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PolicyEd EDUCATING AMERICANS IN PUBLIC POLICY

The digital media revolution has transformed the way people obtain information and form opinions.

PolicyEd offers a credible and accessible source of facts, analysis, and information about public policies where engaged people can turn for the knowledge and analytical skills to think through the critical issues of the day. Countless outlets make assertions and offer up sound bites. The term “alternative facts” recently entered the lexicon. Where can engaged people turn for the knowledge and ana

lytical skills to think through the critical issues of the day for themselves? PolicyEd offers a credible and accessible source of facts, analysis, and information about proposed public policies and the effects of those already enacted. THE HOOVER INSTITUTION

PolicyEd is sponsored by Stanford University’s Hoover Institution as part of the Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Initiative, Educating Americans in Public Policy. Since its founding nearly 100 years ago, the Hoover Institution has sought to promote economic opportunity and prosperity, secure peace, and improve the human condition. This new effort will build on our legacy of substantive scholarly policy inquiry where partisan advocacy has become the norm.

03/20/2026

Global leadership ultimately depends on internal cohesion. In this Q&A section, Stephen Kotkin argues that social media, not foreign rivals, now poses the most serious test for open societies—raising urgent questions about trust, legitimacy, and the future of democratic self-government. Watch Part 2 of Hoover Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin's talk at Summer Policy Boot Camp:

03/20/2026

From Vietnam to the present, the United States moved from crisis to unmatched dominance across every dimension—military, economic, technological, and cultural. Yet unprecedented success has produced new vulnerabilities that the postwar order was never designed to manage.

Watch Part 1 of Hoover Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin's talk at Summer Policy Boot Camp:

03/16/2026

Who should control patient care? Hoover Senior Fellow Scott Atlas on how restoring doctor-patient autonomy has never been more urgent:

02/09/2026

When interest payments on the national debt eclipse defense spending, history shows that great powers struggle to maintain military strength and global influence. As U.S. debt service surpasses defense outlays for the first time since the 1930s, Ferguson's Law offers a stark warning about the fiscal foundations of American national power.

Watch a new installment of Unarchived with Hoover Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson:

02/06/2026

Demographic aging is often assumed to impose unavoidable declines in cognitive capacity, productivity, and innovation. The evidence shows otherwise: cognitive skills typically increase into midlife and remain stable when individuals regularly engage in math, reading, and problem-solving.

Declines emerge primarily among those who do not use these skills, irrespective of formal education or professional status. These findings highlight the economic imperative of early skill formation and sustained cognitive engagement across the lifespan to support growth, adaptability, and long-run prosperity. Watch a new Intellections based on the work of Hoover Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek:

01/20/2026

Global power hinges on credibility—economic, fiscal, and strategic. As the dollar's dominance faces pressure and alliances strain under uneven commitments, the question is whether the United States can preserve trust abroad while sustaining stability at home.

Hoover Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson at Summer Policy Boot Camp [3/3]:

01/20/2026

America's turn toward protectionism and mounting fiscal burdens reveal the growing strain on its economic and strategic balance. Confronted by a resurgent authoritarian bloc, the United States must sustain power under the pressures of debt, industrial competition, and geopolitical risk.

Hoover Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson at Summer Policy Boot Camp [2/3]:

01/20/2026

Trump's presidency exposes recurring patterns across American and global history—McKinley's protectionist turn, the Gilded Age's social divides, and Britain's interwar decline—revealing how each generation of leaders confronts the same challenge: preserving national strength without repeating the excesses that undo great powers.

Hoover Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson at Summer Policy Boot Camp [1/3]:

12/16/2025

History makes it clear that tactical victories alone do not secure strategic success. Wars are won through clear objectives, overwhelming force, and the resolve to impose lasting terms of peace. Watch a new Unarchived based on the work of Hoover Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson:

12/01/2025

America's leadership in biotechnology depends on sustained national investment, robust biological intelligence, and broad access to the tools that will shape a competitive twenty-first-century bioeconomy. While China has adopted a nationwide approach to biotechnology, America must preserve its historical leadership in this field and fully secure biotechnology's future. Watch a new installment of Policy Stories with Hoover Science Fellow and Senior Fellow Drew Endy:

11/24/2025

In an era of global competition, America's long-term strength and role in the world depend on rebuilding industrial capacity. Strategic hubs, advanced infrastructure, and a skilled workforce are essential to restoring U.S. manufacturing leadership.

Watch a new installment of Intellections based on the work of Hoover Research Fellow Dan Wang:

11/04/2025

America's technological advantage depends on how fast innovation reaches the front lines. Streamlining defense acquisitions and aligning venture capital with Pentagon demand can bridge the "valley of death" between invention and deployment—ensuring warfighters get the tools they need before the next conflict begins.

Watch a new Policy Stories with Hoover Distinguished Research Fellow Dan Berkenstock:

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