behavior.

Hoover Daily Report | December 15, 2025

Today, John Cochrane explains why tariffs are troublesome in the eyes of most economists; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joins Condoleezza Rice, Michael Boskin, and Peter Robinson to honor the legacy of the late George P. Shultz; and a new episode of Free Speech Unmuted explores how defamation law is being updated to meet the novel challenges of the digital age. 

Hoover Daily Report | December 2, 2025

Today, Victor Davis Hanson concludes his account of America’s role in the world at the end of the postwar international order; Joseph Ledford explores the evolution of US-Mexico security cooperation in recent decades; and Joshua Rauh and Benjamin Jaros call on Congress to reform the Congressional Budget Office so that its data and methods can be checked by external authorities. 

Hoover Daily Report | December 1, 2025

Today, the GoodFellows answer questions from their audience on a range of topics, from the Ukraine war to reading and writing strategies; Eugene Volokh succinctly explains the laws and principles governing student speech on college campuses; and the Hoover Institution Library & Archives announces a major milestone in the development of the Russia Abroad Digital Collection, a repository of Russian-language newspapers produced abroad during the Soviet era. 

Hoover Daily Report | November 26, 2025

Today, Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions releases a new survey exploring the state of US civics education. Andrew B. Hall explores how AI firms can take on concerns about their chatbot’s political bias. And John H. Cochrane explains why enacting price controls during a natural disaster can slow down recovery efforts.

Hoover Daily Report | November 25, 2025

Today, Ross Levine pens a column to America in the voice of President Herbert Hoover; the Hoover History Skills Academy calls for applications to its 2026 program for high school students; and a new short video based on the research of Dan Wang shows what it will take to revitalize manufacturing in the United States.

Hoover Daily Report | November 19, 2025

Today, Jennifer Burns considers the costs of an American shift away from multilateral global engagement; Andrew Hall launches his new Substack with a post on governance challenges in prediction markets; and David L. Leal argues it’s too soon to tell how Latino Americans will vote in 2026. 

Hoover Daily Report | November 19, 2025

Today, John Cochrane employs an oceanic metaphor to explain what inflation is—and isn’t; Raghuram Rajan offers a word of caution to the Federal Reserve regarding market expectations; and Eric Hanushek spells out the significant economic costs of declining student achievement over the last decade. 

Hoover Daily Report | November 18, 2025

Today, Condoleezza Rice argues that the future of the American Dream depends on getting education reform right; Eric Hanushek offers research-based prescriptions for improving left-behind schools; and Kevin Warsh writes that “fundamental reform of monetary and regulatory policy would unlock the benefits of AI to all Americans.”

Hoover Daily Report | November 17, 2025