Today, Orin Kerr explores the possible legal quandaries of a new program allowing US companies hit with cyberattacks to retaliate against the hackers. Steven Davis and Ross Levine discuss the moral justification for capitalism, citing examples throughout history. And Valerie Ramey highlights the long-term debt risks associated with poorly executed fiscal stimulus programs.

Hoover Daily Report | August 19, 2026

Today, Hoover announces the launch of Hoover+, a new home for podcasts, videos, and other multimedia content from the Hoover Institution; Scott Atlas outlines the vision of an educated American citizenry championed by Thomas Jefferson; and John Cochrane explains the enduring wisdom of Alexander Hamilton’s approach to national debt.

Hoover Daily Report | August 18, 2026

Today, Peter Berkowitz discusses the findings of a report examining the state of scholarship in the humanities within academia; Zachary Shore explores the evidence around the atomic bombings of Japan and asks whether they were needed to end the war; and Russ Roberts speaks with Ben Southwood about how a sea change in property rights helped to spark the Industrial Revolution in 17th-century Britain.

Hoover Daily Report | August 17, 2026

This Friday, Russell Berman explains what’s at stake for the United States if a far-right party comes into power in upcoming German state elections; Hsiao-ting Lin introduces a new Hoover Institution exhibit chronicling the brutal “reeducation” that millions of Chinese young people experienced during the Cultural Revolution; and Stephen Haber joins Bill Whalen to discuss what the fifty-year success of Apple reveals about the American innovation ecosystem.

Hoover Daily Report | August 14, 2026

Today, Dominic Parker explains how entrepreneurial activity and market incentives can generate improvements to environmental challenges like pollution and the overuse of resources; Andy Hall applies the radical revolutionary thought of Common Sense author Thomas Paine to the rise of artificial intelligence; and H.R. McMaster speaks with the leader of Norway’s Conservative Party about the future of security in the Arctic region in the face of mounting Russian threats.

Hoover Daily Report | August 13, 2026

Today, John Cochrane explains why the claim that “foreigners pay the cost of a tariff” is an oversimplification. Andrew Roberts explores how Britain’s diplomats helped Churchill win World War II. And Peter Blair Henry joins a key government oversight committee in his birthplace of Jamaica.

Hoover Daily Report | August 12, 2026

Today, Justice Clarence Thomas speaks with Peter Robinson about lessons he learned from Thomas Sowell; Michael McFaul writes on the legacy of his diplomatic predecessor John Quincy Adams; and Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer explore one of today’s most consequential legal questions involving artificial intelligence, libel, and corporate responsibility.

Hoover Daily Report | August 11, 2026

Today, Ben Sasse joins Russ Roberts for a wide-ranging conversation on facing death, the meaning of family and faith, and the future of the American republic; Patrick McLaughlin explains the relationship between declining religious adherence and civic involvement on the one hand and an expanding rule-making administrative state on the other; and, continuing his series of letters in the voice of Adam Smith, Ross Levine reflects on the role of the “impartial spectator” in an age of algorithmically induced partisan tribalism.

Hoover Daily Report | August 10, 2026

Today, Victor Davis Hanson argues Iran is still losing its war with the US and its partners, but the Trump administration ultimately controls whether that will culminate in a US and allied victory. Arvind Krishnamurthy estimates the value to the US economy of the fact that the US dollar remains the global reserve currency. And Orin Kerr unpacks what a recent Supreme Court ruling will mean to future cases that deal with the Fourth Amendment.

Hoover Daily Report | August 7, 2026

Today, Stephen Redding links the high and changing tariffs levied against US trading partners to diminished US productivity and real income. Rose Gottemoeller reflects on the legacy of US privateer John Manley. And Ross Levine and Amit Seru point out that efforts to make mortgages more affordable have actually made housing more expensive. 

Hoover Daily Report | August 6, 2026