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MacIntyre’s Post-Postliberal Godchildren

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 3, 2025
Beware the New Eugenics

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 1, 2025
How to Save Our Urban Centers

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 26, 2025
The Burden of Debt and the Gift of Work

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 20, 2025
The Death of the Family Home Is Killing the American Middle Class

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Pursuit of Happiness
May 25, 2025
Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 5, 2025
American Renaissance: Penn Station Reborn?

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Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 6, 2025
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Beware the New Eugenics

Who decides what humans become?

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
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

Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre

He reminded us that life is mainly about love and friendship, not reason and will.

O. Carter Snead
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 5, 2025

Charter Schools Are Not ‘State Actors,’ And SCOTUS Should Have Said So

Michael Toth, Gavin Schiffres
Pursuit of Happiness
May 28, 2025

The Death of the Family Home Is Killing the American Middle Class

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
May 25, 2025

Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes

Andrew C. Johnston
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025

The One-Two Punch Working Parents Need for Educational Choice

Michael Toth, Dan Lips
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025

Assessing the Wreckage of Affirmative Action

Richard Epstein
Pursuit of Happiness
May 18, 2025

Faculty Viewpoint Diversity: An Instant Fix

Jenna Silber Storey, Benjamin Storey
Pursuit of Happiness
May 5, 2025
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How to Save Our Urban Centers

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 26, 2025

National Poll from Civitas Institute: Americans Concerned About AI, Economic Issues

Daron Shaw
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 11, 2025

Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes

Andrew C. Johnston
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025

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

Scott Carrell, Michal Kurlaender
Pursuit of Happiness
Feb 7, 2025

Brains Versus Brawn: Ordinal Rank Effects in Job Training

Scott Carrell, Alexander J. Chesney
Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 28, 2025

Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education

Benjamin Storey, Jenna Storey
Pursuit of Happiness
Dec 11, 2023
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Beware the New Eugenics

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
Jul 1, 2025

Humanity According to Alasdair MacIntyre

O. Carter Snead
Pursuit of Happiness
Jun 5, 2025

Charter Schools Are Not ‘State Actors,’ And SCOTUS Should Have Said So

Michael Toth, Gavin Schiffres
Pursuit of Happiness
May 28, 2025

The Death of the Family Home Is Killing the American Middle Class

Joel Kotkin
Pursuit of Happiness
May 25, 2025

The One-Two Punch Working Parents Need for Educational Choice

Michael Toth, Dan Lips
Pursuit of Happiness
May 22, 2025

Assessing the Wreckage of Affirmative Action

Richard Epstein
Pursuit of Happiness
May 18, 2025
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Populism Unpacked: Voices from the Heartland

Populism Unpacked: Voices from the Heartland

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

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

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

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Melissa Kearney on Two-Parent Privilege and Social Mobility

Melissa Kearney on Two-Parent Privilege and Social Mobility

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