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Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause

Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause

Whatever the meaning of the invasion clause, the answer cannot turn on the unprecedented nature of the Trump presidency.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Feb 13, 2025

Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?

Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?

Elliott Abrams, Jonathan Schanzer, and John Yoo evaluate the changing contours of the Middle East and American strategy.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Feb 13, 2025

The Competing Tensions in America's Middle East Policy

The Competing Tensions in America's Middle East Policy

The success of President Trump's Middle East policy will depend on whether he can reconcile his competing impulses with the facts on the ground.

John Yoo
Politics
Feb 13, 2025

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Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Feb 13, 2025
Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?
Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
The Competing Tensions in America's Middle East Policy
John Yoo
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Disruptions and Challenges in the Middle East
Jonathan Schanzer
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
The Changing Calculus of Power in the Middle East
Elliott Abrams
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
To Fire or Not To Fire?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025

Economic Dynamism

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

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A New Course Is Needed for the Steel Industry
Veronique de Rugy
Economic Dynamism
Feb 12, 2025
AI Disrupts Itself, Expect More of This
Rachel Lomasky
Economic Dynamism
Feb 6, 2025
The EU Imposes Its ESG Agenda on American Companies
Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Feb 4, 2025
The Path Dependency of American Health Care
Thomas Miller
Economic Dynamism
Jan 29, 2025
Should We Believe the Economic Data or Americans’ “Lyin’” Eyes? The Answer Is Yes.
Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2025
Centralized Regulation Will Not Produce a Decarbonized Future
Jonathan H. Adler
Economic Dynamism
Jan 15, 2025

Politics

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

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Symposium: What Does the Middle East Mean to US?
Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
The Competing Tensions in America's Middle East Policy
John Yoo
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Disruptions and Challenges in the Middle East
Jonathan Schanzer
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
The Changing Calculus of Power in the Middle East
Elliott Abrams
Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Natural Disasters Can Reshape Politics
Tevi Troy
Politics
Feb 10, 2025
Big Worries about the Gaza Cease-fire
Richard Epstein
Politics
Feb 5, 2025

Constitutionalism

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

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Four Questions and Few Answers About the Invasion Clause
Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Feb 13, 2025
To Fire or Not To Fire?
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025
Combatting Antisemitism on Campus
Tal Fortgang
Constitutionalism
Feb 11, 2025
The Struggle Over the Federal Judiciary
Thomas Jipping
Constitutionalism
Feb 7, 2025
Trump's Immigration Agenda and the Constitution
John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Jan 31, 2025
The Case Against Birthright Citizenship
Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Jan 28, 2025

Pursuit of Happiness

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

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Regenerating Society in an Age of Disintegration
Seth D. Kaplan
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 13, 2025
Understanding the Mission of Civic Thought
Reid Comstock
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 8, 2025
Getting Family Policy Wrong
John Shelton
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 30, 2024
Alienation and Apple
Rachel Lu
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 26, 2024
Building the American Revival
Ryan Bangert
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 19, 2024
Announcing Civitas Outlook
Ryan Streeter
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 12, 2024

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