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

Today, Vladimir Kara-Murza explains how Russia’s opposition is leveraging the discontent of that nation’s youth against the dictatorial Putin regime; a new episode of Free Speech Unmuted covers what the law says about press access in the White House; and Terry Anderson makes the case that the repeal of a “roadless” rule by the Forest Service will actually improve public land management, not spell the end of the American wilderness.

Hoover Daily Report | September 28, 2026

Today, Condoleezza Rice appears on Fox News to discuss how best to manage artificial intelligence, rogue agents and all, as well as her view of how the Iran conflict ends. Three Hoover podcast episodes have been nominated for Signal Awards. And Hoover scholars explore high-skilled migration’s impact on US workers, and the Proposition 42 California ballot initiative.

Hoover Daily Report | September 29, 2026

Today, Hoover announces a major new initiative to comprehensively transcribe the Richard Nixon White House tapes, offering unparalleled insight into the decision-making of the 37th president; a new explainer offers an overview of California’s ballot Proposition 4, concerning public financing of elections; and Barry Strauss outlines several lessons from the Iran War, drawing on his expertise in military history.

Hoover Daily Report | September 30, 2026

Today, Hoover invites you to vote for our finalists in the Signal Awards, which recognize excellence in podcasting each year; David Henderson uses the contributions and contradictions of John Adams to propose a method for evaluating the morally mixed records of eminent historical figures; and Henderson, along with fellow economists John Cogan and Michael Boskin, evaluates how Thomas Sowell left his mark on the field of economics.

Hoover Daily Report | October 1, 2026

Today, Tsai Ing-wen, former president of Taiwan, discusses her country’s role in technology and geopolitics as well as her own approach to leadership; Hoover scholars explain the details and potential trade-offs of Proposition 38, a measure intended to advance health-focused scientific research; and Steven Davis discusses the intellectual contributions of his colleague Robert Hall, who this week was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Hoover Daily Report | October 14, 2026