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The Case for a U.S. – Canadian Union

The Case for a U.S. – Canadian Union

Given the immensity of common interests among them, why haven't the U.S. and Canada struck up a formal economic union?

Arthur Herman
Politics
Jan 20, 2026

Why Is the Federal Reserve Special — and Just How Special Is It?

Why Is the Federal Reserve Special — and Just How Special Is It?

How does the Fed fit into the Court's reform of the administrative state?

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 20, 2026

Selling America Short

Selling America Short

What has enhanced America’s reputation are the sacrifices we have made for our long-term self-interest.

Politics
Jan 19, 2026

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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
Ludwig von Mises' "Historians of the Future"
Carola Binder
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 4, 2025
Ending Maduro
Oscar Sumar
Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Milei's Mandate
Jonathan Hartley
Economic Dynamism
Nov 3, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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Trump's Troubling Economic Turn
Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026
The Poverty of Vanceonomics
Economic Dynamism
Jan 14, 2026
Entrepreneurial Freedom in the Age of AI
Economic Dynamism
Jan 12, 2026
Why Can't the Middle Class Invest Like Mitt Romney?
Economic Dynamism
Dec 30, 2025
The Revenge of the Supply-Siders
Paul Mueller
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2025
U.S. Can’t Cave to Europe’s Anti-Growth Agenda
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Dec 15, 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 Case for a U.S. – Canadian Union
Arthur Herman
Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Selling America Short
Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou
Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Prosecuting Maduro
Paul J. Larkin
Politics
Jan 13, 2026
Peru: Between Chinese and American Influence
Oscar Sumar
Politics
Jan 13, 2026
California’s EU Style Regulatory Gambit
Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 9, 2026

Constitutionalism

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

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Why Is the Federal Reserve Special — and Just How Special Is It?
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 20, 2026
Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law
John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026
Limiting the Federal Government
Constitutionalism
Jan 14, 2026
The Chief Justice's Big Idea
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 6, 2026
Congress, the President, and the Drug Boats
Constitutionalism
Jan 2, 2026
Just Follow the Law
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Dec 17, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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The Quintessential American: Ben Franklin, Man of All Ages
Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 16, 2026
The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell
David C. Rose
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 15, 2026
The Wealth of Nations at 250: Adam Smith’s Blueprint for the American Economy
Jonathan Hartley
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 6, 2026
Thank You, Ben
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 31, 2025
Civitas Outlook's Top 10 of 2025
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 29, 2025
John Wayne and the American Redemption
Emina Melonic
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 24, 2025

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