Videos
Watch recordings of past public lectures and other events hosted by Civitas.
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Content
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
This paper challenges the prevailing narrative that stagnant wages are causing the American dream to fade. It contrasts subjective public opinion with revised objective intergenerational mobility measures.
Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism
Western attitudes toward commerce have transformed from early moral condemnation to a modern appreciation that sees trade as socially beneficial.
Rational Nondelegation
The nondelegation doctrine, which forbids Congress from transferring excessive power to the executive branch, has risen from the dead.
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.
Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success
Despite a relatively rich literature on the community college pathway, the research base on the quality differences between these institutions has been decidedly thin.
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A Battle for the Rule of Law
The colonists were concerned by the specter of political power breaking out of the established, agreed-upon structure of constitutional authority that they had always lived under.
Can We Replay McKinley-ism?
There are notable connections between McKinley's rhetoric and political visions and President Trump's, but several important caveats apply to the comparison.
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The Civis in Civic Architecture
A return to the old ways, to traditional and classical architecture, is a return to order, a return of the citizen as the measure of a structure, of an institution.
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Could "Liberation" Take Us Back to Congress?
Congress can and must reclaim its constitutional authority over trade.
Trump Undermines His Growth Agenda for AI
An innovative ecosystem relies on market-driven capital formation, fast scaling, and wide and ready access to inputs—all of which are undermined by the policies many Republicans now embrace.
