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Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Today, Orin Kerr follows a Supreme Court case that tests the outer limits of Fourth Amendment protection. Elizabeth Mitchell Elder writes of the corrosive, anti-democratic power of single-industry towns—and what that means for American civic participation. And John Cochrane argues that strict firing rules and severance requirements weaken the labor markets they are meant to protect.
Hoover Daily Report | April 28, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Today, Michael McConnell explains the rise of the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”; Amit Seru shares research illuminating the financial stability of private credit funds; and Bill Whalen and Lee Ohanian discuss the state of California’s gubernatorial primary as well as the Golden State’s sluggish post-COVID economic recovery.
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
This Friday, the Hoover Institution announces a major new initiative to envision a new economic and security commons for the United States and other free societies; Abbas Milani speaks with H.R. McMaster about current conditions in Iran and the possible futures for Iran and its people following the war; and Niall Ferguson joins Jon Hartley for a discussion of networks, empires, and the economic and political history of the West over recent centuries.
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Today, Victor Davis Hanson reviews the strategic blunders that now leave Iran’s fragmented regime on the geopolitical ropes; Andrew Hall explores why prediction markets are becoming a key tool in American political analysis; and Hoover announces the 2026 cohort of entrepreneurs using market mechanisms to enhance conservation efforts and environmental quality.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
In honor of Earth Day, Dominic Parker reflects on the decades of market-based solutions the US has employed to clean up its air and watersheds. Eugene Volokh follows a Texas defamation case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel, just as he launches a new one against The Atlantic. And Nadia Schadlow writes about how rhetoric and mean tweets obscure what is really driving differences among Brussels, London, and Washington.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Today, Kevin Warsh testifies before the US Senate on his nomination to lead the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Amit Seru argues that policy uncertainty from the Trump administration is undermining its own economic agenda as well as the nation’s economy; and Russell Berman speaks with a prominent German politician about how the US war in Iran intersects with Germany’s foreign policy objectives.
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Today, Barry Strauss explains the ancient historical ties between the people of Iran and the Jewish people; Eyck Freymann shows how Iran’s closure of a key chokepoint in global shipping might inform Chinese strategists’ approach to Taiwan; and Ross Levine speaks with Russ Roberts about Adam Smith’s insights into the ends of human ambition and what makes a good life.
Friday Apr 17, 2026
Friday Apr 17, 2026
This Friday, Hoover announces three national contests in honor of America’s 250th anniversary; Abbas Milani joins the GoodFellows to unpack the latest news about Iran; Philip Zelikow uses the history of World War I to clarify the role of policymakers in avoiding catastrophic great-power wars; and Margaret Raymond speaks with Bill Whalen about her research into the “unheard” stakeholders in the US education system—and how their insights could help to improve America’s educational outcomes.