https://www.hoover.org/research/america-250-explores-us-history-policy-250th-anniversary Stanford Dean of Humanities and Sciences Debra Satz assembled a group of faculty from the School of Humanities and Sciences and the Hoover Institution to discuss what the curriculum for a new one-unit course, “America at 250,” might look like.  May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/america-250-explores-us-history-policy-250th-anniversary https://www.hoover.org/research/cole-thomas-allen-arraignment-iran-pressure-campaign-covid-vaccine-cover-ups-and-athena Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson reacts to the arraignment of Cole Thomas Allen, arguing his manifesto and weapons indicate intent to kill President Trump and officials, and faulting lax Secret Service performance while blaming inflammatory “Trump-as-Hitler” rhetoric for inspiring would-be attackers.crats helped create the climate reflected in President Donald Trump’s third would-be assassin's manifesto. May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/cole-thomas-allen-arraignment-iran-pressure-campaign-covid-vaccine-cover-ups-and-athena https://www.hoover.org/research/how-become-front-line-advocates-new-teacher-pipeline Hoover Institution fellow Eric Hanushek has consistently shown that teacher effectiveness is the most important in-school factor influencing student achievement.  May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/how-become-front-line-advocates-new-teacher-pipeline https://www.hoover.org/research/opec-shock-uae-leaving-trumps-iran-war-reshapes-global-oil-victor-davis-hanson Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says the Iran war has been highly asymmetrical and strategically successful, rejecting media claims about Iran’s remaining capabilities and urging sustained pressure to force concessions while oil dynamics shift, including UAE talk of leaving OPEC and the potential for prices to fall.  May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/opec-shock-uae-leaving-trumps-iran-war-reshapes-global-oil-victor-davis-hanson https://www.hoover.org/research/fermilab-teams-niu-launch-quantum-science-program Hoover Institution fellow Norbert Holtkamp said, “We are thrilled to partner with NIU in educating the next generation of quantum scientists... Students in this program will learn tangible skills in quantum science, skills and experiences directly connected to Fermilab’s science goals, ultimately preparing them to become the next generation of subject matter experts in the field.” May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/fermilab-teams-niu-launch-quantum-science-program https://www.hoover.org/research/expert-warns-china-customs-blockade Hoover Institution fellow Eyck Freymann said China could use various “gray zone” tactics in “reconfiguring the regional and ultimately the global economic order without a war." May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/expert-warns-china-customs-blockade https://www.hoover.org/research/emily-wang-examines-difficulties-securing-maritime-chokepoints-strait-hormuz Hoover Institution fellow Emily Wang argues that diplomacy has its limits when either end of the table brings firm non-negotiables. Wang suggests separating the nuclear talks from the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could achieve an ostensible diplomatic victory, but it comes with a heavy price tag. May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/emily-wang-examines-difficulties-securing-maritime-chokepoints-strait-hormuz https://www.hoover.org/research/victor-davis-hanson-trump-torches-norah-odonnells-sick-manifesto-trap-national-tv Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says the mainstream media has spent years cultivating a toxic petri dish of debunked hoaxes, only to use a deranged shooter's manifesto to ambush President Trump on national television. Instead of folding like the polite, establishment Republicans of the past, Trump completely flipped the script and delivered a masterclass in dismantling dishonest journalism. May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/victor-davis-hanson-trump-torches-norah-odonnells-sick-manifesto-trap-national-tv https://www.hoover.org/research/she-was-wonderful-young-woman-public-intellectual-glenn-loury-reflects-life-brown Hoover Institution fellow Glenn Loury recently spoke on his podcast, “The Glenn Show,” about the mass shooting at Brown, where students Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov were shot and killed during a review class in a lecture hall at Brown Dec. 13.  May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/she-was-wonderful-young-woman-public-intellectual-glenn-loury-reflects-life-brown https://www.hoover.org/research/emily-wang-discusses-maritime-chokepoints Hoover Institution fellow Emily Wang discusses the 1936 Montreux Convention and the historical lessons it provides for securing modern maritime chokepoints like the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 https://www.hoover.org/research/emily-wang-discusses-maritime-chokepoints