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

Automated Detection of Emotion in Central Bank Communication: A Warning

Can LLMs help us better understand the role of emotion in central bank communication?

Carola Binder, Nicole Baerg

Economic Dynamism

Jul 1, 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

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

Andrew C. Johnston

Pursuit of Happiness

May 22, 2025

Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

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

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Do Lower Student to Counselor Ratios Reduce School Disciplinary Problems?

Economic Dynamism

Apr 28, 2006

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Beware the New Eugenics

Who decides what humans become?

Joel Kotkin

Pursuit of Happiness

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New York’s Surging New Leftist Tide Is a Chilling Warning to the West

The rise in support for Zohran Mamdani illustrates how an alliance of immigrants and the young urban precariat is taking on capitalism.

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 24, 2025

Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Depends on American Oil

Trump has found his own formula — based largely on America’s tech savvy and energy abundance — to intimidate enemies and control friends.

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 24, 2025

The American Revolutions of 1776

America's founding was animated by both the spirit of liberty and the spirit of religion — a philosophical and practical achievement worth understanding and attempting to recover today.

Vincent Philip Muñoz

Constitutionalism

Jun 23, 2025

Trump Should Win His Court Battle with Newsom over Riot Response

The Constitution and the laws are on the president’s side.

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Politics

Jun 19, 2025

Getting Right with Buckley

Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited William F. Buckley Jr. biography will leave conservatives disappointed.

Richard M. Reinsch II

Politics

Jun 19, 2025

The Battle to Lead The Democratic Party

To win in 2028, the Democrats need to find some success stories and show they can govern.

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 18, 2025

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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

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Richard Epstein: Law and Economics of Public Sector Unions

Economic Dynamism

Jun 19, 2025