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It’s Time to Combat Abuse of Agency Guidance – Again.

It’s Time to Combat Abuse of Agency Guidance – Again.

The federal courts cannot comprehensively limit administrative state power, but an Executive Order could do helpful work.

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Apr 21, 2026

Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny

When Congress is forced to get serious about deficit cutting again, Medicare should be at the top of the list of programs receiving a thorough review.

James C. Capretta
Politics
Apr 21, 2026

SAVE America, SAVE the Senate

SAVE America, SAVE the Senate

The path Thune has chosen includes elements of both the nuclear option and talking filibuster.

Constitutionalism
Apr 20, 2026

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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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Enhancing Trade, Security, and Peace in the Americas: The Role of Think Tanks
Alejandro Chafuen
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
A US Trade Strategy for Latin America
Samuel Gregg
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
The Twilight of Free Trade
Hernan Bonilla
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
Love, Hedges, and Bad Neighborhoods
Leonidas Zelmanovitz
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
The Young Americas Need Each Other
G. Patrick Lynch
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
Woke Despotism Meets the Counterrevolution
Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 21, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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Is Economics a Failure?
Michael Munger
Economic Dynamism
Apr 16, 2026
Locke, Meet Claude
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Apr 15, 2026
Is There Anything New Under the AI Sun?
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Apr 15, 2026
The Partisan Tax Divide Cuts Deeper Than You Think
Thomas Savidge
Economic Dynamism
Apr 13, 2026
Lina Khan’s Continued Influence on the FTC
Jessica Melugin
Economic Dynamism
Apr 6, 2026
A Year of Tariff-Induced Stagnation
Richard Stern
Economic Dynamism
Apr 2, 2026

Politics

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

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Congress Should Not Exempt Medicare from Budget Scrutiny
James C. Capretta
Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Antisemitism and the American Right
Melissa Langsam Braunstein
Politics
Apr 14, 2026
The Logic of Pressing for Change in Cuba Now
Ryan C. Berg
Politics
Apr 8, 2026
Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War
John Yoo
Politics
Apr 3, 2026
The Iran War and the Future of the American Right
Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Apr 3, 2026
The Politicization of the Scientific Method
Richard Epstein
Politics
Apr 2, 2026

Constitutionalism

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

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Globalization’s Challenge to American Constitutionalism
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024
What is the Future of the Federalist Society?
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Dec 13, 2024
Re-forming the Department of Justice
Andrew C. McCarthy
Constitutionalism
Dec 13, 2024
The DOGE Daze of Regulatory Reform
Jonathan H. Adler
Constitutionalism
Dec 12, 2024
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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“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In
Titus Techera
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 17, 2026
Is America Good Enough for Wendell Berry?
Brian Smith
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 10, 2026
Rediscovering History as the Story of Liberty
Arthur Herman
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 9, 2026
James Q. Wilson and the Crisis of Our Time
Titus Techera
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 8, 2026
Welcome to the Manosphere
Tal Fortgang
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 3, 2026
Celebrating Passover in Communist Exile
Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 1, 2026

Technology & Innovation

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