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Civitas Outlook, the online journal of the Civitas Institute, publishes original writing about the ideas that create flourishing societies.

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The Reckless American

The Reckless American

Even our noblest heroes have their rash and daring moments, impulsive decisions which are, in fact, critical to their eventual success.

Mark Bauerlein
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 24, 2025

Waging Municipal Lawfare

Waging Municipal Lawfare

The limited authority of local governments to initiate public interest litigation is a matter of law, not politics.

Doug Peterson, Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025

What Game Are We Playing?

What Game Are We Playing?

If you decide to play Calvinball, you have become a partisan of Calvinball.

John Grove
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025

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The Reckless American
Mark Bauerlein
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 24, 2025
Waging Municipal Lawfare
Doug Peterson, Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
What Game Are We Playing?
John Grove
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
Trump's Industrial Policies Will Strangle Growth
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 22, 2025
Does Federal Law Extend to Portlandia?
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Oct 22, 2025
Bodies, Selves, and the Quest for Identity
Rachel Lu
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 21, 2025

Economic Dynamism

We consider the principles, policies, and culture that supports free market capitalism

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Will King Dollar Reign Forever?
Samuel Gregg
Economic Dynamism
Jul 30, 2025
Build it. They're coming. 
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Jul 30, 2025
How America Became the World’s Medicine Chest—and Why That Status Is at Risk
Jonathan Miltimore
Economic Dynamism
Jul 29, 2025
Current Antitrust Actions Endanger America's AI Edge
Jessica Melugin
Economic Dynamism
Jul 28, 2025
American Aspiration and Its Enemies
Ryan Streeter
Economic Dynamism
Jul 24, 2025
Stablecoin and the Feds
Julia R. Cartwright
Economic Dynamism
Jul 17, 2025

Politics

We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

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Why Reagan Crushed the PATCO Strike
Tevi Troy
Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Jefferson's Complex Legacy on Slavery and Race
Richard Samuelson
Politics
Oct 10, 2025
That Elusive Gaza Solution
Richard Epstein
Politics
Oct 9, 2025
Is Post-Liberalism a Real Remedy?
Graham McAleer
Politics
Oct 8, 2025
The Path to Civility
David C. Rose
Politics
Oct 8, 2025
The Wages of War and Punishment
John Yoo
Politics
Oct 2, 2025

Constitutionalism

We discuss the political thought that undergirds a society of freedom and virtue.

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Waging Municipal Lawfare
Doug Peterson, Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
What Game Are We Playing?
John Grove
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
Does Federal Law Extend to Portlandia?
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Oct 22, 2025
Creed, Culture, and American Memory
Wilfred McClay
Constitutionalism
Oct 21, 2025
The Constitution and the National Guard
Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Oct 20, 2025
Have We All Misunderstood Enumerated Powers?
Johnathan O'Neill
Constitutionalism
Oct 9, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

We explore how citizens, neighbors, workers, families, and communities shape the future of American society.

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The Burden of Debt and the Gift of Work
John C. Pinheiro
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 20, 2025
American Renaissance: Penn Station Reborn?
Paul Zepeda
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 6, 2025
How Reading Augustine Dispels Ideological Illusions
Ronald W. Dworkin
Pursuit of Happiness
May 30, 2025
Vergil: Poet Laureate of the American Founding
Robert G. Natelson
Pursuit of Happiness
May 2, 2025
Dissident Blessings in the Negative World
Brian Smith
Pursuit of Happiness
May 1, 2025
When Life Becomes Unending Variations on Disease
Ronald W. Dworkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 30, 2025

Technology & Innovation

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