9 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American scholar at Hoover Institution — former President of Pepperdine University — who writes on federalism, education, and conservative governance.
American China specialist — former Hoover Institution fellow — former undersecretary of commerce for international trade (2021–2023) — author of The River Runs Black and The Third Revolution — one of the most influential China watchers in US policy circles.
American financial economist — Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution — former University of Chicago Booth School professor — author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level — who blogs as The Grumpy Economist.
American economist at Hoover Institution — former OMB official — author of The High Cost of Good Intentions — the leading analyst of the history of US federal entitlement programs.
Former Federal Reserve Governor (2006–2011) — Hoover Institution fellow — investment banker (Morgan Stanley) — one of the youngest Federal Reserve Governors in history — considered a potential Fed Chair under Trump.
American legal and political scholar at Hoover Institution — former Director of Policy Planning at the State Department — author of Constitutional Conservatism and Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism.
American economist at Hoover Institution — the leading researcher on the economic returns to educational quality — whose work quantifies how teacher quality affects student lifetime earnings.
American author and Hoover Institution fellow — author of The Content of Our Character (1990 National Book Critics Circle Award), White Guilt, and Shame — the most psychologically sophisticated Black conservative writer on American race relations.
American economist — Hoover Institution fellow — acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (2020) — specialist in financial history and economic crises.