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Freedom, Liberalism, and Civic Communion

Freedom, Liberalism, and Civic Communion

Are we capable of living in civic communion as a republican people, a people who need nation, family, and religion to form and expand their capacities for moral reflection, responsibility, and conscience?

Richard M. Reinsch II
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025

A Fairer Tax System?

A Fairer Tax System?

Better tax remedies are needed in America, and Ray Madoff's new book has given us an agenda for a conversation we should have.

Erik M. Jensen
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025

Is This Nixon Redux?

Is This Nixon Redux?

While the parallels between the Nixon and Trump presidencies might seem striking, there are critical differences that should not be ignored.

Joseph Postell
Politics
Nov 20, 2025

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Freedom, Liberalism, and Civic Communion
Richard M. Reinsch II
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025
A Fairer Tax System?
Erik M. Jensen
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025
Is This Nixon Redux?
Joseph Postell
Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Texas Stands on Commerce
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Nov 19, 2025
The Persistent Populism of Trump and Mamdani
Richard Epstein
Politics
Nov 19, 2025
America Needs Its Hidden Champions
Arthur Herman
Economic Dynamism
Nov 19, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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The Future of Entrepreneurship in America
Andreas Widmer
Economic Dynamism
Dec 19, 2024
The Right and Wrong Way to Regulate AI
Rachel Lomasky
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2024
Trump’s Department of Labor Needs a Pro Growth Leader
Mark Pulliam
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2024
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

Politics

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

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Is This Nixon Redux?
Joseph Postell
Politics
Nov 20, 2025
The Persistent Populism of Trump and Mamdani
Richard Epstein
Politics
Nov 19, 2025
When Tucker Quit America
Richard Samuelson
Politics
Nov 18, 2025
China’s Engineers, America’s Lawyers, and the Hearts of Men
John Kitch II
Politics
Nov 13, 2025
The New Right’s Budding Romance for Neutral Principles
Tal Fortgang
Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Eliminating Liberal Institutional Asymmetries
Josh Blackman
Politics
Nov 6, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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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
Trump Is Refighting The “War” That Congress and the Burger Court “Waged” Against President Nixon
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Oct 1, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Freedom, Liberalism, and Civic Communion
Richard M. Reinsch II
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025
A Fairer Tax System?
Erik M. Jensen
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 21, 2025
Dick Cheney, Reader
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 10, 2025
Conservatism Against the Machine
Michael Lucchese
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 7, 2025
Ludwig von Mises' "Historians of the Future"
Carola Binder
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 4, 2025
AI and the Divine Test
Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 31, 2025

Technology & Innovation

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