Research
Through original, empirical research, we seek to better understand the nature of individual, economic, and political liberty.
Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott
Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.
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Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
Civitas Research Fellow Michael Toth's work was cited in a Supreme Court brief.
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Content
Exodus: Affordability Crisis Sends Americans Packing From Big Cities
The first in a two-part series about the Great Dispersion of Americans across the country.
Demystifying the New Deal
Carola Binder reviews False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947 by George Selgin
Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity
Richard Reinsch reviews Prosperity and Torment in France by Chantal Delsol.
Why Is California Losing Good Jobs to Other States? It’s Not Rocket Science
The system that made California dynamic and prosperous for so long is now broken and backward-looking
Trump’s Factory Revival Is Happening
Think what you will of President Trump’s chaotic-seeming tariff policies. The ostensible goal — the revitalization of US manufacturing — is of decisive importance for the success of the nation.
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success
Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas
Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law
Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training
Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook