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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025

Conservatism Against the Machine

Conservatism Against the Machine

Kingsworth's goal is to inspire readers to turn away from modernity just as he has.

Michael Lucchese
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 7, 2025

Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries

Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries

For now, the best way to advance conservatism is to eliminate liberal institutional asymmetries.

Josh Blackman
Politics
Nov 6, 2025

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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance
Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025
Conservatism Against the Machine
Michael Lucchese
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 7, 2025
Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries
Josh Blackman
Politics
Nov 6, 2025
How Climate Litigation Imposes Back Door Carbon Taxes
Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Nov 6, 2025
Can a Dithering Europe Stop Russia?
Jakub Grygiel
Politics
Nov 5, 2025
The Localist Roots of Climate Litigation
Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Nov 5, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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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
The GAIN AI Bill Is an American Loss
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025
The Fed’s Missing Independence
Veronique de Rugy
Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025

Politics

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

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What Drove Trump's Victory
Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 13, 2024
Israel Among the Nations
Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship: Then and Now
Andrew Roberts
Politics
Dec 11, 2024

Constitutionalism

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

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Why Issues of Birthright Citizenship Are So Difficult
Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Aug 19, 2025
Making Sense of the Court's Establishment Clause Doctrine
Kevin C. Walsh
Constitutionalism
Aug 18, 2025
Civitas Conversations: Is the Court Appeasing the Trump Administration?
Jonathan H. Adler, Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Aug 6, 2025
States Should Protect Religious Liberty Like It Is 1993
Mark David Hall, Paul Mueller
Constitutionalism
Jul 31, 2025
Mistaking Principle for Appeasement
Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Jul 29, 2025
Civitas Conversations: John Yoo Discusses Andrew Jackson's Gunslinger Presidency
John Yoo, Richard Reinsch
Constitutionalism
Jul 25, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Conservatism Against the Machine
Michael Lucchese
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 7, 2025
Ludwig von Mises' "Historians of the Future"
Carola Binder
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 4, 2025
AI and the Divine Test
Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 31, 2025
The Reckless American
Mark Bauerlein
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 24, 2025
Bodies, Selves, and the Quest for Identity
Rachel Lu
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 21, 2025
A Doctor In Full
Ronald W. Dworkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 17, 2025

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