Research
Through original, empirical research, we seek to better understand the nature of individual, economic, and political liberty.
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Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means
A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.

Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
This paper examines partisanship in public perceptions of the Federal Reserve.
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Religious Charter Schools Should Pass the Supreme Court Test
A case from Oklahoma will determine whether American education becomes more or less centralized, homogeneous, and anticompetitive.

Relief for Trump in Sight — If Supreme Court Special Session Reins in Rogue Judges
Nationwide injunctions have proven a disaster for the federal judiciary.

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap
Young women and men are gravitating towards opposite political extremes, with potentially explosive consequences.

What Trump Can Learn from George W. Bush on Immigration Strategy
The White House should follow the Bush administration’s example and avoid antagonizing the Supreme Court.

Trump Could Have a Strong Case to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status
Thanks to a 1983 opinion widely hailed by progressives at the time, the administration could be on solid ground.


Reflections on Mass Flourishing: 10 Years Later
Sludge, Stagnation, and Dynamism
Understanding the Effect of Abortion Attitudes on Elections After Dobbs: Evidence from Cross-Sectional and Panel Surveys in Texas
Tocqueville’s Defense of Aristocratic Literature
The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”
Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers