Berhanu Anteneh

Not biographical but some words about what I believe in. I am just an individual who (a) strongly cares about justice to the citizens of the world; (b) appreciates that the common good among humans is much larger than our differences and if handled wisely our differences are assets to us all; and seeks to raise awareness and promote collegiality through political consciousness. Politics is the key in society that if well understood and applied appropriately, would promote cohesiveness among the people and propel development in the best interest of all. Without exception, the value of peace is much more than the cost of war.

Ukraine Must Turn the Tide Before It Can Negotiate: The Gain Leverage, Kyiv Needs a Stable Front in the Donbas—and Western Security Guarantees (Jack Watling)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent recent weeks endeavoring to sell his “victory plan,” the core elements of which he unveiled to the Ukrainian parliament on October 16, to Ukraine’s partners. The plan includes expanded military assistance to stabilize the front, security guarantees through membership of NATO, and defense-industrial cooperation. The details of the plan have …

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Milton Friedman: Why Government Is the Problem (Milton Friedman)

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Executive Summary: The major social problems of the United States—deteriorating education, lawlessness and crime, homelessness, the collapse of family values, the crisis in medical care—have been produced by wellintended actions of government. That is easy to document. The difficult task is understanding why government is the problem. The power of special interests arising from the …

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Lessons for American Immigration Policy from the Past (Cody Nager)

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Many observers argue that current US immigration policy is broken. Can it be fixed? By examining past American immigration debates, we can identify three fundamental principles that make policy more effective: simplicity, selectivity, and locality. Applying these principles to current debates would lead to a better and more responsive immigration policy, benefiting both current and …

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The Digitalist Papers Offer Paths For American Democracy Navigating Rise Of AI (Condoleezza Rice, et al.)

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A diverse group of Hoover and Stanford faculty, alongside leading industry voices, came together to produce The Digitalist Papers, an essay and public discussion series about how to ensure artificial intelligence best serves democratic societies.  Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) – A diverse group of Hoover and Stanford faculty, alongside leading industry voices, came together to …

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America’s Schools Facing a ‘Public Emergency’: Education Futures Council Report Urges System-Level Reforms to Better Serve Students (Hoover Institution)

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A year after it was convened by the Hoover Institution, the Education Futures Council released its first report Tuesday, issuing an urgent call for a new national framework to renew America’s schools and expressing the unanimous concern that taking dramatic action to revitalize today’s K-12 educational system “is no longer a matter of public urgency; it …

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Ours to Solve, Once—and for All: Securing the Outcomes Our Students Need (A New Report from the Education Futures Council)

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Introduction: In 2023 the Hoover Institution at Stanford University convened a group of innovation leaders to take stock of K–12 public education in the United States. The Education Futures Council quickly focused on designing a new approach for America’s traditional public school system. Schools operated and overseen by local school boards―often called “traditional” or “district” …

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Economic Anxiety or Cultural Backlash: Which Is Key to Trump’s Support? (Morris P. Fiorina)

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Given that 85–90 percent of Trump’s (and Clinton’s) vote came from partisans—people who nearly always vote Republican or Democrat—claims like these applied to the behavior of a relatively small proportion of the electorate, although one residing disproportionately in states critical for the outcome.7 In particular, among other factors, the 2016 outcome hinged on support for …

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THE INDIVIDUAL SOVEREIGNTY: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MANIFESTATION (Nikola Lj. Ilievski, MA)

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This paper is qualitative and theoretical research of the concept of sovereignty and the libertarian theory, particularly the concept of individual liberty. It represents a concept developing study, with a specific accent laid on the individual liberty, and the theoretically established concept of sovereignty. The research focus could be identified with the conceptualization and manifestation …

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