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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...
The Times of our Times
Woody West on The Trust: The Private and Powerful Family Behind the New York Times by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Rose
To Preserve and Protect
“If Ed Meese is not a good man,” Ronald Reagan once said, “there are no good men.” A profile of a good man. By Lee Edwards.
Not-so-secular Modernity
Quantum Leaps to Hiroshima
Glimpses into the world of the celebrated thinkers who brought the atomic age to life. By Bertrand M. Patenaude.
The Case of the Missing White House
N. C. Wyeth was one of the most famous illustrators of his day. So why can’t anyone—including the White House itself—locate the Wyeth painting on the cover of this issue of the Hoover Digest? By Christine B. Podmaniczky.
Karl Raimund Popper: The Philosopher and His Papers
An examination of the political philosophy and legacy of one of the most important minds of the twentieth century. By Tom Bethell.
Hoover Institution Hosts Spring 2011 Retreat
General Stanley McChrystal, a four-star US Army general (retired), spoke at the Spring 2011 Hoover retreat dinner on April 17, 2011. In his speech, titled “Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities Facing the United States,” McChrystal discussed the differing perspectives and misunderstandings regarding the issues in Afghanistan and Iran, how important it is to engage in people politics, and the need for understanding so as to build sustainable relationships.
Teaching The Federalist
What happens when South Korean students take a close look at American democracy. By Peter Berkowitz.
Defusing the Bomb Culture
The growing effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, and Sam Nunn.
The Vietnam War Documentary: Doom And Despair
Ken Burns recently released a documentary entitled “The Vietnam War: An Intimate History.” The script concluded with these words, “The Vietnam War was a tragedy, immeasurable and irredeemable.” That damning hyperbole neatly summarized 18 hours of haunting, funereal music, doleful tales by lugubrious veterans, and an elegiac historical narration voiced over a collage of violent images and thunderous explosions.
Overseas Contingency Operations and Such
“I Ring Only For Peace”
The main bell in the Hoover carillon bears the inscription uno pro pace sono, “I ring only for peace.” A history of the carillon—which is now being restored—by Hoover Institution archivist Elena S. Danielson.
Father of The Godfather
John Podhoretz on Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumaker
The Happy Cold Warrior
Arnold Beichman at 90. A celebration by Hoover media fellow David Brooks.
What Would Hamilton Do?
Revisiting the founding father to whom a national debt, properly funded, represented “a national blessing.” By Michael W. McConnell.
Explaining 1968
Was it a revolution? No. More like a baby-boomer coming-out party— with a rough morning after. By Niall Ferguson.
May the Best Ideas Win
Eisenhower took office at a time of wars both cold and hot. One of his first actions was a complete rethinking of foreign policy. Our next president could learn from Ike’s example. By J. William DeMarco.
The Conquering Hero
A visit with Robert Conquest, gentle knight and wicked poet. By Christopher Hitchens.
The Wages of Appeasement
The Revolutionary Republic
In 1911, China rejected feudalism to enter the modern era. A new Hoover exhibit on a century of change. By Hsiao-ting Lin and Lisa Nguyen.