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Through original, empirical research, we seek to better understand the nature of individual, economic, and political liberty.

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
Defending Technological Dynamism & the Freedom to Innovate in the Age of AI

Human flourishing, economic growth, and geopolitical resilience requires innovation—especially in artificial intelligence.

Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Jun 6, 2025
Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes

This paper uses linked tax and Census records for over 5 million children to examine how divorce affects family arrangements and children's long-term outcomes.

Andrew C. Johnston
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025
Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

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

Andrew Koppelman, Michael McConnell, Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2025
Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
Carola Binder, Cody Couture, Abhiprerna Smit
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Mar 6, 2025
Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism
Erik Matson
Economic Dynamism
Feb 28, 2025
Rational Nondelegation
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025
Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success
Scott Carrell, Michal Kurlaender
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 7, 2025
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Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

Politics
Feb 6, 2025

Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law

Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2025

Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 28, 2025

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025

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

Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024

Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts

Politics
Dec 13, 2024
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Content

Los Angeles Has Fallen

How can riot-rocked LA be trusted to host the Olympics?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 11, 2025
Class Warfare, LA Style

The unrest in LA is not primarily a movement of organized working people, but the outgrowth of a heavily racialized politics.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 11, 2025
LA Riots Reflect Failure of Progressive Leadership

The current unrest reflects a deeper dysfunction steadily eroding the city’s foundations.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 9, 2025
Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War

Trump is lashing out at those who helped him pick judges in his first term.

John Yoo
Politics
Jun 6, 2025
Locked Out of the Dream: Regulation Making Homes Unaffordable Around the World

The first in a two-part series on the global housing crisis.

Joel Kotkin
Economic Dynamism
Jun 5, 2025
Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre

He reminded us that life is mainly about love and friendship, not reason and will.

O. Carter Snead
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 5, 2025
Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Trump is squandering the chance to build a coherent populist programme.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 4, 2025

Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

Politics
Jun 2, 2025
25:37

Can the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Meet Today’s Challenges?

Economic Dynamism
May 13, 2025
1:35:10

Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan: Consequences for Innovation and Patient Access

Politics
May 13, 2025
18:50

Virginia Postrel and Adam Thierer on Big Trends and Big Ideas in Dynamism

Economic Dynamism
Apr 29, 2025
1:09:22

Joel Mokyr on American Dynamism vs. Techno-pessimism

Economic Dynamism
Apr 29, 2025
1:04:30
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