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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Global Warming Goes To Court
In a landmark case, Dutch judges abandon the rule of law to craft climate change policy.
How to Protect Our Nuclear Deterrent
Maintaining confidence in our nuclear arsenal is necessary as the number of weapons goes down. . . .
Obama's Radicalism Is Killing the Dow
A financial crisis is the worst time to change the foundations of American capitalism.
The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"
Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.
Exploring Contemporary Chinese History: Hoover Holds Annual Summer Workshop On Modern China
The fifth annual Hoover Institution Workshop on Modern China, entitled “Crossing the 1949 Divide: The Hoover Archives and Contemporary Chinese History,” was held during July 31 and August 4, 2017. Co-organized and cosponsored with the Seminar of East Asian Studies, Free University of Berlin, this year the workshop featured seven speakers from the United States, Germany, Austria, and Taiwan who explored Hoover’s unique modern China collections and evaluated how these historical treasures help reshape our understanding of contemporary China and post-1949 Taiwan. Workshop attendees presented their research to over three hundred audience from the Hoover/Stanford community as well as to researchers and mass media in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rethinking Policy Education: The Summer Policy Boot Camp
At the Hoover Institution, the Summer Policy Boot Camp reflects a major rethinking about how to train people to become successful policy leaders. While students may learn about policy issues and analysis in the classroom, some Stanford scholars say that they do not always develop the skills needed after college to deliver policy results in the real world.
Biden’s Unlawful Re-Entry Into Climate Accord
His executive order undermines the constitutional role of both the Senate and the House.
California’s Green Governor: A Climate Hero With A Wrinkled Cape
When Californians look back a generation from now on the environmental legacy of Governor Jerry Brown, what will they see?
Quantum Leaps to Hiroshima
Glimpses into the world of the celebrated thinkers who brought the atomic age to life. By Bertrand M. Patenaude.
Infrastructure
With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the economy, some in Congress are proposing a large increase in infrastructure spending. Supporters claim that increased spending will boost the economy while ensuring future generations will benefit from improved transportation, power, and communication systems. But will increased federal spending on infrastructure deliver on these promises, or are there reasons to be skeptical?
Environmental Policy Insight
Whether it is climate change, polluted oceans, or smoggy skies, we owe it to future generations—not to mention our current well-being—to improve our environment. But finding the right answer isn’t always easy. Some proposed solutions would have large negative effects on the economy. Other ideas sound good but don’t have a significant positive effect on the environment. How can we find the best solution?
Greener Than Thou
Plucking a few facts out of the bin of recycled slogans. By Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins.
Regulatory Overdose
Gene therapy offers enormous potential for the treatment of serious illness. What is the government doing about it? Thwarting researchers. By Hoover fellow Henry I. Miller.
Kinder, Gentler Recessions
The high-tech revolution is giving us a permanently higher rate of economic growth while muting business downturns. Hoover fellow David R. Henderson on why even the bad economic news isn't as bad as it used to be.
Policy Seminar with Thomas Hazlett
Thomas Hazlett, former chief economist with the US Federal Communications Commission, presented his book The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology on the history of spectrum regulation. In the moment that “net neutrality” is revoked, essentially deciding not to apply the utility regulation regime that telephones, radio, and TV worked under for most of the last century, the subject is certainly topical.
When Activism Kills
The longer we keep genetically modified crops off the market, the more impoverished people in the developing world will starve to death.
Climate Change And Human Ingenuity
Yes, temperatures are slowly rising—but we should let the marketplace, not regulators, solve this problem.
A Letter from the Conveners
Sharp changes are afoot throughout the globe. Demographics are shifting, technology is advancing at unprecedented rates, and these changes are being felt everywhere. How should we develop strategies to deal with this emerging new world? We can begin by understanding it.
Fossil Fuel Strangulation By Judicial Decree
Judge Boasberg’s ill-advised decision uses bad science to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The Democratic Distemper
I have been tasked to write on governance in the contemporary era, a time when many knowledgeable commentators believe that democracies across the western world are performing poorly in the face of new challenges arising from demographic and technological change. Commentary on the state of contemporary liberal democracy clearly tends toward the pessimistic: The vague and persistent feeling that democracies have become ungovernable has been growing steadily in western Europe. The case of Britain has become the most dramatic example of this malaise…