In something of a surprise (given that few Republicans have taken a pass), former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has declared that he won’t run for president, begging the question of which Michael Bolton song best describes a courtship that won’t be...
General Jim Mattis, an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, examines the current state of the world, how it has come to be, where it is going, and what role the United States has to play.
In 2007, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute published what was probably the most influential study in our eighteen-year history: The Proficiency Illusion. Using data from state tests and NWEA’s Measures of Academic Progress, our partners at NWEA estimated the “proficiency cut scores” of most of the states in the country.
The Hoover Institution held its annual Spring retreat on Wednesday, April 20, 2015. The conference offered presentations by Hoover fellows on a wide range of public policy issues, from U.S. history to foreign policy to the environmental and economic challenges of the future.
I love this idea, floated today in New York Times oped by David D. Laitin and Marc Jahr. It’s smart, doable, and a constructive, out-of-the-box approach to two distinct disasters.
Unlike the 2008/9 financial crisis, Russia faces a long and deep recession because the underlying causes are unlikely to go away in the near term. Former Russian prime minister Evgeny Primakov warned that, if Vladimir Putin continues his Ukraine policies, Russia will become a pariah third-world petro state. The fundamentals of the Russian economy, as it enters 2015, suggest that Russia is fulfilling Primakov’s prophesy.
The House has now passed the USA Freedom Act. If you feel the need to hear Mel Gibson shouting “Freeeedom!” in response, well, don’t thank us. We live to serve...
One hundred years ago, on May 7, 1915, the British luxury liner RMS Lusitania sank off the southern coast of Ireland after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Nearly twelve hundred of the men, women, and children on board perished, provoking a firestorm of international condemnation. On the centennial of the Lusitania disaster, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is mounting a short-term exhibition in the Hoover Tower rotunda. Remember the Lusitania! Discoveries from the Shipwreck will showcase artifacts retrieved from the wreck together with photographs, posters, documents, medals, and maps from Hoover's collections.
Hover fellow Peter Berkowitz says the absence of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain leaders at the Camp David summit suggests a lack of confidence in the Iran nuclear deal.
Hoover fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas article "The Political Economy of Nail Salons." Epstein notes that however unattractive the current market equilibrium may be, if the government intervenes to try to make the situation for nail salon employees better, it could easily, even on wage and health regulation, actually make things worse.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday released a revised state budget that should give California's working poor, some illegal immigrants and cash-strapped college students a reason to celebrate. "It's going to be hard for lawmakers to stay disciplined when this much money is coming at them," said Bill Whalen, a veteran GOP strategist and speechwriter who is now a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. "What's your first instinct when you receive a new credit card? Go shopping."
Children need to understand why they do the things they do and how their actions impact them and the world around them. In The Path to Purpose, Dr. William Damon suggests asking our kids what's important to them, thoughts about movies and news stories, and what they're grateful for. He also encourages supporting children's passions, expressing the sense of purpose we receive from our work, and talking about the importance and realities of pursuing goals.
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced today that Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the 2015 Bradley Prizes. The twelfth annual awards gala ceremony will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.The 2015 Bradley Prize recipients are: Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn; University of Virginia Professor James W. Ceaser; AHA Foundation founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali; and Chairman, Institute for the Study of War, General Jack Keane, U.S. Army, Retired.
The UK economy could be boosted by ensuring all pupils reach basic levels of achievement, according to a new report by the OECD. The figures were compiled by two economists, Eric Hanushek of Stanford’s Hoover Institution and Ludger Woessmann at the University of Munich. They were based on the international rankings of 15-year-olds using the OECD’s Pisa tests.
