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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

Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou

Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou

Michael Toth reports on the Supreme Court case that will determine whether oil and gas companies can stop politically-connected Louisiana trial lawyers from fleecing them.

Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 19, 2026

Trump's Troubling Economic Turn

Trump's Troubling Economic Turn

How far will current economic regulations go in the Trump White House?

Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026

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Selling America Short
Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou
Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Trump's Troubling Economic Turn
Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026
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
Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law
John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026

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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Family First, Texas Strong
Brad Wilcox
Politics
Dec 18, 2025
Obamacare for American Orbanists: How Not to Do Family Policy
John Shelton, Joel Griffith
Politics
Dec 18, 2025
Beyond the Border: How Extraterritorial State Laws Risk America’s AI Ambitions
Kevin Frazier
Politics
Dec 16, 2025
The Trump National Security Strategy Is Good, Bad, and Ugly All at Once
John Yoo
Politics
Dec 16, 2025
“Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves
Josh Blackman
Politics
Dec 11, 2025
What Did the Godfather of Conservatism Think about the Jewish People?
Gregory M. Collins
Politics
Dec 10, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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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
Obamacare Should No Longer be SCOTUScare
Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Dec 10, 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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