Today, Abbas Milani takes readers back to remind them how Ayatollah Khomeini briefly feigned openness and progressive beliefs to manipulate his way to power during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, driving ordinary Iranians toward resistance ever since. Victor Davis Hanson produces a list of 10 characteristics that he says define Trump’s approach to war during his second administration. And Andrew Roberts speaks to a former top UK bureaucrat working to attract better people into a life of politics.

Hoover Daily Report | March 3, 2026