ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Americans have access to abundant, reliable energy, unlike Europeans under strict climate mandates.

In Southern L.A., These Cities Are Making a Comeback

The key is governance and a strong local focus.

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.

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.

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

Questions for my friends at the Claremont Institute on the 14th Amendment.

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.

Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law

A California appellate court invented out of whole cloth a new and troubling theory of tort liability.

These Mayors Understand How to Run a City

Armed with common sense policies, three urban leaders are fighting a patient battle against chaos.

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Flexibility and responsiveness are particularly important during periods of shock.

Saving Free Markets in America

American markets are under siege by interventionists on both the left and the right.

The Housing and Migration Crisis

Challenges to housing affordability have undermined economic mobility and dynamism.

Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.

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.

Understanding the Effect of Abortion Attitudes on Elections After Dobbs: Evidence from Cross-Sectional and Panel Surveys in Texas

In this article, we analyze surveys that tracked voter attitudes on abortion policy before and after the Dobbs decision.

Rational Nondelegation

The nondelegation doctrine, which forbids Congress from transferring excessive power to the executive branch, has risen from the dead.

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

Questions for my friends at the Claremont Institute on the 14th Amendment.

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Charles Kesler’s defense of the American Founding from its critics on the left and right alike can help us recover our most cherished principles.

Trump Has Launched a Necessary Fight Over the President’s Spending Discretion

Whether he realizes it or not, he could help restore the system the Founders envisioned.

Causes Tending to Undermine a Democratic Republic

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

Natural Law vs. Positivism, Chapter 8

In which John Yoo goes full Holmes, ignoring the sound advice "Never go full Holmes..."

In Southern L.A., These Cities Are Making a Comeback

The key is governance and a strong local focus.

California’s Housing Problems Require a Better Solution than Densify, Densify, Densify

California’s mounting housing problem requires more alternatives, especially for people seeking lower rents and affordable single-family houses.

Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

The Lone Star State Is Soaring

America's future will be made in Texas.

Popular Misconceptions: The Global Fertility Crisis

The global fertility crisis is worse than you think