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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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Trump's Greenland Aggression

Trump's Greenland Aggression

Richard Epstein on the Greenland capers.

Richard Epstein
Politics
Jan 22, 2026

McNamara in the Rear-View Mirror

McNamara in the Rear-View Mirror

There is much more to the McNamara story than simply a Ford CEO becoming a government executive, as Philip and William Taubman lay out in McNamara at War: A New History.

Tevi Troy
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 22, 2026

The Civitas Outlook Energy Symposium

The Civitas Outlook Energy Symposium

Energy policy in America has become, over the past few decades, one of the most fraught debates in American politics.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 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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Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Clash of Orthodoxies
Sarah Parshall Perry
Constitutionalism
Jul 9, 2025
McDougall's Wiser View of American History
Brian Smith
Politics
Jul 9, 2025
The War Powers and Original Understanding
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jul 8, 2025
Implied Powers in the Constitution
Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Jul 8, 2025
Escape From New York
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Jul 7, 2025
The Current Battleline of the DEI Wars
Tal Fortgang
Politics
Jul 7, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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The Civitas Outlook Energy Symposium
Richard M. Reinsch II
Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
From Energy Repression to Energy Dominance
Russ Greene
Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
America’s Energy Revolution Continues
Steven F. Hayward
Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
Oil Remains the Epicenter of Commerce, Geopolitics, and Energy
Mark Mills
Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
Trump's Troubling Economic Turn
Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026
The Poverty of Vanceonomics
Economic Dynamism
Jan 14, 2026

Politics

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

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The Path to Civility
David C. Rose
Politics
Oct 8, 2025
The Wages of War and Punishment
John Yoo
Politics
Oct 2, 2025
Missile Defense Matters — So Does Explaining It
Patrycja Bazylczyk
Politics
Sep 29, 2025
The Virtue of Nationalism Revisited
Daniel J. Mahoney
Politics
Sep 25, 2025
From Max Weber to Charlie Kirk: On Political Action in Extreme Times
Steven F. Hayward
Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Returning to First Principles on Free Speech
Richard Epstein
Politics
Sep 19, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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Why Is the Federal Reserve Special — and Just How Special Is It?
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 20, 2026
Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law
John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026
Limiting the Federal Government
Constitutionalism
Jan 14, 2026
The Chief Justice's Big Idea
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 6, 2026
Congress, the President, and the Drug Boats
Constitutionalism
Jan 2, 2026
Just Follow the Law
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Dec 17, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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McNamara in the Rear-View Mirror
Tevi Troy
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 22, 2026
The Quintessential American: Ben Franklin, Man of All Ages
Juliana Geran Pilon
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 16, 2026
The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell
David C. Rose
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 15, 2026
The Wealth of Nations at 250: Adam Smith’s Blueprint for the American Economy
Jonathan Hartley
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 6, 2026
Thank You, Ben
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 31, 2025
Civitas Outlook's Top 10 of 2025
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Dec 29, 2025

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