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Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?

Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?

Judge Andrew S. Oldham’s Olson lecture reminds us that what worked for the Federalist Society in 1985 may not work in 2025 — and almost certainly won’t in 2065.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025

Ban the Filibuster — But Only for Continuing Budget Resolutions

Ban the Filibuster — But Only for Continuing Budget Resolutions

Suspending the filibuster for continuing resolutions may have benefited Republicans this time, but the reform makes sense regardless of which party holds power.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025

The New Right’s Budding Romance for Neutral Principles

The New Right’s Budding Romance for Neutral Principles

Liberal proceduralism can condemn the crackpots without hesitation or compromise.

Tal Fortgang
Politics
Nov 12, 2025

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Thatcher and the Conservative Party, Fifty Years Later
Charles C. W. Cooke
Politics
Mar 31, 2025
Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth
Richard Reinsch
Politics
Mar 28, 2025
The Land of Fear and Awe
Emina Melonic
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 27, 2025
The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid
Scott Winship
Politics
Mar 27, 2025
Transatlantic Trade War Produces No Winners
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Mar 26, 2025
Why Legal Education Needs Abraham Lincoln
Michael Lucchese
Constitutionalism
Mar 26, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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America's Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership
Kevin Frazier, Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025
Have Argentinians Finally Had Enough of Peronism's Old Tricks?
Juan Martin Morando
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025
The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance
Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025
Milei's Mandate
Jonathan Hartley
Economic Dynamism
Nov 3, 2025
Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Is the Moon Big Enough for Two Lunar Billionaires?
Richard Smith
Economic Dynamism
Oct 30, 2025
Does the Market Economy Need a Moral Rebalancing?
John C. Pinheiro
Economic Dynamism
Oct 30, 2025

Politics

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

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The New Right’s Budding Romance for Neutral Principles
Tal Fortgang
Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries
Josh Blackman
Politics
Nov 6, 2025
Can a Dithering Europe Stop Russia?
Jakub Grygiel
Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Ending Maduro
Oscar Sumar
Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Tucker Carlson’s Sinking Ideological Ship
Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Why Reagan Crushed the PATCO Strike
Tevi Troy
Politics
Oct 16, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Ban the Filibuster — But Only for Continuing Budget Resolutions
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 10, 2025
How Climate Litigation Imposes Back Door Carbon Taxes
Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Nov 6, 2025
The Localist Roots of Climate Litigation
Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Nov 5, 2025
What Americans Mean By “Constitution”
Daniel E. Burns
Constitutionalism
Oct 31, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Building the American Revival
Ryan Bangert
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 19, 2024
Announcing Civitas Outlook
Ryan Streeter
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 12, 2024

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