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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.

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.

Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes
This paper uses linked tax and Census records for over 5 million children to examine how divorce affects family arrangements and children's long-term outcomes.
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Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means
A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.

Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
This paper examines partisanship in public perceptions of the Federal Reserve.

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.

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.

The Constitution, Parental Rights, and Transgender Treatment for Minors
The low rational basis test upholding Tennessee’s statute is a mixed blessing at best.

The Lion Rises and the Eagle Soars
Israel’s operation, whatever its ultimate outcome in geopolitical terms, has already delivered a statement for the ages.

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.

