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We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.

The Economic and Constitutional Vices of California’s “Once-only” Wealth Tax

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Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2026
Downtowns are dying, but we know how to save them

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Economic Dynamism
Feb 3, 2026
Unlocking Public Value: A Proposal for AI Opportunity Zones

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Economic Dynamism
Feb 4, 2026
California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax and Its Portents for Normal People

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 29, 2026
The Civitas Outlook Energy Symposium

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
From Energy Repression to Energy Dominance

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
America’s Energy Revolution Continues

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 21, 2026
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Unlocking Public Value: A Proposal for AI Opportunity Zones

Governments often regulate AI’s risks without measuring its rewards—AI Opportunity Zones would flip the script by granting public institutions open access to advanced systems in exchange for transparent, real-world testing that proves their value on society’s toughest challenges.

Economic Dynamism
Feb 4, 2026

Downtowns are dying, but we know how to save them

Even those who yearn to visit or live in a walkable, dense neighborhood are not going to flock to a place surrounded by a grim urban dystopia.

Economic Dynamism
Feb 3, 2026

The Housing Crisis

Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism—only dispersed development and expanded property ownership can preserve liberal democracy.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2026

America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

A proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would foster efficiencies, but opponents say the deal would kill competition.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 5, 2026

America’s great migration

Economic Dynamism
Dec 21, 2025

How California is failing its Latino population

Economic Dynamism
Dec 9, 2025

Higher Ed’s Diseconomies of Scale

Economic Dynamism
Dec 3, 2025

The Rise of the Artisan Economy

Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025

Ignore 'Open Letters' From Economists

Charity-Joy Acchiardo, Dirk Mateer & Brian O'Roark
Economic Dynamism
Sep 23, 2025

Demystifying the New Deal

Carola Binder
Economic Dynamism
Sep 5, 2025
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Unlocking Public Value: A Proposal for AI Opportunity Zones

Economic Dynamism
Feb 4, 2026

The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations

Carola Binder, Pascal Frank, Jane M. Ryngaert
Economic Dynamism
Aug 22, 2025

The Rise of Inflation Targeting

Carola Binder
Economic Dynamism
Aug 11, 2025

AI and the Future of Society and Economy

Joel Kotkin, Marshall Toplansky
Economic Dynamism
Jul 17, 2025

Automated Detection of Emotion in Central Bank Communication: A Warning

Carola Binder, Nicole Baerg
Economic Dynamism
Jul 1, 2025

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

Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Jun 6, 2025
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Downtowns are dying, but we know how to save them

Economic Dynamism
Feb 3, 2026

The Housing Crisis

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2026

America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

Economic Dynamism
Jan 5, 2026

America’s great migration

Economic Dynamism
Dec 21, 2025

How California is failing its Latino population

Economic Dynamism
Dec 9, 2025

Higher Ed’s Diseconomies of Scale

Economic Dynamism
Dec 3, 2025
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18% Poverty Rate in the World's 4th Largest Economy | Joel Kotkin

18% Poverty Rate in the World's 4th Largest Economy | Joel Kotkin

Economic Dynamism
Jan 27, 2026
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Michael Toth | A Coast-to-Coast Railroad for America

Michael Toth | A Coast-to-Coast Railroad for America

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Jan 9, 2026
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Neo-Feudalism: Tech Oligarchs and the Secular "Clerisy"

Neo-Feudalism: Tech Oligarchs and the Secular "Clerisy"

Economic Dynamism
Oct 20, 2025
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Unlocking Housing Supply: Market-Driven Solutions for Growing Communities

Unlocking Housing Supply: Market-Driven Solutions for Growing Communities

Economic Dynamism
Sep 30, 2025
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Trump’s Tariff-for-Income-Tax Swap

Trump’s Tariff-for-Income-Tax Swap

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Aug 21, 2025
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