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Los Angeles Has Fallen

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Politics
Jun 11, 2025
Class Warfare, LA Style

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Politics
Jun 11, 2025
Backfire: Trump’s Overbroad Sanctions Against Harvard and Columbia

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Politics
Jun 11, 2025
Texas and the Future of Legal Education

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Politics
Jun 10, 2025
New Paths for Legal Education Should Be Considered

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Politics
Jun 10, 2025
The Conserving Force of Lawyers in American Democracy

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Politics
Jun 10, 2025
Ending the ABA’s Role in Accreditation Will Benefit Texas

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Politics
Jun 10, 2025
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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

Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 4, 2025

Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Jun 3, 2025

Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

Joel Kotkin
Politics
May 14, 2025

The Pope of Progress?

Richard Reinsch
Politics
May 6, 2025

Relief for Trump in Sight — If Supreme Court Special Session Reins in Rogue Judges

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 25, 2025

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 24, 2025
Research
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025

Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw
Politics
Feb 6, 2025

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

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 13, 2024

National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 11, 2024

Understanding the Effect of Abortion Attitudes on Elections After Dobbs: Evidence from Cross-Sectional and Panel Surveys in Texas

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron R. Shaw
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Nov 26, 2024

Tocqueville’s Defense of Aristocratic Literature

Antonio Sosa
Politics
Oct 3, 2024
Commentary
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Los Angeles Has Fallen

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 11, 2025

Class Warfare, LA Style

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 11, 2025

LA Riots Reflect Failure of Progressive Leadership

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 9, 2025

Trump Should Be Thanking Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, Not Waging War

John Yoo
Politics
Jun 6, 2025

Musk’s Outbursts Reveal a Deeper Rift in MAGA

Joel Kotkin
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Jun 4, 2025

Is ‘Eating the Tariffs’ Good for Business?

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Jun 3, 2025
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Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

Politics
Jun 2, 2025
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Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan: Consequences for Innovation and Patient Access

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

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May 13, 2025
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John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

Politics
Mar 18, 2025
5:28
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John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

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Mar 14, 2025
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John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

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Feb 10, 2025
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