Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Depends on American Oil
Trump has found his own formula — based largely on America’s tech savvy and energy abundance — to intimidate enemies and control friends.
The American Revolutions of 1776
America's founding was animated by both the spirit of liberty and the spirit of religion — a philosophical and practical achievement worth understanding and attempting to recover today.
Getting Right with Buckley
Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited William F. Buckley Jr. biography will leave conservatives disappointed.
It’s Not Easy, but We Can All Learn to Think like Adam Smith
To truly understand what a dynamic economy requires, we would do well to recover the 18th-century sensibility that understood dynamism as a social and cultural phenomenon as much as an economic one.
Defending Technological Dynamism & the Freedom to Innovate in the Age of AI
Human flourishing, economic growth, and geopolitical resilience requires innovation—especially in artificial intelligence.
Locked Out of the Dream: Regulation Making Homes Unaffordable Around the World
The first in a two-part series on the global housing crisis.
A Most Favored National Policy for Pharma Drugs Makes Sense
"Most favored nation" pricing can help make America's pharmaceutical marketplace more competitive.
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The High Cost of California’s Green Energy Policies
California can only prosper if it can develop affordable, reliable energy from all sources, including the state’s fossil fuel supplies.
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Getting Right with Buckley
Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited William F. Buckley Jr. biography will leave conservatives disappointed.
Class Warfare, LA Style
The unrest in LA is not primarily a movement of organized working people, but the outgrowth of a heavily racialized politics.
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Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?
After observing Trump’s hostility to Walmart and Amazon, Home Depot took a different approach.
Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances
Oligarchs, professionals and the working class are all divided among themselves.
The Pope of Progress?
Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.
The Progressive Presidency Envelops American Politics
One does not need to revisit the drastic consequences that ensued from COVID-19 policies to be reminded of the failures and mistakes of the progressive constitutional framework that issued them.
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The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship
A Supreme Court guided by originalist principles should affirm the constitutionality of birthright citizenship.
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National Poll from Civitas Institute: Americans Concerned About AI, Economic Issues
The Civitas Institute Poll, conducted from March 11-20, 2025, asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in the country.
Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre
He reminded us that life is mainly about love and friendship, not reason and will.
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Charter Schools Are Not ‘State Actors,’ And SCOTUS Should Have Said So
Charter schools need more autonomy than district schools if American families are going to have real choice in education.
Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes
This paper uses linked tax and Census records for over 5 million children to examine how divorce affects family arrangements and children's long-term outcomes.
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