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Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Is the Moon Big Enough for Two Lunar Billionaires?

Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Is the Moon Big Enough for Two Lunar Billionaires?

Jeff Bezos seems to have realized that Blue Origin must change how it does business and pick up the pace if it expects to keep pace with the frenetic Mr. Musk.

Richard Smith
Economic Dynamism
Oct 30, 2025

Does the Market Economy Need a Moral Rebalancing?

Does the Market Economy Need a Moral Rebalancing?

Does the market economy need a new “moral architecture”?

John C. Pinheiro
Economic Dynamism
Oct 30, 2025

The GAIN AI Bill Is an American Loss

The GAIN AI Bill Is an American Loss

This statute is yet another chapter in the protectionist regime that populist Republicans and Democrats alike are building.

Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025

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Foucault’s “Discipline and Punish" at 50
Paul Seaton
Politics
Mar 19, 2025
The Constitution and Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban
Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Mar 18, 2025
On Campus Chaos
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Mar 18, 2025
YooKay plc
Helen Dale
Politics
Mar 17, 2025
The Light the Court's Originalist Majority Must See
Hadley Arkes
Constitutionalism
Mar 14, 2025
The Economic Harm That Is Coming
Veronique de Rugy
Economic Dynamism
Mar 13, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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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
From Buenos Aires to London: Not All Bailouts Are Created Equal
Michael Munger
Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025
Why Professor Mokyr's Nobel in Economics Matters
Joshua Banerjee
Economic Dynamism
Oct 28, 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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Andrew Jackson Redefined the American Presidency
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jul 22, 2025
Taming the 21st Century Prince
Steven F. Hayward
Constitutionalism
Jul 22, 2025
Big Government Statesmanship
Yuval Levin
Constitutionalism
Jul 22, 2025
Character and the American Presidency: A View from the Founding
Joseph Bessette, Gary J. Schmitt
Constitutionalism
Jul 22, 2025
The Incapable Congress
Joseph Postell
Constitutionalism
Jul 21, 2025
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton and a Few First Amendment Principles
Zack Smith
Constitutionalism
Jul 16, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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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
Racing Earnhardt
Emina Melonic
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 17, 2025
Dallin Oaks: From Legal Giant to Leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Aaron L. Nielson
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 15, 2025
Conversion by Inches?
Brian Smith
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 10, 2025

Technology & Innovation

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