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Becoming a Deficit Nation

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Politics
May 19, 2025
‍The Pope Who Foresaw the Horrors of Communism‍

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Politics
May 16, 2025
Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

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Politics
May 14, 2025
Closing DOE, Funding Federal School Choice

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Politics
May 14, 2025
Cicero's Law

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Politics
May 9, 2025
Still a “Light to the Nations”

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Politics
May 8, 2025
The Pope of Progress?

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Politics
May 6, 2025
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Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances

Oligarchs, professionals and the working class are all divided among themselves.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
May 14, 2025

The Pope of Progress?

Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.

Richard Reinsch
Politics
May 6, 2025

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

Nationwide injunctions have proven a disaster for the federal judiciary.

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 25, 2025

The Dangers of the Political Gender Gap

Young women and men are gravitating towards opposite political extremes, with potentially explosive consequences.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 24, 2025

What Trump Can Learn from George W. Bush on Immigration Strategy

John Yoo
Politics
Apr 23, 2025

Trump Could Have a Strong Case to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Apr 21, 2025

Can Democrats Exploit Trump’s Tariff Chaos?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 16, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 7, 2025

Are the Democrats Drifting Further Left?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025
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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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Can Democrats Exploit Trump’s Tariff Chaos?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 16, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Invites America to Judgment

Richard M. Reinsch II
Politics
Apr 7, 2025

Are the Democrats Drifting Further Left?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 26, 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

Politics
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

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Mar 18, 2025
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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’

Politics
Feb 10, 2025
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Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

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Sep 26, 2024
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