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Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on elections and public opinion with particular attention to the quality of representation: how well the positions of elected...
Nasty rhetoric could backfire on bill's foes
The verbal nastiness that has shadowed the health care reform debate peaked as the bill rumbled to a finish, with opponents shouting racial epithets and spitting at members of the Congressional Black Caucus while yelling anti-gay slurs at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. . . .
Has Partisanship Really Gotten So Bad On Hill? Yes
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh says his stunning decision not to seek a third term was prompted by the partisanship that has gripped the nation's capital, stunting progress on the country's most pressing issues. . . .
Both Parties Abandon Women’s Rights
When health-care reform passed the House by just two votes late Saturday night, I assumed Speaker Nancy Pelosi had several more votes in her pocket from Blue Dogs who would be there if she needed them. . . .
Democratic race more up in the air
Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) were the winners of California’s presidential primary Tuesday night, but strong performances by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) elsewhere in the nation ensured that the nomination contests for each party would continue past Super Tuesday...
It's Not Change, Stupid
For all the breast-beating and soul-searching being performed by the political elite over why we so badly blew predicting Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire resurrection, we actually blew something much bigger: understanding the central dynamic of the presidential election...
Failing to Make a ‘Main Street’ Connection
Congressional leaders quickly recognized that enacting an expensive plan to steady the financial industry shortly before an election depended upon convincing voters it was needed to save the economy rather than bail out Wall Street high-fliers...
$10 million to launch strategic initiative
The Annenberg Foundation has granted the Hoover Institution $10 million to establish the "Annenberg Strategic Initiative," an endowed fund that will support entrepreneurial public policy development in the areas of economics, national security and foreign policy by scholars at Hoover and Stanford...
Seizing the Moment
On the pleasantly warm but overcast afternoon of June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall and spoke six words that resonated deeply with millions who endured Soviet domination throughout Europe and among proponents of democracy around the world...
Obama on verge of breakthrough by carving path along racial divide
Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has made his place in the history books as an inspirational orator who has become a serious African American candidate for president from a major party - but now, he is approaching what could be his biggest moment of truth...
Hoover Institution Retreat November 17–18, 2010
Polarization in America
The general public is often portrayed as bitterly divided on social, political, and economic issues, but new research shows that most Americans stand in the middle of the political landscape, preferring centrist candidates and holding moderate positions on charged cultural issues. It is the political parties and the media that have ignored this fact and distorted public perceptions.
A Big Bright Side
Have you heard any good news lately? In the clamor of furious partisans, furious weather, and furious rhetoric, it doesn’t seem like it. Random conversations on the bus or in the checkout line, if they go beyond cute shoes or that book I’m holding, often end with sighs and head-shaking. Prices going up, kids don’t listen, can’t afford my mortgage, worried about my health coverage. Wall Street banksters, rotten Republicans, demon Democrats—the world’s a mess.
You Can't Explain Our Politics By Talking About 'Red States' And 'Blue States'
For the last eighteen years of politics, ever since the presidential election of 2000, a “red state” vs. “blue state” framework has defined how Americans talk about politics. And the “red” vs. “blue” divide hangs ever present, driving countless headlines emerging from last weeks’ midterm elections. “Red states get redder, blue states get bluer,” read the headline affixed to E.J. Dionne’s latest at the Washington Post. “The red parts got redder and the blue parts bluer in a midterm election that underscored America’s deep divide,” proclaimed the analysis at the Los Angeles Times.
An Era Of Tenuous Majorities: Historical Context
The United States is currently experiencing an almost unprecedented period of electoral instability. This essay describes this important feature of contemporary politics and sets the stage for later essays that describe and attempt to explain current developments and trace their consequences for American government.
Repealing 'don't ask': History or hysteria?
After 17 years of controversy and more than 13,000 dismissals of gays and lesbians from the military, repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military is likely to resemble the phantom Y2K computer scare a decade ago - if other countries' experience is a prelude...
Obama strikes nerve with call for quick pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's plan to withdraw American combat forces from Iraq created immediate waves Wednesday in his party's presidential race and illustrated how the unpopular war has become the central battleground for the 2008 campaign...
The Hoover Institution Retreat was held October 19–21, 2008
STANFORD—A number of issues were discussed, including the presidential election, financial markets, the credit crunch, property rights and democracy in Latin America...
In Defense Of Fake News
Fake news is as old as America itself. History will demonstrate that this phenomenon poses no great threat to journalism, or truth in society. It is nothing more than a temporary side effect of the rise of politicians who challenge the establishment in the name of the people. Distinguished Americans from Benjamin Franklin to William Jennings Bryan engaged in the practice we call fake news, and while we may justly deplore their means, their actions demonstrate that the end of fake news is most often a noble one: to serve as a correction to an elite that has grown detached from the popular will.
The Hoover Institution Retreat was held November 19–20, 2008
A wide range of topics were covered at the retreat including scientific issues, the economy, election results, and cultural and political issues.
Introducing Hoover podcasts for the midterm elections
The Hoover Institution is releasing the podcast miniseries Decision 2014, which discusses the issues and key players in the 2014 midterm elections.