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(LAST 7 DAYS)
1. Why Economic Sanctions Don’t Work
Congress has gotten in the habit of imposing economic sanctions in order to punish foreign governments. It is a habit Congress should break. By Hoover fellow David R. Henderson.
2. The Changing American Family
During the past 20 years, the American family has undergone a profound transformation. By Herbert S. Klein.
3. How to Cure Health Care
The United States spends a mind-boggling percentage of its GDP on a health care system that virtually everyone agrees is a disaster. Is there any way out of this mess? There is—and Hoover fellow Milton Friedman has found it.
4. One Nation, Indivisible
Affirmative action is a direct threat to the culture of equality that defines the character of the nation. By Ward Connerly.
5. A Brief History of Testing and Accountability
How to improve our public schools? Many policymakers argue that we can start by holding students, teachers, schools, and school districts accountable for student performance. This approach may sound perfectly reasonable—but it has the education profession up in arms. By Hoover fellow Diane Ravitch.
6. The Decline and Fall of American Education
American education is in serious trouble. Why aren’t we more concerned? By Paul E. Peterson.
7. The Case for Free Trade
In international trade, Hoover fellow Charles Wolf Jr. argues above, deficits don't much matter. Here Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman discuss what does: freedom. A ringing statement of logic and principle.
8. Homework Pays Off
Hoover fellows Hanna Skandera and Richard Sousa on the correlation between homework and academic performance.
9. Here’s a Second Opinion
Ten reasons why America’s health care system is in better condition
than you might suppose. By Scott W. Atlas.
10. The Longshoreman Philosopher
Eric Hoffer’s papers in the Hoover Archives run to many thousands of pages and include journals that have never been published. Hoover media fellow Tom Bethell examines the trove.
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