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'Pluribus' Is About More Than 'the Warmth of Collectivism'

'Pluribus' Is About More Than 'the Warmth of Collectivism'

In 'Pluribus,' Apple’s most-viewed drama, the integrity of the individual is the central theme.

Jonathan Miltimore
Pursuit of Happiness
May 8, 2026

The Firestorm Over Congressional Redistricting

The Firestorm Over Congressional Redistricting

In the end, the Court will enter the political thicket through a side door that never should have been left open in the first place.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
May 8, 2026

Revisiting 'Zadvydas v. Davis' 25 Years Later

Revisiting 'Zadvydas v. Davis' 25 Years Later

Deportable aliens have no constitutional right to avoid detention.

Hans von Spakovsky
Constitutionalism
May 7, 2026

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'Pluribus' Is About More Than 'the Warmth of Collectivism'
Jonathan Miltimore
Pursuit of Happiness
May 8, 2026
The Firestorm Over Congressional Redistricting
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
May 8, 2026
Revisiting 'Zadvydas v. Davis' 25 Years Later
Hans von Spakovsky
Constitutionalism
May 7, 2026
Teddy Roosevelt’s Expansive Spirit
Emina Melonic
Politics
May 7, 2026
Trumpadelic
Paul J. Larkin
Politics
May 6, 2026
The New Frontier of Capital: What SpaceX’s IPO Tells Us About American Capital Markets
Julia R. Cartwright
Economic Dynamism
May 6, 2026

Economic Dynamism

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

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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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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
The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid
Scott Winship
Politics
Mar 27, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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The Firestorm Over Congressional Redistricting
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
May 8, 2026
Revisiting 'Zadvydas v. Davis' 25 Years Later
Hans von Spakovsky
Constitutionalism
May 7, 2026
Colorado’s Secularist Hostility Strikes Again
Tal Fortgang
Constitutionalism
May 5, 2026
Justice Harlan and President Trump Are Right About Birth Tourism
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Apr 30, 2026
Courting Tyranny
Timothy Harper
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2026
The Olympus Spa, Denuded by the 9th Circuit
Sarah Parshall Perry
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2026

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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'Pluribus' Is About More Than 'the Warmth of Collectivism'
Jonathan Miltimore
Pursuit of Happiness
May 8, 2026
Why Humans Aren’t Clever Chimps
Ronald W. Dworkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 24, 2026
“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

Technology & Innovation

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