Research

Through original, empirical research, we seek to better understand the nature of individual, economic, and political liberty.

Automated Detection of Emotion in Central Bank Communication: A Warning

Can LLMs help us better understand the role of emotion in central bank communication?

Carola Binder, Nicole Baerg
Economic Dynamism
Jul 1, 2025
How to Save Our Urban Centers

What will the future of American cities look like?

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 26, 2025
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.

Daron Shaw
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 11, 2025
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.

Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Jun 6, 2025
Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes
Andrew C. Johnston
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025
Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means
Andrew Koppelman, Michael McConnell, Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2025
Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
Carola Binder, Cody Couture, Abhiprerna Smit
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Mar 6, 2025
Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism
Erik Matson
Economic Dynamism
Feb 28, 2025
Rational Nondelegation
John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025
All research
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Politics
Feb 25, 2025

Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success

Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 7, 2025

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

Politics
Feb 6, 2025

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

Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2025

Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 28, 2025

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025
Other

Content

Firm Investment and the User Cost of Capital: New U.S. Corporate Tax Reform Evidence

This working paper analyzes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to examine how corporate tax reform impacts rates of investment.

Jonathan S. Hartley, Kevin A. Hassett, Joshua D. Rauh
Economic Dynamism
Jul 7, 2025
Waning American Pride Threatens the Republic

Political polarisation has reached fever pitch, with each side increasingly viewing the other not as opponents but as enemies.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jul 7, 2025
Beware the New Eugenics

Who decides what humans become?

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 1, 2025
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.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
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.

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jun 24, 2025
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.

Vincent Philip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Jun 23, 2025
Trump Should Win His Court Battle with Newsom over Riot Response

The Constitution and the laws are on the president’s side.

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Politics
Jun 19, 2025

Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

View all
** items

The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

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

View all
** items

Arthur Brooks on the Secret to a Fulfilling Life

Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 7, 2025
1:10:28

Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More

Constitutionalism
Jul 7, 2025
17:54

Richard Epstein: Law and Economics of Public Sector Unions

Economic Dynamism
Jun 19, 2025
43:49

Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Takes On the Conservative Judiciary

Politics
Jun 2, 2025
25:37

Can the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Meet Today’s Challenges?

Economic Dynamism
May 13, 2025
1:35:10
Join the newsletter

Get the Civitas Outlook daily digest, plus new research and events.

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.