What's The Story?
If I were a Republican strategist, which I’m pleased to say I’m not, I would pay especial attention to Shelby Steele’s op-ed “Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Racism” in the August 27 issue of the Wall Street Journal. Toward the close of his article, Steele writes that “the great problem for conservatives is that they lack the moral glibness to compete with liberalism’s ‘innocence’ ”—innocence, in this case, from the evil of racism and soci...
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Jack Goldsmith: How Trump Is Changing The Presidency And The Real Story Of The Da Vinci Code’s Warrior Monks
Hoover Institution fellow Jack Goldsmith discusses President Donald Trump's tenure and how he is fundamentally changing the office of the president.
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The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
Federal entitlement programs are strewn throughout the pages of U.S. history, springing from the noble purpose of assisting people who are destitute through no fault of their own. Yet as federal entitlement programs have grown, so too have their inefficiency and their cost. Neither tax revenues nor revenues generated by the national economy have been able to keep pace with their rising growth, bringing the national debt to a record peacetime lev...
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Is School Choice Enough?
As with so many issues — from trade and immigration to Russia and taxes — the Trump presidency has exposed a schism within the conservative movement when it comes to education policy. While expanding parental choice is a paramount objective on the right, a key question is whether choice alone is enough, or if results-based accountability ought to be sustained and strengthened, too.
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Kiron Skinner Documents Nancy And Ronald Reagan's Life In Letters
In the wake of the news of First Lady Nancy Reagan's death, we spoke with author Kiron Skinner. From the private papers of President Reagan, Skinner compiled the New York Times bestseller Reagan: A Life in Letters. She talked about the Reagan's correspondences to their loved ones.
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Why Does Apple Think Telegram is "Pernicious"?
I have a lot to say about this week's House Judiciary Committee, at which both FBI Director James Comey and Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell testified. I'll write up some general thoughts over the next few days.
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John Taylor recognized for monetary policy research
Economist JOHN B. TAYLOR has been recognized with the 2016 Central Banking Award for Economics. The award, given by Central Banking Publications, recognizes "the most significant contribution to economics within the field of central banking." The George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution, Taylor received the award for his paper "A Rules-Based Cooperatively-Managed International Monetary System for the Future."
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The Libertarian: "Gun Violence And Legal Liability"
Richard Epstein analyzes a lawsuit that seeks to hold gun manufacturers responsible for mass shootings.
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