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