This Friday, Maria Langan Riekhof and fellow intelligence community alumni share lessons learned from a contrarian analytical unit formed within the CIA the day after the 9/11 attacks; Elizabeth Economy discusses the Chinese perspective on the Trump-Xi summit; and Steven Davis speaks with distinguished economist Kenneth Rogoff about the risks of high levels of government debt.

Hoover Daily Report | September 25, 2026

Today, H.R. McMaster cautions against judging the Trump-Xi summit on promises made rather than ongoing realities in the US-China relationship; Lee Ohanian reflects on the long train of delays and cost overruns that have marred California’s High-Speed Rail project; and Paola Sapienza remembers James Wilson’s impactful contributions to the Constitutional Convention, where he emphasized that government in the United States derives its powers from the people.

Hoover Daily Report | September 24, 2026

Today, Victor Davis Hanson appears on Uncommon Knowledge to discuss his new book on Trump’s troubled years ahead of winning his second term as president. John Cochrane announces new papers he’s written on inflation control. Jean Cannon writes about an intrepid lawyer who helped free more than a thousand people imprisoned in Castro’s Cuba. And Brandice Canes-Wrone and coauthors explore the political leanings of big political donors in comparison with their non-donor peers.

Hoover Daily Report | October 19, 2026