Today, Chester E. Finn, Jr., reflects on the deeper meaning of the Fourth of July and urges readers to lean in to the hopeful possibility of civic renewal; Scott Atlas analyzes the public’s decline in trust in public health authorities and outlines reforms, as well as virtues, necessary to prevent the repetition of policy failures from the COVID-19 pandemic; and Bill Whalen reviews the state of California politics at the year’s midpoint, raising key questions about the state’s finances and future elected leadership.

Hoover Daily Report | July 3, 2025

Today, Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer discuss a recent Supreme Court decision intended to protect children from obscene online content and its implications for free speech case law; Thomas Henriksen analyzes Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy in the far north and shows the need for NATO vigilance and preparation in the region; and H.R. McMaster praises current American diplomatic efforts to bring an end to violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while offering historical background for the region’s security challenges.

Hoover Daily Report | July 2, 2025

This Friday, the New York Post reports on Condoleezza Rice’s analysis of American strikes on Iran’s hardened nuclear sites; a new Hoover news story shares highlights from the Hoover History Lab’s recent conference on the uses and misuses of history in policymaking; and Applied History Working Group contributor Rosa Freedman offers historical context for the United Nations’s treatment of Israel in the wake of the October 7, 2023 terror attacks.

Hoover Daily Report | June 27, 2025

Today, Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice tells Fox News how she believes US strikes on Iran have helped restore American credibility. Victor Davis Hanson explores just how badly Iran was defeated by Israel and the US this month. Elizabeth Economy explores the prospect of a Pacific Defense Pact. And Hoover’s History Lab launches a new series to explore global policy challenges.

Hoover Daily Report | June 26, 2025

Today, Peter Berkowitz offers insights into his popular Stanford seminar on the history and varieties of American conservatism. Amit Seru shines a light on an underappreciated source of potential systemic risk in the US financial system. And Steven J. Davis speaks with Richard Baldwin about recent shocks in US trade policy and their consequences for the American and global economies.

Hoover Daily Report | June 25, 2025

Today, Niall Ferguson writes about what he thinks might come next in the conflict among Iran, Israel, and now the United States. Victor Davis Hanson argues the air strikes on Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan worked to keep Iran from continuing to pursue nuclear weapons and may spell the end of the regime as a whole. Mike Steadman interviews an entrepreneur working to better educate the ordinary person about using generative AI. And John H. Cochrane explores recent worries about threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence.