This Friday, psychologist William Damon shares findings on how to lead a more purposeful life; Lanhee Chen calls on lawmakers to increase competition in the healthcare sector to improve choice and affordability; and David Henderson argues that a prohibition approach to drug policy is counterproductive, as it increases the harms it seeks to mitigate. Hoover Daily Report | December 19, 2025
Today, Matt Pottinger and Ben Buchanan warn that the Trump administration is giving China the reins in the AI race by approving the export of more advanced NVIDIA chips. Apple In China author Patrick McGee appears on the latest episode of China Considered. And Eugene Volokh explores if the Toronto-based publisher of the Franklin the Turtle series can sue the US government for using Franklin’s likeness in a series of online memes. Hoover Daily Report | December 18, 2025
Today, journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins the GoodFellows to discuss his new book on the stock market crash of 1929 and the lessons that history might offer us today; H.R. McMaster speaks with former Mossad intelligence head Zohar Palti about the prospects for peace in the Middle East; and Joseph Ledford, together with coauthor Jesse Weinberg, shows how Israel can help the United States advance American security interests in the Western hemisphere. Hoover Daily Report | December 17, 2025
Today, Stephen Kotkin explains how the United States can most effectively confront its international authoritarian adversaries; Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that Australia stands at a critical policy juncture in the wake of last weekend’s terror attack; and John Cochrane discusses the distorted incentives created by federal fuel economy standards. Hoover Daily Report | December 16, 2025
Today, Jacquelyn Schneider writes about the risks of future military conflict between the United States and China increasing as AI plays a bigger role in military decision making. Michael McFaul argues that the new US National Security Strategy ignores or downplays the biggest threats to US security. And Matthew Turpin writes of the latest Chinese Politburo member disappeared due to apparent concerns about corrupt behavior. Hoover Daily Report | December 15, 2025
This Friday, H.R. McMaster explains why supporting pro-freedom dissidents in Venezuela and elsewhere advances American national security and foreign policy interests; Elizabeth Economy analyzes what the new National Security Strategy says about China policy under the Trump administration; and Benjamin Ginsberg reflects on his involvement in the milestone Bush v. Gore election law case, in the month of its 25th anniversary. Hoover Daily Report | December 12, 2025
Today, Eugene Volokh evaluates where in America do private employees have legal protections for the political speech they engage in. Orin Kerr speaks about how the Fourth Amendment is evolving to meet the challenges of a digital world. And Andrew Roberts cites historical materials that illustrate what really happened when Hermann Göring was tried at Nuremburg, saying a new film about the trials does little to illustrate how his lies actually caught up with him. Hoover Daily Report | December 11, 2025
Today, Bill Whalen charts what the next 24 years would have looked like if Al Gore won the 2000 US Presidential Election. Amit Seru and Mickey Levy outline concrete steps the Fed could enact to ensure greater financial market stability. And John Cochrane jumps on the “abundance” train, urging communities to drop restrictive zoning measures and let more housing be built. Hoover Daily Report | December 10, 2025
Today, the GoodFellows speak with former senator and University of Florida president Ben Sasse about the trust challenges facing Congress and American higher education; Elizabeth Economy explains how China is trying to win the future with a coordinated strategy spanning the Arctic, cyberspace, and international institutions; and Andrew Roberts speaks with Pulitzer prize–winning Hoover historian David Kennedy about the statecraft of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hoover Daily Report | December 9, 2025
Today, Freedom Frequency features a call for the US and the citizens of Venezuela to seize the current opportunity to restore that country’s democracy; Niall Ferguson reviews the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy; and three distinguished Hoover economists weigh in on what the Fed should do with interest rates. Hoover Daily Report | December 8, 2025
This Friday, Eric Hanushek explains the economic significance of pre-COVID declines in student educational outcomes; Jerome Powell joins Uncommon Knowledge for a discussion on the legacy of the late statesman George P. Shultz; and H.R. McMaster interviews an Iran expert on what might lie ahead for that troubled nation. Hoover Daily Report | December 5, 2025
Today, Tarun Chhabra testifies before the Senate on how the US government can preserve American leadership in artificial intelligence; Matthew Kahn explains why free busing is unlikely to reduce congestion in New York City; and Andrew Hall explores how the incentives within the popular gaming platform Roblox are impacting children. Hoover Daily Report | December 4, 2025
Today, Drew Endy urges US policymakers to reconsider public support for basic research so that the US does not fall behind China. Darrell Duffie floats his idea for an entirely new blockchain-linked official US security. And Elizabeth Economy and Declan Herrera explore the full way China is working to overmatch the US across science, energy production, research and AI. Hoover Daily Report | December 3, 2025
Today, John Cochrane explains why tariffs are troublesome in the eyes of most economists; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joins Condoleezza Rice, Michael Boskin, and Peter Robinson to honor the legacy of the late George P. Shultz; and a new episode of Free Speech Unmuted explores how defamation law is being updated to meet the novel challenges of the digital age. Hoover Daily Report | December 2, 2025
Today, Victor Davis Hanson concludes his account of America’s role in the world at the end of the postwar international order; Joseph Ledford explores the evolution of US-Mexico security cooperation in recent decades; and Joshua Rauh and Benjamin Jaros call on Congress to reform the Congressional Budget Office so that its data and methods can be checked by external authorities. Hoover Daily Report | December 1, 2025
Today, the GoodFellows answer questions from their audience on a range of topics, from the Ukraine war to reading and writing strategies; Eugene Volokh succinctly explains the laws and principles governing student speech on college campuses; and the Hoover Institution Library & Archives announces a major milestone in the development of the Russia Abroad Digital Collection, a repository of Russian-language newspapers produced abroad during the Soviet era. Hoover Daily Report | November 26, 2025
Today, Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions releases a new survey exploring the state of US civics education. Andrew B. Hall explores how AI firms can take on concerns about their chatbot’s political bias. And John H. Cochrane explains why enacting price controls during a natural disaster can slow down recovery efforts. Hoover Daily Report | November 25, 2025
Today, Ross Levine pens a column to America in the voice of President Herbert Hoover; the Hoover History Skills Academy calls for applications to its 2026 program for high school students; and a new short video based on the research of Dan Wang shows what it will take to revitalize manufacturing in the United States. Hoover Daily Report | November 19, 2025
Today, Jennifer Burns considers the costs of an American shift away from multilateral global engagement; Andrew Hall launches his new Substack with a post on governance challenges in prediction markets; and David L. Leal argues it’s too soon to tell how Latino Americans will vote in 2026. Hoover Daily Report | November 19, 2025
Today, John Cochrane employs an oceanic metaphor to explain what inflation is—and isn’t; Raghuram Rajan offers a word of caution to the Federal Reserve regarding market expectations; and Eric Hanushek spells out the significant economic costs of declining student achievement over the last decade. Hoover Daily Report | November 18, 2025