Hoover Daily Report | July 16, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | July 16, 2026

Today, H.R. McMaster speaks to Japan’s former national security advisor about trade, cooperation, and confronting aggression in the Indo-Pacific. Russell Berman writes about Benjamin Rush: doctor, Declaration signer, and one-time rival to George Washington. And Andy Hall describes how he has used AI to evaluate clauses in contracts and predict which ones may lead to disputes down the road. Hoover Daily Report | July 16, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/thursday-july-16-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | July 15, 2026

Today, Condoleezza Rice argues that policymakers must respond to the enduring geopolitical, economic, and technological forces reshaping the world rather than the politics of the moment; Joshua Rauh and Gregory Kearney argue that Illinois’s growing pension obligations are steadily crowding out spending on education and other essential public services; and John Cochrane explains why debates over tariffs often miss the underlying economics of trade. Hoover Daily Report | July 15, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/wednesday-july-15-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | July 14, 2026

Today, Jim Mattis writes of a founding father who was driven by his ideals to fight for American independence, and by all accounts died before he could achieve even more good for his country. Tom Clark says the key to court reform is having Congress crank out more legislation. And Dan Berkenstock and coauthor Walter Manuel ask how the US will be able to ensure space remains neutral and navigable for all if China returns humans to the moon before we do. Hoover Daily Report | July 14, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/tuesday-july-14-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | July 13, 2026

Today, the GoodFellows ask if President Trump is in a slump, and what he can do to turn things around. Ross Levine writes about Adam Smith’s suggestion that may have been able to prevent the Revolutionary War, and Ronnen Harary, co-founder of Spin Master, speaks to Russ Roberts about the unique and enduring impact of designing original toys and selling them around the globe. Hoover Daily Report | July 13, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/monday-july-13-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | July 10, 2026

This Friday, Niall Ferguson breaks down the resumption of hostilities with Iran, the state of the Ukraine war, and his key takeaways from the recent NATO summit; Michael McFaul reports on European attitudes toward the United States while offering his own view of the 2026 NATO Summit; and John Cochrane and Amit Seru share their advice for Kevin Warsh, grounded in an analysis of what the Fed’s financial regulators got wrong in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Hoover Daily Report | July 10, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/friday-july-10-2026]