Today, Hoover announces two public contests celebrating the scholarly contributions and multigenerational impact of Thomas Sowell; Rishi Sunak calls on democratic market states to form technological, trade, and defense deals to bolster collective resilience in the face of a new authoritarian axis; and Condoleezza Rice discusses the relationship between America’s universities and technology sector, arguing that reforms to the former must be carefully calibrated to avoid disrupting the nation’s innovation edge.