The Hoover Institution Hosts Seventh Annual Policy Boot Camp

The 2023 class of the Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp.

Hoover Fellow Jacquelyn Schneider presents on US cyber strategy.

In a conversation with Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice, former Stanford and All-Pro NFL quarterback Andrew Luck discusses leadership lessons from the football field and his decision to walk away from the game.

Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice gives a presentation on global hot spots and great-power rivalries.

Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin describes relationships and institutions that shape world order.

Distinguished Visiting Fellow Jendayi Frazier talks to Boot Camp participants about great-power competition in Africa.

Senior Fellow Russell Berman discusses America’s diplomatic presence in the Middle East.

Hoover Fellow Elizabeth Elder describes the role of social groups in helping individuals make sense of politics.

A Boot Camp participant asks a question during one of the sessions.

Senior Fellow John Cogan presents on the issue of entitlement programs and their contributing role toward the enormous growth in federal spending and rising national debt.

A Boot Camp participant asks a question during one of the sessions.

Visiting Fellow John Yoo analyzes the implications of recent US Supreme Court decisions.

In a conversation with Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison describes how he and his brother developed a start-up in Palo Alto into a multinational digital payments company.

Senior Fellow Scott Atlas, Boot Camp codirector, gives remarks during the four-day intensive program’s welcome dinner.

Senior Fellow John Taylor presents on the US Federal Reserve and monetary policy.

Research Fellow Bertrand Patenaude provides participants with a history on the origins of the Hoover Institution.

At the end of each day of the Boot Camp, participants were assigned to sessions led by teacher assistants.

Senior Fellow Josh Rauh, Boot Camp codirector, lectures on perceived income and wealth inequality in the United States.

Senior Fellow Caroline Hoxby explains that high-achieving, low-income students don’t often attend elite colleges and universities because they don’t have sufficient information about the admission process and financial support for tuition costs.

A Boot Camp participant asks a question during one of the sessions.

Visiting Fellow Jeffrey Clemens outlines the shares of spending and division of policymaking between federal, state, and local governments.

Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek projects the impact of COVID-19 learning losses on students’ future lifetime earnings.

Senior Fellow Steve Koonin counters claims of a pending climate catastrophe.

Senior Fellow Amit Seru describes the factors that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

A Boot Camp participant asks a question during one of the sessions.

Senior Fellow Amit Seru converses with Boot Camp participants.

Senior Fellow Stephen Haber provides a historical overview of the economic conditions that spur innovation.

Senior Fellow H.R. McMaster gives a lecture on how the United States can build strategic competence in its foreign policy.

Senior Fellow H.R. McMaster explains that before making the decision to enter their country into conflict, governments must have a just end in mind and develop a strategy that achieves the desired outcome at an acceptable price for citizens.

Senior Fellow Scott Atlas describes the consequences of the Affordable Care Act and offers solutions to expand access to quality healthcare.

In a conversation with Distinguished Policy Fellow Bill Whalen, Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson says that “woke” ideologies exhibited in today’s society and politics are a modern iteration of tribalism.