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An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

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Politics
Mar 28, 2025
Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

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Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Solzhenitsyn’s One Word of Truth

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Politics
Mar 28, 2025
The Looming Debt Crisis, the Trump Tax Cuts, and Medicaid

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Politics
Mar 27, 2025
The Claim That Trump Is Causing a Constitutional Crisis Ignores a Key Reality

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Politics
Mar 17, 2025
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Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

MAGA foreign policy is driven by a haunting sense of America’s vulnerability and decline.

Joel Kotkin
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Mar 28, 2025

An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

Congress has to step up and take some responsibility for the shaping of public policy.

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
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Mar 26, 2025

Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

Tech elites are his one lodestar.

Joel Kotkin
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Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Most modern presidents take a managerial approach to the job, which is no way to bring radical change.

Arthur Herman
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The Claim That Trump Is Causing a Constitutional Crisis Ignores a Key Reality

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
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Joel Kotkin
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Joel Kotkin
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DOGE Is Waging a Class War on America’s New Clerisy

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Trump a la Carte: An Interview with Richard Epstein

Richard Epstein
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Feb 26, 2025

Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

Raúl Rodríguez
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Feb 25, 2025

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

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw
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Feb 6, 2025

Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts

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National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

Daron Shaw
Politics
Dec 11, 2024

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

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Nov 26, 2024

Tocqueville’s Defense of Aristocratic Literature

Antonio Sosa
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Oct 3, 2024
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Ignore the Bluster – Donald Trump Is Not an Imperialist

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Mar 28, 2025

An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty
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Does Gavin Newsom Believe in Anything?

Joel Kotkin
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Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Arthur Herman
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The Claim That Trump Is Causing a Constitutional Crisis Ignores a Key Reality

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The Climate Has Changed on Climate Change

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John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

John Yoo: The DOJ Is Being ‘Tricky’ but They May Be Right

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Mar 18, 2025
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John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

John Yoo: How Will Trump Try to ‘Redirect’ the Justice Department Toward ‘Public Order and Safety’?

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Mar 14, 2025
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John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

John Yoo: Musk’s Audits Are Part of Alexander Hamilton’s ‘Energetic Executive’

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