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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.

The "Omnicause" Shall Not Prevail Over the Constitution
The Administration has made it clear that it will not permit a replay of the George Floyd riots of 2020.

Governor Newsom Is Committing Constitutional Malpractice
Governor Newsom and his fellow Trump critics cannot claim that Presidents lack the authority to call out the troops to protect the national government and enforce federal law.

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.

