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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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Waging Municipal Lawfare

Waging Municipal Lawfare

The limited authority of local governments to initiate public interest litigation is a matter of law, not politics.

Doug Peterson, Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025

What Game Are We Playing?

What Game Are We Playing?

If you decide to play Calvinball, you have become a partisan of Calvinball.

John Grove
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025

Trump's Industrial Policies Will Strangle Growth

Trump's Industrial Policies Will Strangle Growth

The public should doubt that the feds can run the nation’s businesses. 

Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 22, 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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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
The First Amendment Vise
Jessica Melugin
Economic Dynamism
Oct 6, 2025
Did Leo Strauss Get Religion?
Paul Seaton
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 3, 2025
The Philosophy of Jacques Maritain — A Long-Awaited Introduction
Thomas D. Howes
Pursuit of Happiness
Oct 3, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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The Betrayed Consumer
Julia R. Cartwright
Economic Dynamism
Oct 13, 2025
Obamacare Needs Life-Altering Surgery
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Oct 9, 2025
Will State Courts Set National Climate Policy?
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Oct 7, 2025
The First Amendment Vise
Jessica Melugin
Economic Dynamism
Oct 6, 2025
Law Can’t Answer Every Question Posed by AI
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Oct 2, 2025
The Protectionist Threat of Trump’s H-1B $100k Tax
Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Oct 1, 2025

Politics

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

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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
That Elusive Gaza Solution
Richard Epstein
Politics
Oct 9, 2025
Is Post-Liberalism a Real Remedy?
Graham McAleer
Politics
Oct 8, 2025
The Path to Civility
David C. Rose
Politics
Oct 8, 2025
The Wages of War and Punishment
John Yoo
Politics
Oct 2, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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Waging Municipal Lawfare
Doug Peterson, Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
What Game Are We Playing?
John Grove
Constitutionalism
Oct 23, 2025
Does Federal Law Extend to Portlandia?
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Oct 22, 2025
Creed, Culture, and American Memory
Wilfred McClay
Constitutionalism
Oct 21, 2025
The Constitution and the National Guard
Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Oct 20, 2025
Have We All Misunderstood Enumerated Powers?
Johnathan O'Neill
Constitutionalism
Oct 9, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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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
Faith, Reason, & Liberation
Nathaniel Peters
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 7, 2025
The Land of Fear and Awe
Emina Melonic
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 27, 2025
The Mind in a Mustard Seed
Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 25, 2025
American Education's Need for a New Founding
Tal Fortgang
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 6, 2025

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