Hoover Daily Report

Today, Senior Fellow Valerie Ramey reflects on her time working as research assistant to new Nobel laureate and Senior Fellow Emeritus Robert E. Hall. Dinsha Mistree lauds the courage and gumption of Green Mountain Boy Ethan Allen. And Anne Neuberger unveils a new program to harden the cyber defenses of America’s most vulnerable pieces of infrastructure.

Hoover Daily Report | October 16, 2026

Today, a distinguished panel including the head of the UK’s Conservative Party discusses the influential legacy of Thomas Sowell; Sarah Anzia explains how hefty pension promises have created a fiscal crunch for many local governments in the United States; and Hoover announces a new cohort of Veteran Fellows, who will work with Hoover scholars to implement community-oriented projects addressing policy challenges across the country.

Hoover Daily Report | October 15, 2026

Today, Tsai Ing-wen, former president of Taiwan, discusses her country’s role in technology and geopolitics as well as her own approach to leadership; Hoover scholars explain the details and potential trade-offs of Proposition 38, a measure intended to advance health-focused scientific research; and Steven Davis discusses the intellectual contributions of his colleague Robert Hall, who this week was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Hoover Daily Report | October 14, 2026

Today, David Henderson summarizes the scholarly contributions of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in economics; John Cochrane presents economic statistics to show why Americans are upset about the prices of many goods and services today; and Chester Finn discusses the motivation behind the development of Hoover’s Civic Profile tool.

Hoover Daily Report | October 13, 2026

Today, Senior Fellow Robert Hall is awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences; John Cochrane explains the significance of this prize award and Hall’s contributions to macroeconomics; and Peter Berkowitz lays out why, in his view, the United States will either “conserve liberty and virtue together or lose both.”

Hoover Daily Report | October 12, 2026

This Friday, Elizabeth Economy speaks with an expert on Chinese technology about the state—and the stakes—of the race between China and the United States to develop frontier artificial intelligence capabilities; a defector explains how media brought into North Korea on flash drives and smuggled among the youth there has the potential to undermine the brutal Kim dictatorship; and Bill Whalen speaks with Tom Church about the financial challenges facing America’s entitlement programs.

Hoover Daily Report | October 9, 2026

Today, H.R. McMaster speaks with a former president of Peru about leadership lessons from his government service and subsequent study of philosopher Sir Francis Bacon; David Henderson connects the concept of consumer surplus to the conveniences of modern life; and Bill Whalen asks the price to electoral competition of a California ballot measure that would simply, yet powerfully, change how the state conducts recall elections. 

Hoover Daily Report | October 8, 2026

Today, a new paper from Hoover scholars suggests California’s proposed 2026 Billionaire Tax Act will face serious legal challenges if approved by voters in November. California Decides evaluates a ballot measure that would set up a fast lane for select California building projects, and the GoodFellows welcome Michael Auslin to talk about the Declaration of Independence and whether “the spirit of ’76” continues to be felt today.

Hoover Daily Report | October 7, 2026

Today, Hoover invites you to an event examining the presidency in historical context, featuring David Kennedy and Niall Ferguson; Steven Koonin and Scott Atlas propose a framework for analyzing policy failures involving “the consensus trap”; and Isabel Lopez Ysmael examines the impact of high-skill immigration on opportunities for American workers.

Hoover Daily Report | October 6, 2026

Today, the Russell Kirk Center awards Eugene Volokh its prestigious prize for advancing free speech and expression; Matthew Turpin analyzes how youth unemployment is likely to trouble the Chinese Communist Party for years to come; and Joshua Rauh sits down with Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge to discuss the significant fiscal challenges facing the United States.

Hoover Daily Report | October 5, 2026