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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Aug 12, 2026
Aug 12, 2026
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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.
Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026
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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.
Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026
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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.