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Peter Robinson Unbridled

Join Peter Robinson, the Hilda and Greg Curran Fellow at the Civitas Institute, author of Ronald Reagan’s famed “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech, and longtime host of the hit podcast Uncommon Knowledge, for Peter Robinson Unbridled, a new YouTube show and podcast.

On Unbridled, Peter will channel the vitality of Austin and Texas to the world. Peter's conversations about economics, politics, education, and culture will be infused with his signature curiosity, depth, and wit.

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Finding Truth and Friendship in Divided Times - Cornel West & Robert George

In the first episode of Peter Robinson Unbridled, Cornel West and Robert George discuss friendship, truth, and the age of division.

EP1
Oct 15, 2025

The Happy Warrior Remaking Higher Education - Will Inboden

Will and Peter discuss how higher education got into a rut, how universities can lead us out of it, the point of Shakespeare, and how to build lifelong friendships.

EP2
Nov 14, 2025

American Neo-Feudalism and How to Escape It - Joel Kotkin

EP3
Dec 15, 2025

Leonard Leo: The Conservative Fundraiser Remaking American Culture

EP4
Jan 15, 2026

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Pursuit of Happiness

The Rise of Latino America

In The Rise of Latino America, Hernandez & Kotkin argue that Latinos, who are projected to become America’s largest ethnic group, are a dynamic force shaping the nation’s demographic, economic, and cultural future. Far from being a marginalized group defined by oppression, Latinos are integral to America’s story. They drive economic growth, cultural evolution, and workforce vitality. Challenges, however, including poverty, educational disparities, and restrictive policies, threaten their upward mobility. Policymakers who wish to harness Latino potential to ensure national prosperity and resilience should adopt policies that prioritize affordability, safety, and economic opportunity over ideological constraints.

Joel Kotkin, Jennifer Hernandez, Wendell Cox, Marshall Toplansky, Erika Ozuna
Pursuit of Happiness
Nov 10, 2025
Revival: Americans Heading Back to the Hinterlands

Smaller communities throughout the country are poised to play an outsize role in forging our future.

Joel Kotkin, Wendell Cox
Pursuit of Happiness
Sep 19, 2025
How to Save Our Urban Centers

What will the future of American cities look like?

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 26, 2025
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Americans Concerned About AI, Economic Issues

The Civitas Institute Poll, conducted from March 11-20, 2025, asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in the country.

Daron Shaw
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 11, 2025
God, Creation and ‘The Story of Everything’

A new documentary claims that modern science has reality all wrong.

Peter Robinson
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 16, 2026
Abundance Pragmatism Fails

Richard M. Reinsch II
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 15, 2026
Richard Epstein on Roman Law and Sociobiology

How and why Roman law worked, how it eventually fell apart, and sociobiology as a way to explain the foundations and limits of legal norms.

Richard Epstein
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 1, 2026
Silicon Valley is pivoting away from Trump

As the dominant economic and social force of our time, a handful of Silicon Valley-based companies shape our politics more than we’d like to admit.

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 10, 2026
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Robert George and Cornel West - Truth Matters, A Book Talk

Pursuit of Happiness
Sep 26, 2025
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Arthur Brooks on the Secret to a Fulfilling Life

Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 7, 2025
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Populism Unpacked: Voices from the Heartland

Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 4, 2025
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Jeff Rosen on What “The Pursuit of Happiness” Meant to America's Founders

Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 26, 2025
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Arthur C. Brooks on the Pursuit of Happiness in an Unhappy World

Pursuit of Happiness
May 8, 2024
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“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In

The film features a weak, defeated man who turns from a coward to a hero, from selfishness to sacrifice, and from loneliness to friendship.

Titus Techera
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 17, 2026
Is America Good Enough for Wendell Berry?

Genuine traditions and stories can prevent their inheritors from recklessly chasing the future simply because it’s the next thing.

Brian Smith
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 10, 2026
Rediscovering History as the Story of Liberty

History can be a way to center ourselves today and renew the institutions and beliefs that are central to that history and its legacy.

Arthur Herman
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 9, 2026
James Q. Wilson and the Crisis of Our Time

"When we profess to believe in deterrence and to value justice, but refuse to spend the energy and money required to produce either, we are sending a clear signal that we think that safe streets, unlike all other great public goods, can be had on the cheap."

Titus Techera
Pursuit of Happiness
Apr 8, 2026
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