Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.

Rational Nondelegation

The nondelegation doctrine, which forbids Congress from transferring excessive power to the executive branch, has risen from the dead.

What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Vincent Phillip Muñoz reviews a new book about the Establishment Clause.

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard Reinsch reviews David T. Byrne's new biography of James Burnham.

Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Charles Kesler’s defense of the American Founding from its critics on the left and right alike can help us recover our most cherished principles.

Causes Tending to Undermine a Democratic Republic

Commentary on de Tocqueville: Vol. One, Part Two, Chapter Nine

Yuval Levin on How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again

WSJ: The Legal Theory Behind Trump’s Plan to Consolidate Power

Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

‘American Oasis’ Review: The Lure of the Desert

The Southwest has recently sent left-leaning senators to Washington. As more minorities move there, the region might shift to the right.

How Federal Lands Can Be Used to Ease the Housing Crisis

To create affordable homes on federal lands, the federal government shouldn’t sell lands for development — it should lease them.

The Lone Star State Is Soaring

America's future will be made in Texas.

Populism Unpacked: Voices from the Heartland

Arthur C. Brooks on The Art & Science of Getting Happier: Live at The Texas Tribune

National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

The poll asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in America.

The Climate Has Changed on Climate Change

It’s time to look dispassionately at climate change as just one of the many challenges facing humanity.

Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

Justin Dyer on Civic Education: Live at AEI's Future of the American University Conference

Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve

This paper examines partisanship in public perceptions of the Federal Reserve.

Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism

Western attitudes toward commerce have transformed from early moral condemnation to a modern appreciation that sees trade as socially beneficial.

ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Americans have access to abundant, reliable energy, unlike Europeans under strict climate mandates.

These Mayors Understand How to Run a City

Armed with common sense policies, three urban leaders are fighting a patient battle against chaos.

Saving Free Markets in America

American markets are under siege by interventionists on both the left and the right.

The World War II Lesson for DOGE

A Trump revolution is poised to unleash the innovative and productive power of the private sector.

Arthur Herman on Mobility, Markets, and Natural Law

Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap