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Pursuit of Happiness
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March 29, 2024
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Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success

Despite a relatively rich literature on the community college pathway, the research base on the quality differences between these institutions has been decidedly thin.

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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?

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Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education

An intellectual mission in the fullest sense requires a coherent program of teaching and research in a specific and demanding discipline. This report sketches the outlines of such a program, which we call “Civic Thought.”

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How Federal Lands Can Be Used to Ease the Housing Crisis

To create affordable homes on federal lands, the federal government shouldn’t sell lands for development — it should lease them.

Joel Kotkin, Michael Toth
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In Southern L.A., These Cities Are Making a Comeback

The key is governance and a strong local focus.

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Jewish Geography

The Jewish future has a southern accent.

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Tech Bros Have Stolen Austin’s Soul

Remote work is transforming downtown.

Joel Kotkin
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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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Melissa Kearney on Two-Parent Privilege and Social Mobility

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Christine Emba on Love, Sex, and Liberalism

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The Land of Fear and Awe

Taylor Sheridan’s new series, Landman, is a welcome aesthetic expression of the human experience in the rough industry of oil exploration and drilling.

Emina Melonic
Pursuit of Happiness
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The Mind in a Mustard Seed

The mechanical model of the world inherited from the Enlightenment has been collapsing for some time, and people are starting to notice.

Spencer A. Klavan
Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 25, 2025
American Education's Need for a New Founding

The challenge is not to invent new principles but to recover and apply those that best guide American education.

Tal Fortgang
Pursuit of Happiness
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Why Endowments of Educational Institutions Shouldn't be Taxed

The idea that an institution should be taxed because politicians think it’s too woke should make all who care about academic freedom nervous.

Erik M. Jensen
Pursuit of Happiness
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