Commentary
Across Civitas Outlook and the broader media landscape, our scholars provide timely insights into issues of national significance.

Stanford’s Graduate Student Union Tries to Stifle Dissent
The university may fire me because I won’t pay dues to a labor organization whose views I find repugnant.

The 529 Education Revolution Is Here
Tax-free accounts have become more powerful, but some states are resisting.
Content

The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations
This paper studies the response of household inflation expectations to television news coverage of inflation.
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The Rise of Inflation Targeting
This paper discusses the interactions between politics and economic ideas leading to the adoption of inflation targeting in the United States.

Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland
Civitas Senior Research Fellows Richard Epstein and John Yoo, alongside the Mountain States Legal Foundation, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Maryland.

AI and the Future of Society and Economy
Large language and generative AI models like ChatGPT are the equivalent of the first automobiles: fun to play with, somewhat unreliable, and maybe a little dangerous. But over time, the lesson for will be clear: Who Learns Fastest, Wins.


Reading the New Conservatives
The Specter of Chaos in New York
How We Built the Arsenal of Democracy
The $130 Billion Train That Couldn’t
Trump and Wiles Are like a New Madden and Summerall
Under Zohran Mamdani, the Jewish Exodus from New York Is Likely to Accelerate