Today, Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice tells Fox News how she believes US strikes on Iran have helped restore American credibility. Victor Davis Hanson explores just how badly Iran was defeated by Israel and the US this month. Elizabeth Economy explores the prospect of a Pacific Defense Pact. And Hoover’s History Lab launches a new series to explore global policy challenges.

Hoover Daily Report | June 26, 2025

Today, Peter Berkowitz offers insights into his popular Stanford seminar on the history and varieties of American conservatism. Amit Seru shines a light on an underappreciated source of potential systemic risk in the US financial system. And Steven J. Davis speaks with Richard Baldwin about recent shocks in US trade policy and their consequences for the American and global economies.

Hoover Daily Report | June 25, 2025

Today, Niall Ferguson writes about what he thinks might come next in the conflict among Iran, Israel, and now the United States. Victor Davis Hanson argues the air strikes on Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan worked to keep Iran from continuing to pursue nuclear weapons and may spell the end of the regime as a whole. Mike Steadman interviews an entrepreneur working to better educate the ordinary person about using generative AI. And John H. Cochrane explores recent worries about threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence.

Today, Abbas Milani sketches the tough choices now facing Iran’s leadership and calls for the protection of Iranian civilians amid ongoing strikes; H.R. McMaster analyzes the American bombing campaign against Iranian nuclear infrastructure over the weekend; and Kiron Skinner also responds to the US strikes, suggesting that President Trump is charting an American grand strategy unlike any other so far this century.

View the full report: Hoover Daily Report | June 23, 2025

This Friday, Abbas Milani argues that only a rejection of the Khamenei regime by the Iranian people, and their embrace of democracy, can resolve Iran’s nuclear threats. Michael McFaul shares the most pressing questions on his mind ahead of a possible American strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. And Jacquelyn Schneider shows how new unmanned military technologies are changing the battlefield in Ukraine and across the Middle East, with significant implications for the future of US defense.

View the full report: Hoover Daily Report | June 20, 2025

Today, Niall Ferguson argues alongside Yoav Gallant that only the United States has the capability to destroy Iran’s fortified Fordow uranium enrichment site; David R. Henderson reviews a new book questioning popular narratives of economic decline and stagnation; and a policy brief from the Healthcare Policy Working Group examines the “valley of death” preventing medical innovations from reaching Medicare patients in a timely fashion following their approval by the FDA.

View the full report: Hoover Daily Report | June 19, 2025

Today, H.R. McMaster discusses Israel’s war against Iran and its implications for American foreign policy with national news anchors; Zohar Palti outlines the strategic objectives Israel hopes to accomplish with its strike campaign; and a special episode of Matters of Policy & Politics engages pollsters in a conversation about what worked and what didn’t in the 2024 election, and how the political landscape may shift headed into the next presidential campaign.

View the full report here: Hoover Daily Report | June 18, 2025

Today, Justice Samuel Alito of the United States Supreme Court joins Uncommon Knowledge to discuss the Constitution and his thoughts on American jurisprudence. The GoodFellows analyze Israel’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program and consider what the future holds for the Iranian regime. And Andrew Roberts, also examining the conflict, frames the Trump administration’s opportunity to strike the heavily fortified Fordow centrifuge site as a moment of “Churchillian choice” with profound implications for the future of the Middle East.

View the full report: Hoover Daily Report | June 17, 2025