Videos

Watch recordings of past public lectures and other events hosted by Civitas.

Arthur C. Brooks on The Art & Science of Getting Happier: Live at The Texas Tribune

Pursuit of Happiness
1:06:07

Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Economic Dynamism
1:04:19

Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap

Economic Dynamism
1:31

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

Politics
59:44

Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Economic Dynamism
1:04:19

Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap

Economic Dynamism
1:31

Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps on What Makes Nations Prosper

Economic Dynamism
33:39

Deirdre McCloskey on Where Prosperity Comes From

Economic Dynamism
1:01:01

Daniel Shoag on the Housing and Migration Challenge

Economic Dynamism
55:09

Richard Epstein Reacts to Pam Bondi’s Confirmation Hearing

Politics
Jan 17, 2025
20:02

John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

Politics
Jan 14, 2025
3:14

John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

Politics
Jan 6, 2025
5:49

John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

Politics
Jan 3, 2025
4:41

John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

Politics
Dec 30, 2024
7:16

Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy

Constitutionalism
1:05:44

Arthur C. Brooks on The Art & Science of Getting Happier: Live at The Texas Tribune

Pursuit of Happiness
1:06:07

Melissa Kearney on Two-Parent Privilege and Social Mobility

Pursuit of Happiness
1:19:06

Christine Emba on Love, Sex, and Liberalism

Pursuit of Happiness
1:02:41

Arthur C. Brooks on the Pursuit of Happiness in an Unhappy World

Pursuit of Happiness
1:23:22

Jeff Rosen on What “The Pursuit of Happiness” Meant to America's Founders

Pursuit of Happiness
1:03:18
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Past events
Aristotle on Acrasia
Aristotle on Acrasia
Hosted
Nov 20, 2024
Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues
Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues
Hosted
Nov 18, 2024
Agency and Rule in Aristotle's Politics
Agency and Rule in Aristotle's Politics
Hosted
Nov 15, 2024
Civitas
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Other

Content

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Flexibility and responsiveness are particularly important during periods of shock.

Ed Glaeser
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025
What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Vincent Phillip Muñoz reviews a new book about the Establishment Clause.

Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

The poll asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in America.

Daron Shaw
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Recent Patterns of New Business Creation

The pandemic surge of new business entries highlights American entrepreneurial dynamism.

Ryan Decker
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
The Housing and Migration Crisis

Challenges to housing affordability have undermined economic mobility and dynamism.

Dan Shoag
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Reflections on Mass Flourishing: 10 Years Later

Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps reflects on his book, Mass Flourishing, ten years after publication.

Edmund Phelps
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Sludge, Stagnation, and Dynamism

Cass Sunstein explores the pervasive problem of "sludge"—bureaucratic obstacles that hinder innovation.

Cass Sunstein
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 6, 2024
Trump Must Pick Judges Who Have Publicly Demonstrated Their Courage

The two most conservative members of the Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, routinely complain that their new colleagues lack fortitude.

Josh Blackman
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Jan 23, 2025
Sorry, Biden's Pardons Are Much Worse Than Trump's

There are notable differences between the recent pardons granted by Biden and Trump.

Multiple Contributors
Politics
Jan 22, 2025
Causes Tending to Undermine a Democratic Republic

Commentary on de Tocqueville: Vol. One, Part Two, Chapter Nine

Richard Epstein
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Jan 22, 2025
What Kind of Democracy in America?

If elections are mandates for democratic change, then what role should the Constitution play?

John Grove
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Jan 22, 2025
Fire, Wind, and California

More than one set of winds is blowing in California.

Richard Epstein
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Jan 21, 2025
A Big TikTok Consideration Trump Needs to Prioritize on Day One

President Trump faces a host of legal issues related to the 2024 Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

John Yoo
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Jan 20, 2025
Rebuking the False Dichotomy of Progress vs. Reaction

The Progressive “mandate of heaven” is given to them by their more acute understanding of the future and what it demands of us – and, in turn, they of us.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Jan 20, 2025

The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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