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Gordon S. Wood's American Revolution

Gordon S. Wood's American Revolution

Widely acknowledged as the pre-eminent historian of the American Founding in our time, Wood was virtually without peer within academic American history today.

Steven Hayward
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 11, 2026

Gordon Wood Told the Truth About America

Gordon Wood Told the Truth About America

Gordon Wood showed us that a great historian could also be a regular guy.

Wilfred McClay
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 11, 2026

“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic

“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic

By promoting class hatred, suppressing private initiative, and seeking enhanced control of our lives, today’s democratic socialists undermine patriotism and individual initiative—two qualities that have long distinguished the United States from other major nations.

David Lewis Schaefer
Politics
Jun 10, 2026

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The Supreme Court Will Review New Waves of Litigation against the Oil Industry
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Jun 25, 2025
A Supreme Course Correction for NEPA
Jonathan H. Adler
Economic Dynamism
Jun 25, 2025
The Constitution, Parental Rights, and Transgender Treatment for Minors
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Jun 24, 2025
The Lion Rises and the Eagle Soars
Juliana Geran Pilon
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
What Skrmetti Should Have Said
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Jun 23, 2025
American Aspiration – a Blueprint
Ryan Streeter
Economic Dynamism
Jun 20, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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A Tech Republic, If You Can Keep It
James Hartley
Economic Dynamism
Jun 9, 2026
Eating the Rich, Ending Civilization
Economic Dynamism
Jun 8, 2026
The Great AI Jobs Transition
Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Jun 3, 2026
Edmund Phelps and the Culture of Dynamism
Ryan Streeter
Economic Dynamism
May 28, 2026
The Contested Legacy of Keynes’ 'General Theory'
Joshua Banerjee
Economic Dynamism
May 27, 2026
Edmund Phelps: Economist of Values
Economic Dynamism
May 26, 2026

Politics

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

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“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic
David Lewis Schaefer
Politics
Jun 10, 2026
America Doesn’t Need to Fear the “Thucydides Trap”
John Yoo
Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Will Alberta Leave Canada?
James Allan
Politics
Jun 4, 2026
The Transnational Conservative Project
Miles Smith IV
Politics
Jun 2, 2026
The Trump Fund
Richard Epstein
Politics
Jun 1, 2026
Statesmanship and the Classical Liberal Order
Alexander William Salter
Politics
Jun 1, 2026

Constitutionalism

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

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The Fifth Circuit’s Chance to Expose the Inflation Reduction Act’s Unconstitutionality
Jeff Stier
Constitutionalism
Jun 10, 2026
How the Zelman Decision Revitalized Religious Freedom
Ryan Bangert
Constitutionalism
Jun 4, 2026
Scalia’s Revolution
Tal Fortgang
Constitutionalism
Jun 3, 2026
The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Jun 2, 2026
Originalism and Its Adversaries
John G. Malcom
Constitutionalism
May 29, 2026
A Warning to Quorum Breakers
Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
May 27, 2026

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Politics and the Possibility of the Humanities
Nathaniel Peters
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 13, 2026
One Nation Spaced Out
Paul J. Larkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 3, 2026
The AI Frontier Must be Fiercely Competitive
Kevin Frazier
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 23, 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

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