Hoover fellow Jack Goldsmith urges the intelligence community to accept a few leaks, earn some credibility, and let in the sunshine.

Cyberwar is real war, which means strategists must develop ways to punish—and yes, to kill—those who wage it.

The lack of housing threatens to take the shine off California’s economy. And where is opposition to new construction strongest? Not in conservative areas.

New tests can show parents whether their kids are on track. Will the states give them the results straight?

Free speech has given us cranks, crazies, alarmists—and some of history’s best ideas. Why we must defend this most basic of rights.

General James Mattis speaks to his fellow vets.

Hoover fellow Bill Damon wants young people to find purpose and meaning—not just for themselves but for our democracy.

In this messy, ephemeral contract, the West awoke to individual rights.

The late Hoover fellow made it his life’s work to teach the United States and the Arab world about each other.

The Hoover Archives holds the papers of James Donovan, the key figure in a celebrated Cold War spy swap. Now a new Steven Spielberg film, starring Tom Hanks as Donovan, tells Donovan’s story.