HOOVER SENIOR FELLOWS CHALLENGE BIDEN PROGRAM AT SUPREME COURT

I’ve selected an assortment of Hoover Institution research and analysis for you below: from school choice, to a Supreme Court amicus brief on student-loan debt, to Climate Change. This update covers a diverse range of topics and challenges.

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HOOVER SENIOR FELLOWS CHALLENGE BIDEN PROGRAM AT SUPREME COURT

A group of former high-ranking US government officials—led by Hoover senior fellows Michael McConnell and John Cogan—filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case challenging President Biden’s student loan debt-relief program. The signatories included Hoover senior fellow John B. Taylor. The brief focuses on the key constitutional questions posed by President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan. Learn the details and read the brief.

NEW WARGAME “FOUGHT” AT HOOVER INSTITUTION—INFLUENCES U.S. SECURITY POLICY

On February 3, Hoover fellow Jacquelyn Schneider hosted the Hoover Maritime Crisis Wargame. It was part of a wargame series designed by Schneider to explore the relationships among new technologies, conventional military capabilities, and nuclear stability in a hypothetical conflict scenario. Results from previous games have informed U.S. weapons acquisition, arms control efforts, campaign design, and foreign policy. Read more about the Hoover wargames.

HOOVER EXAMINES USE OF EMERGENCY POWERS IN LIGHT OF COVID

“In a constitutional democracy, who has the authority to suspend economic activity or limit personal freedom in an emergency?” That question and other issues are the focus of the new Hoover Press book, Emergency Powers in the Time of COVID, edited by senior fellow Morris P. Fiorina. The analysis concentrates on the utilization of emergency powers in a society in which the legitimacy of authority derives from the consent of the governed. Read more here.

HOOVER FELLOWS PROBE THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSES

On a recent episode of “Goodfellows”, senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster talked with climate policy expert and visiting fellow Bjorn Lomborg. Hosting the conversation was distinguished policy fellow Bill Whalen. The group discussed Lomborg’s analysis weighing climate change responses against potentially better investments, such as curbing HIV/AIDS, malaria, and hunger, and leveraging free trade and economic development to improve living conditions in impoverished lands. View this episode.

HOOVER COMMEMORATES NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

“Breakthrough.” That’s the term used by former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels to describe the empirically documented impact of school choice in his state and others. Daniels was part of a live discussion on school choice at Hoover, moderated by director Condoleezza Rice. Participants included senior fellow Paul Peterson, visiting fellow Anna Egalite, and Patrick Wolfe, University of Arkansas professor of education policy. This conference provided both guidance and encouragement for states contemplating education freedom initiatives in 2023. Read more about the conference and watch the video here.

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON THE CCP AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY

Senior fellow H.R. McMaster and distinguished visiting fellow Matt Pottinger gave testimony at the first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

America’s COVID Response Was Based on Lies by senior fellow Scott Atlas, via Newsweek.

The Woke Wrecking Machine by senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness.

The U.S. ‘Domain Awareness Gap’ Goes Way Beyond Balloons by senior fellow Niall Ferguson via Bloomberg.

Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Gathered Sensitive Data featuring senior fellow H.R. McMaster via CBS Mornings.

Study: Four Decades of Senior Household Income Growth by senior fellow John Cogan and policy fellow Daniel Heil via the Hoover Institution Press.

Explore the most recent compilation of research, analysis, and commentary by Hoover fellows.

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