Hoover Daily Report

Friday, May 22, 2026

Today, Kevin Warsh officially becomes the chair of the Federal Reserve. Zachary Shore offers a voting system solution to overcome the impact of gerrymandering. And Lanhee Chen and Brian Miller suggest solutions to lower the cost of drugs for ordinary Americans. Friday, May 22, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/friday-may-22-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 21, 2026

Today, Gary Roughead explains why speed of adaptation, not sheer scale of military might, will be critical in future military conflicts; Elizabeth Economy speaks with a former senior US diplomat about the importance of engaging allies in America’s geopolitical competition with China; and Matthew Kahn points out the issues in California’s state-centric model of wildfire risk reduction, as well as superior market-driven policy options.  Hoover Daily Report | May 21, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/thursday-may-21-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 20, 2026

Today, Condoleezza Rice shares leadership lessons from her time in government as well as her perspective on Russia, China, and the future of the international system; defense entrepreneur Palmer Luckey joins Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge to discuss transformations underway in US military procurement; and John Cochrane lays out some of the policy challenges and opportunities Kevin Warsh will encounter when he’s sworn in to lead the Federal Reserve. Hoover Daily Report | May 20, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/wednesday-may-20-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 19, 2026

Today, Elizabeth Economy writes of China’s reluctance to fill in any gaps created by foreign policy shifts under way in Washington during the second Trump administration. John Cochrane recaps a new Hoover book drawn from work discussed at the annual monetary policy conference. And Orin Kerr explores a new ruling on the admissibility of evidence at Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial, that conflicts with a ruling made at his federal trial. Hoover Daily Report | May 19, 2026 [https://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-daily-report/tuesday-may-19-2026]

Hoover Daily Report | May 18, 2026

Today, David Leal explains why making it harder to vote in federal elections won’t necessarily have the effect that both supporters and opponents believe it will; a new essay at Freedom Frequency makes the case for pursuing a democratic transition in Cuba; and Matt Turpin outlines a plan of action for Western nations opposed to Chinese trade practices in the wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit that yielded no major breakthroughs in the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship. Hoover Daily Report | May 15, 2026