John Grove
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A Battle for the Rule of Law

The colonists were concerned by the specter of political power breaking out of the established, agreed-upon structure of constitutional authority that they had always lived under.

Nicholas Mosvick
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Can We Replay McKinley-ism?

There are notable connections between McKinley's rhetoric and political visions and President Trump's, but several important caveats apply to the comparison.

Paul Zepeda
Pursuit of Happiness
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The Civis in Civic Architecture

A return to the old ways, to traditional and classical architecture, is a return to order, a return of the citizen as the measure of a structure, of an institution.

Could "Liberation" Take Us Back to Congress?

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Philip Wallach
Constitutionalism
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Trump Undermines His Growth Agenda for AI

Trump Undermines His Growth Agenda for AI

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Economic Dynamism
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Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal?

Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal?

Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
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‘American Oasis’ Review: The Lure of the Desert
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Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
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Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment

A free and good society cannot be ‘open’ to everything, no matter how ugly or pernicious.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 7, 2025
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Now is a good time to examine what the Democratic party believes in, who its main protagonists are, and what their agenda is.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 5, 2025
A Bad Business on the Bayou

Chevron finds itself the victim of a political alliance between the tort bar and Louisiana Republicans.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
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California’s Population Bump Won’t Make Up for Its Long Term Slide

People are leaving, or not coming to California, for rational reasons — and most of them are economic.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
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Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard Reinsch reviews David T. Byrne's new biography of James Burnham.

Richard M. Reinsch II
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Mar 28, 2025
Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations

Congress should exercise its constitutional powers over foreign commerce to guard American companies against overregulation by the European Union.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 27, 2025
An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

Congress has to step up and take some responsibility for the shaping of public policy.

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
Politics
Mar 26, 2025
A Bad Business on the Bayou
A Bad Business on the Bayou

Chevron finds itself the victim of a political alliance between the tort bar and Louisiana Republicans.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Apr 1, 2025
Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations

Congress should exercise its constitutional powers over foreign commerce to guard American companies against overregulation by the European Union.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 27, 2025
ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Americans have access to abundant, reliable energy, unlike Europeans under strict climate mandates.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 10, 2025
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated

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Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Mar 6, 2025
Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism

Western attitudes toward commerce have transformed from early moral condemnation to a modern appreciation that sees trade as socially beneficial.

Erik Matson
Economic Dynamism
Feb 28, 2025
Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law

A California appellate court invented out of whole cloth a new and troubling theory of tort liability.

Richard Epstein, Benjamin Flowers
Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2025
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Armed with common sense policies, three urban leaders are fighting a patient battle against chaos.

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Economic Dynamism
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Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Flexibility and responsiveness are particularly important during periods of shock.

Ed Glaeser
Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment
Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment

A free and good society cannot be ‘open’ to everything, no matter how ugly or pernicious.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 7, 2025
Are the Democrats Drifting Further Left?

Now is a good time to examine what the Democratic party believes in, who its main protagonists are, and what their agenda is.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 5, 2025
An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

Congress has to step up and take some responsibility for the shaping of public policy.

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Most modern presidents take a managerial approach to the job, which is no way to bring radical change.

Arthur Herman
Politics
Mar 26, 2025
The Climate Has Changed on Climate Change

It’s time to look dispassionately at climate change as just one of the many challenges facing humanity.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 13, 2025
Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.

Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw
Politics
Feb 6, 2025
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

The poll asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in America.

Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Burnham’s Counterrevolution
Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard Reinsch reviews David T. Byrne's new biography of James Burnham.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Mar 28, 2025
How Not to Run the World

John Yoo examines Straussian approaches to foreign policy.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Mar 23, 2025
Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

A symbolic show of resolve on illegal immigration could hamper Trump’s effort to revive the Monroe Doctrine.

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Mar 21, 2025
Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

The Trump administration is making a bold and principled attempt to restore these wayward bodies to the control of the executive branch.

John Yoo & Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Mar 3, 2025
Rational Nondelegation

The nondelegation doctrine, which forbids Congress from transferring excessive power to the executive branch, has risen from the dead.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025
Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

Questions for my friends at the Claremont Institute on the 14th Amendment.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2025
Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025
Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Charles Kesler’s defense of the American Founding from its critics on the left and right alike can help us recover our most cherished principles.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2025
‘American Oasis’ Review: The Lure of the Desert
‘American Oasis’ Review: The Lure of the Desert

The Southwest has recently sent left-leaning senators to Washington. As more minorities move there, the region might shift to the right.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 9, 2025
California’s Population Bump Won’t Make Up for Its Long Term Slide

People are leaving, or not coming to California, for rational reasons — and most of them are economic.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 1, 2025
How Federal Lands Can Be Used to Ease the Housing Crisis

To create affordable homes on federal lands, the federal government shouldn’t sell lands for development — it should lease them.

Joel Kotkin, Michael Toth
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 10, 2025
In Southern L.A., These Cities Are Making a Comeback

The key is governance and a strong local focus.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 6, 2025
California’s Housing Problems Require a Better Solution than Densify, Densify, Densify

California’s mounting housing problem requires more alternatives, especially for people seeking lower rents and affordable single-family houses.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 18, 2025
Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

Scott Carrell, Alexander J. Chesney
Pursuit of Happiness
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The Lone Star State Is Soaring

America's future will be made in Texas.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 19, 2024
Popular Misconceptions: The Global Fertility Crisis

The global fertility crisis is worse than you think

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Pursuit of Happiness
Aug 17, 2024
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