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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During 2019, he is serving on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
Literature in Theory
Peter Berkowitz on Theory’s Empire: An Anthology of Dissent edited by Daphne Patai and Will H. Corral
He is Charlotte Simmons
Peter Berkowitz on I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
Gentlemen Revolutionaries
Peter Berkowitz on Revolutionary Characters: What Made The Founders Different by Gordon Wood
Enlightenment Rightly Understood
Peter Berkowitz on The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightments by Gertrude Himmelfarb
Proudly Liberal
Peter Berkowitz on Freedom’s Power: The True Force of Liberalism by Paul Starr
The Pathos of the Kass Report
Peter Berkowitz on Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry by the President’s Council on Bioethics
Why the Peace Process Is Stalled
The Obama administration is acting—publicly, at least—as if Israeli settlements were the only obstacle to Mideast peace. It will never be that simple. By Peter Berkowitz.
Politicizing Reason
Peter Berkowitz on Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America by Robert B. Reich
A Worthy War Critic
Peter Berkowitz on The Assassins’ Gate by George Packer
Secrecy and Security
When teenagers have proven they can hack into Pentagon computers, how can we ever hope to protect our vital national secrets? Hoover fellow Bruce Berkowitz outlines a security regime for the information age.
The False Evidence Against Scooter Libby (condensed version)
A key witness says she was led by Patrick Fitzgerald to testify falsely. This puts the case in a whole new light.
Hoover Institution Hosts Spring 2010 Retreat
The Hoover Institution’s 2010 Spring Retreat began on Sunday, April 25, with before-dinner remarks by veteran TV writer and producer Rob Long, a contributing editor for the National Review and Newsweek International.
Virtues and the Making of Modern Liberalism
For students of politics, the study of virtue is not a choice but a necessity imposed by the character of their subject matter.
The Right Minimum Wage? Zero
David R. Henderson examines the minimum-wage debate, separating a little bit of sense from a great deal of nonsense.
Kibbe's Tea Party Rx Lacks Key Ingredient: Compromise
On May 5, 2013, at an Ohio State University commencement address, President Obama called attention to a scourge afflicting the nation:
“Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems; some of these same voices are also doing their best to gum up the works,” he advised the graduating students. “They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking, just around the corner. You should reject these voices.”
The DA, Duke Lacrosse and Higher-Ed Hypocrisy
Duke is back in the news. As befits a great university, its travails have implications for higher education in America and for public life throughout the country.
On College Campuses, a Presumption of Guilt
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- On Feb. 22, in celebration of its sesquicentennial, Swarthmore College proudly hosted “The Liberal Arts in Action: A Symposium on the Future of Liberal Arts.”
Why We Don't Need a Stiff New Tax on Oil
A steep increase in the oil tax would endanger our freedom, harm consumers, and stall the economy. And to what end? By David R. Henderson.
We Need a Realistic Path to Government Reform

There is much to criticize in the tactics adopted by Texas Sen.
What Culture Wars?
Debunking the myth of a polarized America. By Morris P. Fiorina.