Hoover Daily Report
Analysis and Commentary
Analysis and Commentary

The Sources Of Stock Market Fluctuations

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Thursday, April 2, 2015

How much do dividend-growth vs. discount-rate shocks account for stock price variations?

Analysis and Commentary

An Engineered Drought

by Victor Davis Hansonvia City Journal
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Shortsighted coastal elites bear most of the blame for California’s water woes.

Analysis and Commentary

I’m A Republican And I Support The Iran Nuclear Deal

by Kori Schakevia Foreign Policy
Thursday, April 2, 2015

There's plenty of cause for skepticism. But there are at least 5 reasons to support this tentative agreement.

Analysis and Commentary

Governor Brown Signs Executive Order B-29-15 Announcing First-Ever California Mandatory State Water Reductions

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Friday, April 3, 2015

On April 1 (No April Fool’s Joke), 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed a seven-page Executive Order that imposed 25% mandatory water reduction in 2015 over 2013 usage for urban areas, commercial, industrial, and institutional properties (campuses, golf courses, cemeteries), along with other restrictions.

Analysis and Commentary

Is The MH17 Joint Investigation Team Avoiding The Question Of Kremlin Guilt?

by Paul R. Gregoryvia Forbes
Thursday, April 2, 2015

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), comprised of investigators from Belgium, Australia, Ukraine, Malaysia and the Netherlands, is charged with bringing the “perpetrators of the attack on MH17 (Malaysian Airlines Flight 17) to justice.”

Analysis and Commentary

An Apparently Real Paintball Drone

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Yesterday, I was up at Harvard Law School on a panel with Gabriella Blum talking about our new book: The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones——Confronting A New Age of Threat. We were asked—as we have been repeatedly when talking about the book—whether our assumptions about the individual’s ability to weaponize new technologies are realistic.

Analysis and Commentary

Strategika: “More Energy, Fewer Problems?” with Williamson Murray

interview with Williamson Murrayvia Strategika
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The economic and strategic implications of the US energy boom.

Analysis and Commentary

Sustainable Cybersecurity

by Scott J. Shackelford via Huffington Post
Friday, April 3, 2015

The environmental situation facing many nations in the mid-to-late 20th century was bleak. Industrial waste caused the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland to catch fire in 1969. The Rhine River was long one of the most polluted waterways in Europe, similarly catching fire in 1986.

Analysis and Commentary

Conference On Rules For The Lender Of Last Resort

Friday, April 3, 2015
The Hoover Institution, Washington DC

Hosts Charles Calomiris and Allan Meltzer, examine the theory, history, and practical consequences of lender of last resort assistance in a variety of countries and contexts and how to avoid financial bailouts.

Event
In the News
In the News

Carnegie Mellon’s Dietrich College To Create New Institute For Politics And Strategy

by Kiron K. Skinnervia Carnegie Mellon News
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences will open a new Institute for Politics and Strategy (IPS), effective July 1.

Jeb Bush
In the News

Jeb Bush Receives Warm Reception In Bay Area

quoting Bill Whalenvia Breitbart.com
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was in California’s Bay Area Wednesday and Thursday making his potential pre-presidential fundraising rounds.

In the News

Help Wanted, Now Hiring -- Leader Of The United States

quoting Larry Diamondvia Huffington Post
Thursday, April 2, 2015

On the heels of President Obama's and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's on-going food fight, Hillary Clinton's deleted emails and foreign contributions to her foundation, more shootings in Ferguson, and Congressional gridlock over budgets -- we will hire a new President next year.

In the News

Sanctions On Iran: Long Road Ahead For Lifting UN, EU, US Embargoes

quoting Abbas Milanivia Aljazeera America
Friday, April 3, 2015

Tehran wants immediate relief in nuclear deal, while Western powers prefer gradual easing of restrictions