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The Invisible Hand: How Millions Cooperate

The very practical foundation is voluntary exchange—persuasion—in a just environment.

Ross Levine
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Why a Proposed Student Visa Rule Will Harm America

A four-year cap won’t draw Americans into STEM PhDs. But it will drive top researchers to other countries.

Paola Sapienza
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Masters of the AI Universe
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The Grumpy Economist Weekly Rant

The Real Cost of Student Loan Forgiveness

John H. Cochrane
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Are Stablecoins Really Stable?

John H. Cochrane
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Why Everything Should Have a Price

John H. Cochrane
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Will AI Take Your Job?

John H. Cochrane
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Is 1979 Coming Back?

Inflation, Iran, and the fear of another oil-driven recession.

John H. Cochrane
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Cover image for article: Adam Smith Was Right

Adam Smith Was Right

The 250th anniversary of Wealth of Nations, the invisible hand, and the enduring case for freedom.

John H. Cochrane
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Why Authoritarians Target Women

Persecution is a weapon—a sign of a despot’s power. But when women fight back, the power weakens.

Malaina Kapoor
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Why Authoritarians Target Women

Liberty Amplified

Cover image for article: Digital “Knapsack” Carries Tools to Foil Censors

Digital “Knapsack” Carries Tools to Foil Censors

Shokufeh Mahini
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Cover image for article: Revolution without Headlines: Myanmar’s Forgotten Struggle

Revolution without Headlines: Myanmar’s Forgotten Struggle

Arkar Hein
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Cover image for article: Memory as Resistance: Reading Lin Zhao at Hoover

Memory as Resistance: Reading Lin Zhao at Hoover

Rowena He
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Iranians Confront Big Brother

Mobina Riazi
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Venezuela's Democratic Window

Rómulo Perez
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A Guest of the Taliban

Nader Nadery
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Cover image for article: China's Christians Are America's Allies

China's Christians Are America's Allies

Elisa Zhai Autry
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Cover image for article: Resistance Is Not Futile

Resistance Is Not Futile

Elbegdorj Tsakhia
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Director's Desk

Cover image for article: Informed Minds—and Decisions—are Essential for Freedom and America’s Future

Informed Minds—and Decisions—are Essential for Freedom and America’s Future

A new edition of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review is online.

Condoleezza Rice
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Cover image for article: Strengthening America's Education System to Secure Our Future

Strengthening America's Education System to Secure Our Future

The American Dream belongs to every schoolchild.

Condoleezza Rice
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Cover image for article: A New Chapter for Ideas Advancing Freedom

A New Chapter for Ideas Advancing Freedom

Principled Solutions and Clear Thinking for a Complex World

Condoleezza Rice
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GoodFellows

Cover image for article: Condoleezza Rice on the War with Iran

Condoleezza Rice on the War with Iran

A conversation guide.

Cover image for article: Gulf War III or Cold War II: Iran Truth and Consequences

Gulf War III or Cold War II: Iran Truth and Consequences

A conversation guide.

Cover image for article: Iran, Tariffs, Epstein

Iran, Tariffs, Epstein

A Conversation Guide.

Cover image for article: “Red Dawns” and Skiing on Stolen Land, with Frank Dikötter

“Red Dawns” and Skiing on Stolen Land, with Frank Dikötter

A conversation guide.

From the Hand of Adam Smith

Cover image for article: The Invisible Hand: How Millions Cooperate

The Invisible Hand: How Millions Cooperate

The very practical foundation is voluntary exchange—persuasion—in a just environment.

Ross Levine
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Cover image for article: Letter #2: The Danger of Admiring the Wrong People

Letter #2: The Danger of Admiring the Wrong People

Not all that glitters is good. Worship of wealth and power are fatal to a free people.

Ross Levine
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Cover image for article: Letter #1: "Why Do You Work So Hard?"

Letter #1: "Why Do You Work So Hard?"

Ambition can nurture meaning—if the reward comes from within.

Ross Levine
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Cover image for article: From the Hand of Adam Smith: A New Series

From the Hand of Adam Smith: A New Series

What the paramount philosopher of liberty might say to the Americans of 2026.

Ross Levine
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China Considered Quick Takes

Cover image for article: Sovereignty First: China’s Territorial Agenda

Sovereignty First: China’s Territorial Agenda

How Xi Jinping pursues territorial control without full-scale war.

Elizabeth Economy
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Cover image for article: What Does China Want?

What Does China Want?

Xi Jinping’s global ambitions—and why China doesn’t want to replace the United States.

Elizabeth Economy
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Cover image for article: China’s Venezuela Calculus

China’s Venezuela Calculus

What Beijing really weighs after US operation in Caracas.

Elizabeth Economy
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Cover image for article: What the National Security Strategy Says About China

What the National Security Strategy Says About China

US Indo-Pacific policy shows more continuity than change.

Elizabeth Economy
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Plot Points

Cover image for article: Counting the Days

Counting the Days

Social Security and Medicare spending add up fast.

Daniel Heil
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Tom Church
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Cover image for article: The Mystery of the Vanishing Trust Fund

The Mystery of the Vanishing Trust Fund

Did Congress rob Social Security—and if not, where did the money go?

Daniel Heil
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Tom Church
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Cover image for article: Do You Get the Medicare You Paid For?

Do You Get the Medicare You Paid For?

Hardly anyone pays more for his benefits than he receives.

Daniel Heil
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Tom Church
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Cover image for article: The Medicaid Boom and a Chance for Reform

The Medicaid Boom and a Chance for Reform

As enrollment swells, so does spending—but new rules may ease the pain.

Daniel Heil
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Tom Church
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Hoover Fellows on Substack

John Cochrane

The Grumpy Economist with John Cochrane

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson's Time Machine

H.R. McMaster

History We Don't Know with H.R. McMaster

Joshua D. Rauh

Liberty Lens with Josh Rauh

Andrew Hall

Free Systems with Andrew B. Hall

Paul Peterson

The Modern Federalist with Paul Peterson

Michael McFaul

McFaul's World

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Restoration Bulletin

Glenn Loury

The Glenn Show

Timothy Garton Ash

History of the Present with Timothy Garton Ash

I Blog to Differ with David Henderson

I Blog to Differ

Matt Turpin

China Articles with Matt Turpin

Russ Roberts

Listening to the Sirens with Russ Roberts

Tom Church

584 Vetoes with Tom Church and Daniel Heil

Patrick A. McLaughlin

Third Order with Patrick A. McLaughlin

Michael Auslin

The Pawtomack Packet with Michael Auslin

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