Hoover Daily Report | June 3, 2026

Hoover Daily Report | June 3, 2026

Today, Condoleezza Rice argues the US achieved tangible gains with it and Israel’s joint air war against Iran. Niall Ferguson says the global AI race needs a Kissinger-like figure to reach some form of détente. John Cochrane walks us through the first challenge that awaits Kevin Warsh as Fed chair. Steven Davis asks a pair of scholars why drug misuse deaths in the US have risen tenfold since 1979. And Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer examine how privacy concerns interact with the First Amendment, looking at recording the police, selling the rights to your life story, and Hulk Hogan suing Gawker. Hoover Daily Report | June 3, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/wednesday-june-3-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | June 2, 2026

Today, Victor Davis Hanson analyzes how the war in Iran has gone so far, and lays out the two major paths the Trump administration could choose from here; Barry Strauss lists ten lessons he’s taken away from the war, as well as a few concerns the conflict has raised regarding America’s capacity for serious strategic commitments; and H.R. McMaster speaks with Finnish ambassador to Germany Kai Sauer about Finland’s role on the front lines of NATO collective defense.   Hoover Daily Report | June 1, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/tuesday-june-2-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | June 1, 2026

Today, Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros, and John Doran explain their research into the proposed California billionaire wealth tax and the measure’s likely impact on the state’s budget issues; Michael McFaul offers readers a debrief of his recent trip to China; and a new edition of Strategika compiles lessons learned so far from the Iran war, drawing on the expertise of contributors with many decades of experience analyzing US national security challenges.   Hoover Daily Report | June 1, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/monday-june-1-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 29, 2026

This Friday, the Liberty Amplified column at Freedom Frequency spotlights the civil rights abuses that have accompanied El Salvador’s successful dismantling of criminal organizations in recent years; Stephen Kotkin answers five more geopolitical questions from Peter Robinson and reflects on what Americans need to remember about the nation’s role in the world; and Brandice Canes-Wrone speaks with Michael Auslin before a Hoover audience about the latter’s new comprehensive history of the Declaration of Independence. Hoover Daily Report | May 29, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/friday-may-29-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 28, 2026

Today, Josiah Ober analyzes the challenge of designing artificial intelligence systems that will protect and advance human values and dignity; H.R. McMaster takes the stage in Germany to offer historical perspective on current challenges in the transatlantic relationship; and Raghuram Rajan argues that some concern is warranted regarding the high levels of debt supporting the continued development and deployment of AI tools with uncertain economic and political impacts. Hoover Daily Report | May 28, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/thursday-may-28-2026]