Virginia Postrel and Adam Thierer on Big Trends and Big Ideas in Dynamism
Virginia Postrel of Works in Progress Magazine and Adam Thierer of the R Street Institute address the Civitas Institute's second annual Austin Symposium on Economic Dynamism.
Economic Dynamism

Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve
This paper examines partisanship in public perceptions of the Federal Reserve.

The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
This paper challenges the prevailing narrative that stagnant wages are causing the American dream to fade. It contrasts subjective public opinion with revised objective intergenerational mobility measures.
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A Bad Business on the Bayou
Chevron finds itself the victim of a political alliance between the tort bar and Louisiana Republicans.
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Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations
Congress should exercise its constitutional powers over foreign commerce to guard American companies against overregulation by the European Union.

Why Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Will Fail
Reciprocal trade agreements are doomed mainly because the division of labor creates huge gains through specialization.

What Is MAGA Antitrust?
The novel element in this new antitrust concoction is its ultimate subservience to the President.

