Oct 6, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Condoleezza Rice launches Substack venture from Hoover, "Freedom Frequency"

Mike Allen

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 11: A general overall aerial view of Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus on December 11, 2024 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) — Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus in California. Photo: Kirby Lee/Getty Images

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, on Monday launched a Substack venture from Hoover, "Freedom Frequency: A New Chapter for Ideas Advancing Freedom — Principled ideas from the Hoover Institution for turbulent times."

Why it matters: Rice writes that she sees "Freedom Frequency" as "a sort of signal, one rooted in liberty, democracy, and the rule of law, timeless values tested across the centuries but urgently relevant now."

The Substack will feature daily contributions by Hoover scholars. Rice will write a monthly piece.

"There has never been a better time to bring history and ideas to bear on today's challenges, and to work together for a future where freedom continues to flourish," Rice writes in an introductory essay.
"Surface-level commentary dominates the news cycle, but this space will be different. Freedom Frequency will present reliable perspectives — serious, clear, and accessible analysis grounded in research, guided by values."

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Condoleezza Rice launches Substack venture from Hoover, "Freedom Frequency"

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