This Friday, H.R. McMaster and Bradley Bowman rebut calls to reduce military assistance to Ukraine, arguing that the conflict is central to US security interests and challenging the “axis of aggressors”; Jendayi Frazer offers a blueprint for a strategic refresh of US-Africa relations to advance key US foreign policy goals; and Steven J. Davis joins other leading economists in filing an amicus brief challenging the economic arguments offered by the Trump administration in imposing tariffs under emergency authorities.  

Today, Elizabeth Economy and Amy Zegart discuss the impact of DeepSeek’s new powerful large language models, apparently developed at a fraction of the cost of US competitors. Andrew Roberts asks what the new seismic shift will be in the nature of modern warfare. Soner Cagaptay explores Turkey’s new doctrine of drone diplomacy. And Paul Peterson asks what the rookie upstart Republican Party of the 1850s and ’60s can tell us about prospects for Elon Musk’s new third party. 

Today, Abbas Milani and Siegfried Hecker call on Iran’s leadership to abandon nuclear enrichment and to focus instead on furthering their civilian nuclear power program; H.R. McMaster debunks the resurgent myth that Iran’s 1953 coup was primarily the result of American intelligence agencies, suggesting that a “superficial understanding of history is often more misleading than complete ignorance”; and the Stanford Report profiles the recently launched Technology Policy Accelerator, a Hoover effort to offer informed perspectives on technological innovation to leaders in business and government as well as the public.

Hoover Daily Report | July 9, 2025

Today, Kevin Warsh and Peter M. Robinson discuss the future of the Federal Reserve and prospects for the US economy going forward. Mary Kate Soliva speaks about her year in the inaugural cohort of Hoover’s Veteran Fellowship Program. Tom Church, Daniel Heil, and Lanhee J. Chen celebrate two measures they have advocated that made it into the final budget bill signed into law last week. And Michael McFaul argues suspending military aid to Ukraine harms US national interests everywhere.

Hoover Daily Report | July 8, 2025

Today, H.R. McMaster reminds Americans that civic holidays such as Independence Day offer citizens the opportunity to come together in communities to respectfully consider shared challenges; Peter Berkowitz seeks to sharpen the aims of higher education reform proponents by reflecting on the foundational goals of liberal education; and Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros, and Daniel Heil propose remedies for Congressional budget scorekeeping that would enhance public trust in the forecasted impacts of federal budgets. 

Hoover Daily Report | July 7, 2025

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. 

Today, H.R. McMaster welcomes the end of US attempts at de-escalation when it comes to Iran. Michael McConnell highlights the value of US federalism in a new video for the UnArchived series. Eugene Volokh breaks down a case that asks whether parents can request their children be kept out of class instruction that they feel interferes with their religious beliefs and development. And a new initiative supported by Hoover finds China is sharpening and consolidating its research and science ecosystem.

Today, the GoodFellows examine the aftermath of America’s powerful yet precise strikes on Iran’s nuclear weapons program; the Hoover Institution announces the launch of the Technology Policy Accelerator, a bold initiative to share Hoover’s unique expertise in tech innovation with policymakers and business leaders; and Larry Diamond reviews the status of democracy in Asia, finding reasons to remain hopeful about future pro-freedom developments even as authoritarian powers and political corruption remain significant challenges in the region. 

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.