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Commentary on the News
Nobody Knows How Long Inflation Will Last. That’s Life.
Large social networks are what separate human beings from all other animals. They are also why we live “on the edge of chaos.”
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Hoover Institution Gathers Experts For Monetary Policy Conference Amid Inflation Concerns
The Hoover Institution gathered economists, central bank officials, and members of the press for a conference on May 6 about how the US Federal Reserve should respond to the growing crisis of inflation in America.
Assessing the Nation’s Report Card: Challenges and Choices for NAEP
Assessing the Nation’s Report Card examines the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and outlines plans for improving and modernizing the organization.
Tata Sons’ N. Chandrasekaran Joins Condoleezza Rice For Program On India’s Strategic And Economic Potential In The Next Decade
Featured Fellows
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The U.S. in the Gulf: Threats and Prospects
For decades the United States has served as the foundation of the security architecture in the Gulf as well as for a network of allies in the broader Middle East. It is more likely than not that the U.S. will continue to do so. Pessimistic predictions of an end of the American era in the Gulf are mistaken. To be sure, we currently face some significant irritations in bilateral relations, notably with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but these are best understood as part of the inevitable ups and downs in any partnership.
June 21, 2022
Russell A. Berman
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Advanced Cognitive Skill Deserts In The US: Their Likely Causes And Implications
Middle schoolers in U.S. counties where fewer adults have advanced cognitive skills seem less likely to develop advanced skills themselves, according to a paper to be presented at a Brookings Papers on Economic Activity conference on March 25.
March 24, 2021
Caroline M. Hoxby
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Does The World Change For Teachers?
Schools changed dramatically with the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is unlikely that they will return fully to the “old normal.” Moreover, the learning losses for current students since March 2020 are likely to follow them over their lifetimes unless schools actually get better.
April 30, 2021
Eric Hanushek
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Brexit Has The UK Traveling The Wrong Way In Time
Even considering the disruptions of Covid and the war in Ukraine, leaving the EU has been an expensive divorce for Britain.
July 3, 2022
Niall Ferguson
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The Battle over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation
An examination of how the patent system works, imperfections and all, to incentivize innovation
August 20, 2021
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Three Ways To Keep Businesses And People In California
California’s strict regulatory environment, punitive legal climate, and high tax rates are causing businesses and residents to leave the state at an unprecedented rate.
May 24, 2022
Lee Ohanian
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Strategika
An online journal that analyzes ongoing issues of national security in light of conflicts of the past.
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The Caravan
The Caravan is a quarterly publication on the contemporary dilemmas of the Greater Middle East
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India And The United States: Expanding Indo-Pacific Cooperation To The Middle East
California on Your Mind
Analysis, politics, and the economics of the Golden State
Read MoreCalifornia Will Spend $23,000 Per Household In 2023 State Budget. What Will Taxpayers Get?
Despite Spending $1.1 Billion, San Francisco Sees Its Homelessness Problems Spiral Out Of Control
Multimedia
Are We Dumb About Intelligence? Amy Zegart On The…
Amy Zegart is a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a professor of political science at Stanford University, and the author of a new book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence. In this frank conversation, Zegart grades American intelligence-gathering operations, recent and historical, and compares them to their counterparts in China and Russia. Professor Zegart also discusses Silicon Valley’s crucial role in these operations and how they often conflict with the politics of the people running tech companies. Finally, Zegart discusses the crucial ability of the intelligence community to recruit the next generation of spies and analysts, some of whom may be her own students.
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War Crimes In Ukraine: The Pursuit Of International Justice
In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and David Schwendiman discuss the evolution of human rights law, international criminal justice, investigations and prosecutions, and its implications for prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine. H.R. McMaster in conversation with David Schwendiman on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 9:00am PT.
Not Buying It: Glenn Loury, Ian Rowe, And Robert Woodson Debunk Myths About The Black Experience In America
In this wide-ranging conversation, Glenn Loury, Ian Rowe, and Robert Woodson debunk The 1619 Project, advocate for the restoration of the Black family and the Black church, describe their own very different upbringings and formative experiences, and discuss the many reasons why they are optimistic about the future of Black Americans, despite the narrative commonly expressed in the media.
Matters Of Policy & Politics: What “Is” Is: John Cochrane On Recessions, Inflation, The Fed, Debt And “Green Pork”
Are we in a recession, what are the roots of the present inflationary spiral, what’s valid criticism of Federal Reserve policy and federal spending choices?
Pacific Century: Bridge Colby Denies China Taiwan
A discussion with Bridge Colby on “Strategy of Denial.”
Library & Archives
A World-Class Library & Archives
Founded by Herbert Hoover in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is home to some of the world's most renowned collections documenting war, revolution, peace, and political, economic, and social change in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Free and open to all, discover how to search the collections, arrange a research visit, or explore exhibitions by clicking below.
Exhibitions | Now On View
Currently, the exhibition Hoover@100: Ideas Defining A Century is open and free to all visitors to Hoover Tower, at the heart of Stanford University campus.
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Research Services
Planning an onsite visit to the reading room? Conducting your research from afar? Staff are ready to connect you with the most relevant materials through reference consultations, assisting with registration and material requests, digitization, and more.
Learn MoreThe Collections
Acquiring, preserving, and making accessible collections of enduring value, including more than one million library volumes and over six thousand archival collections.
Digital First Initiative
Our aim is to make full archival collections accessible to researchers around the world through the digitization of textual, graphical, sound, and moving-image materials.
Engagement & Outreach
Building connections to our collections by sparking curiosity in audiences interested in the meaning and role of history through exhibitions, classes, tours, and special programing.
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