Commentary

Across Civitas Outlook and the broader media landscape, our scholars provide timely insights into issues of national significance.

Joe Biden’s Unpardonable Pardons

The end of the Biden administration’s lawfare campaign might be marked by a vast expansion — and distortion — of the pardon power.

Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 15, 2024
The American University Is Rotting from Within

The modern academy is a threat to reason, liberty and Western civilization.

Joel Kotkin
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 12, 2024
The World War II Lesson for DOGE

A Trump revolution is poised to unleash the innovative and productive power of the private sector.

Arthur Herman
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Binder's "Shock Values" Named WSJ Top 10 Book of 2024

From WSJ's review: "Rises in price levels bedevil politicians but are frequently driven by political decisions."

Carola Binder
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 7, 2024
Congressional Testimony: Rowena He on the Chinese Communist Party’s Historical Revisionism
Politics
Dec 5, 2024
Why International Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Putin Are Anti-democracy Legal Garbage
Politics
Dec 3, 2024
The Apprentice Is Back, and This Time He Means Business
Politics
Dec 3, 2024
The Return of Realpolitik
Politics
Dec 2, 2024
DEI Is Dead. The Establishment Media Just Doesn’t Want You to Know It
Politics
Nov 29, 2024
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Content

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
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
The Housing and Migration Crisis

Challenges to housing affordability have undermined economic mobility and dynamism.

Dan Shoag
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 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
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
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Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy

Constitutionalism
Sept 15, 24
1:05:44

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

Politics
Sept 15, 24
59:44

Tim Carney on Our Family Unfriendly Culture

Pursuit of Happiness
Sept 15, 24
1:05:13

Ryan Decker on New Business Creation

Economic Dynamism
Sept 15, 24
49:37

Cass Sunstein on Sludge, Stagnation, and Dynamism

Economic Dynamism
Sept 15, 24
59:38
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