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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Have Argentinians Finally Had Enough of Peronism's Old Tricks?

Have Argentinians Finally Had Enough of Peronism's Old Tricks?

After nearly a century of Peronist dominance, Argentinians may finally be ready for real reforms.

Juan Martin Morando
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025

Dick Cheney, Reader

Dick Cheney, Reader

Cheney always recognized the importance of ideas and those who generated them.

Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 10, 2025

Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?

Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?

Hamilton’s warnings about the potential collapse of an independent judiciary may well be realized if the unitary executive theory continues to fester.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 10, 2025

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Have Argentinians Finally Had Enough of Peronism's Old Tricks?
Juan Martin Morando
Economic Dynamism
Nov 11, 2025
Dick Cheney, Reader
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 10, 2025
Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 10, 2025
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

Economic Dynamism

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

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Rise of the AI Oligarchy?
Rachel Lomasky
Economic Dynamism
May 29, 2025
Reagan’s Trade Doctrine
David Hebert, Marcus Witcher
Economic Dynamism
May 26, 2025
Trump's Rhetoric May Unconstitutionally Sink the Pharmaceutical Industry
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
May 23, 2025
Vision of the Newly Anointed
Veronique de Rugy
Economic Dynamism
May 13, 2025
Google Under Fire
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
May 13, 2025
California's “License to Kill" the American Auto Industry
Paul J. Larkin
Economic Dynamism
May 12, 2025

Politics

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

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Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries
Josh Blackman
Politics
Nov 6, 2025
Can a Dithering Europe Stop Russia?
Jakub Grygiel
Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Ending Maduro
Oscar Sumar
Politics
Nov 4, 2025
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

Constitutionalism

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

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Beware of Selective Originalism by Trump—or Anyone Else
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Mar 11, 2025
Maine Smackdown: Trump to Schools—Break Your Contract, Lose Your Title IX Funds
Sarah Parshall Perry, Paul J. Larkin
Constitutionalism
Mar 7, 2025
Let the National Institutes of Health Delegate Medical Research to Private Foundations
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Mar 5, 2025
AI's Challenges to Free Speech Doctrine
Ryan Bangert
Constitutionalism
Mar 5, 2025
Trump's Spending Pauses: Historical Conventions and Statutory Text
Paul J. Larkin
Constitutionalism
Feb 28, 2025
The Court Can Reverse Kelo's Injustice
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Feb 26, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Building the American Revival
Ryan Bangert
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 19, 2024
Announcing Civitas Outlook
Ryan Streeter
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 12, 2024

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