The World Trade Organization's rules haven't kept pace with today's realities. Keith M. Rockwell argues that reform is overdue, and flexibility and pragmatism are key to preserving the system. Read more on Freedom Frequency: https://www.thefreedomfrequency.org/p/trouble-at-the-wto-was-a-long-time

Today’s action to further restrict int’l students at our universities highlights again: “Breaking the ‘Front Door’ of the International STEM Talent Pipeline Will Erode America’s Competitive Edge” New @hooverinstitution.bsky.social post by the brilliant Amy Nice, reviewing our research —>

New Jersey spent billions on teacher pensions. What if the money had gone to classrooms? Research by Hoover's Joshua Rauh and Gregory Kearney estimates students missed out on $3.2 billion in education spending over two decades. Read more via @nj.com.

Content creators: tell the story of American freedom in a way that only you can. Hoover Institution invites you to interpret, challenge, or reimagine the Spirit of 1776 in a short video, with a $2,500 prize for the strongest entries. Submit by Aug 28. 💻

How should the Fed finish the inflation-reduction job and prepare for the world ahead? A new Hoover book edited by John Cochrane, Michael Bordo, and John Taylor gathers leading economists on tariffs, supply shocks, and the dollar.

Commentary: Over the past few decades, Illinois lawmakers have been ramping up spending on public employee pensions even as other budget priorities are crowded out.

Hoover Fellow David R. Henderson argues that socialism always fails in two related ways: central planning can never outperform the free market, and the shortages and corruption induced by an inefficient economy poison civic cooperation.

Russell A. Berman describes how founder Benjamin Rush advocated for the teaching of a distinctly American education, insisting it was essential to creating American citizens.

Former National Security Advisor of Japan Shigeru Kitamura joins H.R. McMaster on Today's Battlegrounds to unpack Japan's emergence as a leader in economic statecraft and what deeper US-Japan cooperation means for supply chain security, cyber defense, and growing competition in the Indo-Pacific.

What makes someone a true leader? Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, explains why leadership is about inspiring others to follow with purpose. She joins Condoleezza Rice for Hoover's Only in America series: https://www.hoover.org/research/indra-nooyi-leadership-and-innovation-pepsico

Materials shape nearly everything, from batteries to spacecraft. The 2026 Stanford Emerging Tech Review explores the materials science reshaping industries and policies that can turn discovery into impact.

Hoover Fellow John Cochrane examines Bernie Sanders's proposal to create an AI sovereign wealth fund by requiring leading AI companies to transfer equity to the federal government. Watch a new episode of GoodFellows here: youtu.be/wYYF-2Jsaus

Illinois schools are paying the price for decades of pension mismanagement. More education dollars are being diverted to retirement costs, leaving less for teachers, students, and classrooms. Hoover's Joshua Rauh and Gregory Kearney explain why on the @chicagotribune.com.

What happens if the next geopolitical crisis unfolds on the Moon? A new Hoover essay by Dan Berkenstock and Walter Manuel explores potential conflict scenarios, and argues the US must move faster, strengthen alliances, and establish credible deterrence before China sets the rules.

Hoover's Rose Gottemoeller chats with @gracewon.bsky.social of @kqednews.kqed.org on the state of the war in Ukraine and how it has changed the face of modern conflict, U.S. policy, and NATO's future.

Sanctions are often treated as either a silver bullet or a complete failure. The reality is more nuanced: when used strategically, they can deter aggression, constrain adversaries, and advance U.S. interests. H.R. McMaster breaks down the efficacy of sanctions in the latest Policy Stories.

John Laurens, a Revolutionary war hero and diplomat, helped secure the survival of the American experiment, writes General Jim Mattis. His energy and courage made him an exemplar of the dedicated patriot.

America's story isn't finished. It's your turn to tell the next chapter. 🇺🇸 Enter Hoover's Ideas in Motion creator competition with your original short video. Learn more and apply by August 28 ⤵️

Former Colombian president Ivan Duque argues that America's most powerful export isn't technology or military strength—it's democracy and freedom, the foundation of lasting prosperity and innovation. Watch the full episode of Today's Battlegrounds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OHS...

In 1776, Parliament rejected Adam Smith’s warning to treat the American colonists as equals. Ross Levine explains the consequences.

Hoover Senior Fellow Andy Hall joins MTS to discuss his essay 'The Politics of Jobless Prosperity,' arguing that meaningful political backlash to AI hasn’t started yet and examining how frontier labs should prepare.

President Trump's post-100-day momentum has slowed. The GoodFellows examine inflation, Iran, Supreme Court losses, GOP divisions, and the fight to hold Congress.

Can neuroscience technology unlock the brain’s deepest mysteries to cure blindness, conquer addiction, and stop neurodegeneration? The United States now has the opportunity to turn this promise into reality.

Michael McFaul writes that the recent NATO Summit in Ankara produced some positive results and avoided a major blow-up between the US and Europe. @mcfaulmike.bsky.social

On the latest Secrets of Statecraft, Andrew Roberts speaks with journalist David Yelland (@davidyelland.bsky.social) about how modern communications is shaping political power.

Quantum technologies are a revolution in the making, and America must build networks of allied democracies to master it, writes Hoover Fellow Eyck Freymann.

The 2026 Stanford Emerging Technology Review helps America's public and private sectors better understand transformational technologies so that the US can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure its innovation ecosystem continues to thrive.

Will California's billionaire tax deliver what it promises? Hoover Fellow Ben Jaros joins the California Underground podcast to explain how the proposal would collect roughly $40B — not $100B — and why taxpayer migration could reshape the outcome.

Looking for the quintessential summer reading list? Hoover has a range of books about America’s founding, China, the Cold War, education policy, free speech, economics, and so much more.

Elite college campuses can become bubbles that seal students off from the wider world. Hoover Student Fellow Eva Lacy reflects on what America's 250th year asks of young people, beginning with breaking out of that bubble.

A new briefing from Hoover's Technology Policy Accelerator makes the case that America's edge over China is not its defense budget, but its capital markets. Private capital rivals the defense budget each year, and commanders can learn to direct it toward national security.

"We the People" is a radical statement: a challenge to Americans to see each other as compatriots. In a new Founders & Fellows essay, Glenn Loury profiles Gouverneur Morris, the man who wrote the Preamble of the Constitution.

Hoover Senior Fellow Andy Hall analyzed roughly 280,000 candidate fundraising emails to trace the rise of anti-billionaire populism in the Democratic party to see how it is slowly merging with a new kind of anti-AI populism.

Via @foreignaffairs.com: Hoover Fellow Rose Gottemoeller discusses why nuclear weapons are largely ineffective in stopping sustained attacks by low-cost drones and why countries who want to acquire them should reconsider that strategy.

Start the next chapter of your leadership. The Hoover Institution's Veteran Fellowship Program is built for mid-career post–9/11 veterans ready to lead real-world action and advance solutions to the problems that matter most. Applications close 8/10.

In a capital often obsessed with centralized power, we could use a monument to the power of American individuals, places and their values, writes Hoover Fellow Jon Hartley.

Quantum technologies are advancing on different timelines with major implications for national security. A new report by Hoover Fellow Eyck Freymann and colleagues explains why allied cooperation will shape leadership in the quantum era.

Most-favored nation treatment was long the foundation of world trade. Now the US and Europe say it fails to address security or fairness, or to restrain China. @douglasirwin.bsky.social weighs whether to lament or welcome its passing.

Homicides fell 60% in Baltimore after the city adopted a policing strategy of "focused deterrence." How did the strategy work? Can it be exported to other American cities? Watch a new Economics Applied with Hoover Senior Fellow Steven J. Davis, Aaron Chalfin and Max Kapustin.

The biggest technological risk may not be missing the next breakthrough, but failing to anticipate how it gets used. Maria Langan Riekhof and Herbert Lin of Hoover's Tech Futures Lab offer a framework for navigating strategic surprise.

Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, reflects on how unexpected mentors challenged her, shaped her leadership, and changed her life. Watch the latest installment of Hoover's Only in America series with Condoleezza Rice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHZd...

What do California's 14 ballot initiatives reveal about the state's future? Hoover's Lanhee Chen examines the wealth tax, voter ID, recall reforms, and the politics driving them in the latest Matters of Policy & Politics.

The SpudeCell is a "catalyzing moment," says Hoover Science Fellow Drew Endy. "It proves that by putting four or five different things together from disparate academic accomplishments, you can just barely get this thing growing and dividing." Via @science.org.

Quantum computing could break the encryption protecting everything from government secrets to bank accounts. In conversation with Walter Isaacson, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Anne Neuberger explains what's at stake and how the U.S. can stay ahead.

How has the US-China Commission shaped strategy over 25 years? Randall Schriver and Mike Kuiken break down the 2027 Taiwan timeline, tech competition, and over-the-horizon risks. tnsr.org/2026/07/25-y... #China #NationalSecurity #Taiwan @iips.bsky.social | @hooverinstitution.bsky.social

On Founders & Fellows, Stephen Kotkin profiles Benjamin Franklin as an exemplar of the well-rounded American citizen: public servant, innovator and businessman, practical man of science, and tireless diplomat.

Why does a 2,800-year-old epic about pride, rage, war, and mortality still resonate today? On EconTalk, Ido Hevroni and Russ Roberts launch an Iliad Book Club and explore Homer's enduring insights into the human condition.

North Korea's greatest threat to US forces isn't its nuclear or missile arsenal. It's Pyongyang's ability to combine mass, surprise, and precision long-range fires in the opening hours of a conflict, writes Hoover's Andrew Michta on @byteseu.bsky.social.

Hoover's Norman Naimark explores the fate of Poles deported by Soviet occupation forces in 1939 and their journey out of the Gulag. The account draws on Hoover's Library & Archives' Polish collections, including thousands of survivor testimonies and Soviet secret police release certificates.

California's proposed wealth tax may sound like an easy way to raise revenue. But the math suggests it would generate little revenue while putting the state's economy at risk. Hoover Fellows Josh Rauh and Benjamin Jaros break down the proposal in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ⤵️