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Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

Politics
59:44

Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap

Economic Dynamism
1:31

Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Economic Dynamism
1:04:19

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

Pursuit of Happiness
1:06:07

Casey Mulligan on Prices, Regulation, and the Supply Chain

Economic Dynamism
1:02:10

Samuel Gregg on the Humane Economy

Economic Dynamism
1:03:06

Cass Sunstein on Sludge, Stagnation, and Dynamism

Economic Dynamism
59:38

Ryan Decker on New Business Creation

Economic Dynamism
49:37

Justin Dyer on Civic Education: Live at AEI's Future of the American University Conference

Politics
19:09

Jonathan Haidt and Jonathan Rauch on Creating Knowledge in a Fragmented Age

Politics
1:30:10

Lord Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now

Politics
59:44

Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy

Constitutionalism
1:05:44

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

Pursuit of Happiness
1:06:07

Melissa Kearney on Two-Parent Privilege and Social Mobility

Pursuit of Happiness
1:19:06

Christine Emba on Love, Sex, and Liberalism

Pursuit of Happiness
1:02:41

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

Pursuit of Happiness
1:23:22

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

Pursuit of Happiness
1:03:18
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Past events
Natural Law and Just Society: Perspectives from the Chinese Tradition
Natural Law and Just Society: Perspectives from the Chinese Tradition
Hosted
Oct 28, 2024
An Evening with Eugene Volokh
An Evening with Eugene Volokh
Hosted
Oct 22, 2024
Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now with Lord Andrew Roberts
Winston Churchill and the US-UK Special Relationship, Then and Now with Lord Andrew Roberts
Hosted
Sep 26, 2024
Civitas
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Other

Content

What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Vincent Phillip Muñoz reviews a new book about the Establishment Clause.

Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024
National Poll from Civitas Institute: Trump Victory Driven by Voters Who Reject Status Quo

The poll asked 1,200 Americans an array of questions about how things are going in America.

Daron Shaw
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Reflections on Mass Flourishing: 10 Years Later

Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps reflects on his book, Mass Flourishing, ten years after publication.

Edmund Phelps
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
The Housing and Migration Crisis

Challenges to housing affordability have undermined economic mobility and dynamism.

Dan Shoag
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Recent Patterns of New Business Creation

The pandemic surge of new business entries highlights American entrepreneurial dynamism.

Ryan Decker
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Sludge, Stagnation, and Dynamism

Cass Sunstein explores the pervasive problem of "sludge"—bureaucratic obstacles that hinder innovation.

Cass Sunstein
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 6, 2024
The Court's Obscenity Jurisprudence Is Due for Revision

Will the Supreme Court revisit its expansive protections for pornography?

GianCarlo Canaparo
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Dec 18, 2024
The Future of Conservatism in America

Steven F. Hayward
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 18, 2024
Ending Campus Antisemitism

Shut off the federal spigot, and we might see universities suddenly become bastions of religious tolerance.

Paul J. Larkin
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 18, 2024
Trump’s Department of Labor Needs a Pro Growth Leader

Pro-labor isn't Pro-worker and officials in the incoming Trump administration should know the difference.

Mark Pulliam
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2024
The Right and Wrong Way to Regulate AI

We should regulate AI as if innovation is the primary goal.

Rachel Lomasky
Multiple Contributors
Economic Dynamism
Dec 17, 2024
Is Woke Losing?

The battle with Woke will and must continue until champions of authentic freedom have defeated the 'culture of repudiation.'

Daniel J. Mahoney
Multiple Contributors
Politics
Dec 16, 2024
Globalization’s Challenge to American Constitutionalism

Globalization will pose profound problems for America's constitutional foundations.

John Yoo
Multiple Contributors
Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024
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