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

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A Listening Heart

A Listening Heart

Justice Barrett may have been an unlikely jurist, but the nation is lucky to have her.

Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Oct 27, 2025

The FTC and AI: May a Thousand Competitive Flowers Bloom

The FTC and AI: May a Thousand Competitive Flowers Bloom

The early stages of the AI marketplace place higher stakes on the FTC’s actions — mistakes in enforcement today will have long-term consequences.

Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Oct 27, 2025

The Reckless American

The Reckless American

Even our noblest heroes have their rash and daring moments, impulsive decisions which are, in fact, critical to their eventual success.

Mark Bauerlein
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 24, 2025

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Civitas Outlook seeks understanding from a variety of authors, ideas, and disciplines. Choose a specific topic above or explore our full library.

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Free Speech and Common Sense Need New Champions
Mark Bauerlein
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025
The Telos of Free Speech and the University 
Justin Dyer
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025
Truth and the University
David F. Forte
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025
It Begins With Courage
Mark Helprin
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025
Regaining Our Principles and Institutions
Michael B. Poliakoff
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025
Our Civilization Depends on Serious Universities
Peter Wood
Constitutionalism
Oct 7, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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The FTC and AI: May a Thousand Competitive Flowers Bloom
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Oct 27, 2025
Trump's Industrial Policies Will Strangle Growth
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 22, 2025
The Reign of the Greenback
Alex J. Pollock
Economic Dynamism
Oct 16, 2025
Don’t Choose Your Own Adventure: Understanding Middle-Class Earnings Trends
Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Oct 15, 2025
The Tariff Debacle Is Renewed
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 15, 2025
A Nobel Prize for Innovation, Dynamism, and Creative Destruction
Jonathan Hartley
Economic Dynamism
Oct 14, 2025

Politics

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

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Can We Replay McKinley-ism?
Nicholas Mosvick
Politics
Apr 18, 2025
The Art of the Political Biography
Steven F. Hayward
Politics
Apr 11, 2025
Repudiating Genesis
Juliana Geran Pilon
Politics
Apr 3, 2025
Pierre Manent Investigates Europe's Democracy Crisis
Paul Seaton
Politics
Apr 1, 2025
Thatcher and the Conservative Party, Fifty Years Later
Charles C. W. Cooke
Politics
Mar 31, 2025
Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth
Richard Reinsch
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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The Court Can Reverse Kelo's Injustice
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Feb 26, 2025
Is Humphrey’s Executor About to Expire?
Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Feb 24, 2025
Breaking Watergate's Hold on the Presidency
John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Feb 21, 2025
Deregulating the University on Sex and Age
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2025
Father of the Originalist Legal Revolution
Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr.
Constitutionalism
Feb 19, 2025
A Call for Legislative Statesmanship
Joseph Postell
Constitutionalism
Feb 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 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

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