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Regulation
+2
Oct 26, 2026
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9 min read
What interest groups tell us about America’s changing federalism
Free Inquiry & Expression
+4
Oct 5, 2026
17 min read
Some practical exercises in civic dialogue.
Popular Culture
Sep 8, 2026
6 min read
Don’t discount the effectiveness of a cheap signal.
Civics & Citizenship
+3
Aug 26, 2026
11 min read
A theory of how political organizations form, cooperate, rise, and decline.
Rule of Law
Aug 17, 2026
Athletics socialize us into essential democratic habits and teach us what liberal institutions require to succeed.
AI
Jul 31, 2026
How digital systems shape which political alternatives become thinkable
Jul 27, 2026
8 min read
Educating the next generation in American civic culture has always been important. Now more than ever, we must extend that promise to all.
Education
Jun 10, 2026
12 min read
To address our civic disintegration, we must reprioritize a civics of reflective patriotism: grateful for America, while perpetually questioning and arguing.
May 22, 2026
7 min read
Our political battle lines fall increasingly along our growing educational divide, in which young women are advancing, and young men are falling behind.
Trust in Governance
Apr 16, 2026
Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.
