Today, Gen. Jim Mattis and author Ryan Holiday speak about Stoicism, polarization, change, and confronting uncertainty during a live taping of The Firing Line with Margaret Hoover. Zohar Palti tells Peter Robinson how the October 7 attacks changed Israel’s thinking about war, deterrence, and survival. And Paola Sapienza draws attention to a new proposal from the Department of Homeland Security that she says would drive talented STEM graduates to conduct their research outside the United States.

Hoover Daily Report | March 23, 2026

This Friday, Tom Church and Daniel Heil analyze the relative scale of federal spending on entitlement programs versus other federal budget items; David Fedor speaks with Bill Whalen about American energy strategy amid global market volatility; and Jonathan Roll argues that it’s not too late for the US and Israel to benefit from clarifying the objectives of their joint war against Iran’s revolutionary regime.

Hoover Daily Report | March 20, 2026

Today, Victor Davis Hanson reflects on the significance of a British soldier’s sketchbook from the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign; Michael McFaul considers how the US war against Iran is benefiting adversaries in Russia and China; and Stephen Kotkin discusses how the internal weaknesses common to authoritarian regimes are playing out within Iran’s surviving government.

Hoover Daily Report | March 19, 2026