Hoover Daily Report | August 17, 2026
Today, Peter Berkowitz discusses the findings of a report examining the state of scholarship in the humanities within academia; Zachary Shore explores the evidence around the atomic bombings of Japan and asks whether they were needed to end the war; and Russ Roberts speaks with Ben Southwood about how a sea change in property rights helped to spark the Industrial Revolution in 17th-century Britain.
Hoover Daily Report | August 17, 2026
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