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Celebrating Passover in Communist Exile

Celebrating Passover in Communist Exile

When we children found out the name of our feast, we had already crossed the big sea, eaten lots of bread dipped in sour milk, and the bitter herbs were beginning to taste quite sweet.

Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 1, 2026

End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes

End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes

It’s time for a Roth Revolution.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Apr 1, 2026

The Tax Code Is the Abundance Agenda’s Missing Villain

The Tax Code Is the Abundance Agenda’s Missing Villain

A debate focused almost entirely on permitting and regulatory reform is insufficient. The tax code cannot remain a footnote. It is the missing villain.

Veronique de Rugy, Adam Michel
Economic Dynamism
Mar 31, 2026

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Celebrating Passover in Communist Exile
Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 1, 2026
End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Apr 1, 2026
The Tax Code Is the Abundance Agenda’s Missing Villain
Veronique de Rugy, Adam Michel
Economic Dynamism
Mar 31, 2026
The Dignity of Relational Beings
Ainsley Weber
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 31, 2026
Dishonor and the Civil Service
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Mar 30, 2026
Adams’ Duplicitous Cabinet
Myron Magnet
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 27, 2026

Economic Dynamism

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

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End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Apr 1, 2026
The Tax Code Is the Abundance Agenda’s Missing Villain
Veronique de Rugy, Adam Michel
Economic Dynamism
Mar 31, 2026
Washington’s Housing Fix Isn’t a Fix
Tobias Peter
Economic Dynamism
Mar 25, 2026
The Economist Who Knew Too Much
Julia R. Cartwright
Economic Dynamism
Mar 24, 2026
The Tragedy of Paul Ehrlich
Economic Dynamism
Mar 23, 2026
Cut Licensing, Cut Prices, Embrace AI
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Mar 19, 2026

Politics

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

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Parliament, Country, and Friendship
Luke Foster
Politics
Mar 25, 2026
Why Can’t We Have a Real Filibuster?
Joseph Postell
Politics
Mar 24, 2026
The Ways, Means, and Ends of FDR
Paul Moreno
Politics
Mar 20, 2026
Mamdani’s Audacious Estate Tax for New York
Richard Epstein
Politics
Mar 18, 2026
Oil, War, and Peace
Richard Epstein
Politics
Mar 12, 2026
Iran and the Laws of War
John Yoo
Politics
Mar 12, 2026

Constitutionalism

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

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The Myth of Milliken
R. Shep Melnick
Constitutionalism
Dec 3, 2025
United States v. Lopez at 30: The Court’s Federalism Revolution Didn’t Happen
Constitutionalism
Dec 1, 2025
Supreme Court Term Preview: Presidential Power in Two Dimensions
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Nov 18, 2025
Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Ban the Filibuster — But Only for Continuing Budget Resolutions
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Nov 10, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Vergil: Poet Laureate of the American Founding
Robert G. Natelson
Pursuit of Happiness
May 2, 2025
Dissident Blessings in the Negative World
Brian Smith
Pursuit of Happiness
May 1, 2025
When Life Becomes Unending Variations on Disease
Ronald W. Dworkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 30, 2025
The Quantum Revolution and the Human Spirit
Rob Koons
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 25, 2025
The Civis in Civic Architecture
Paul Zepeda
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 17, 2025
The Return of the Natural Law
Samuel Gregg
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 14, 2025

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