Civitas Outlook

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

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Tucker Carlson’s Sinking Ideological Ship

Tucker Carlson’s Sinking Ideological Ship

Carlson is not alone in abandoning the American conservatism of people like Ronald Reagan, but he is at the forefront of accelerating its abandonment.

Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Oct 31, 2025

AI and the Divine Test

AI and the Divine Test

The loss of sentience is the most present danger posed by AI.

Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 31, 2025

What Americans Mean By “Constitution”

What Americans Mean By “Constitution”

Our ancestors invented something that the rest of the world has rightly admired. We need to learn to better appreciate their achievement.

Daniel E. Burns
Constitutionalism
Oct 31, 2025

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Tucker Carlson’s Sinking Ideological Ship
Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Oct 31, 2025
AI and the Divine Test
Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 31, 2025
What Americans Mean By “Constitution”
Daniel E. Burns
Constitutionalism
Oct 31, 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

Economic Dynamism

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

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Corporate Welfare Dissolves Trust in Government and Markets
Veronique de Rugy
Economic Dynamism
Dec 12, 2024
Return to Economic Growth
Samuel Gregg
Economic Dynamism
Dec 11, 2024
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Economic Dynamism

Politics

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

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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
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

Constitutionalism

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

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How to Curb the Administrative State?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Dec 11, 2024

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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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
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

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