Podcasts
As both guests and hosts, Civitas Institute scholars reach new audiences through podcast conversations.
A Primer on The Federal Reserve's Independence
A Primer on The Federal Reserve's Independence
NPR's Planet Money interviews Carola Binder about Fed independence.
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Law Talk: Does AI Dream of Constitutional Rights?
Law Talk: Does AI Dream of Constitutional Rights?
Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.
How Universities Lost the Public—and How to Win Them Back
How Universities Lost the Public—and How to Win Them Back
How did America’s universities lose the trust of the public, and what will it take to restore faith in higher education?
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Paul Gigot and John Yoo on Donald Trump, the Courts and Presidential Power
Paul Gigot and John Yoo on Donald Trump, the Courts and Presidential Power
Donald Trump keeps testing the limits of his executive authority, and courts have been pushing back. Is a constitutional crisis on the horizon? On this episode of Potomac Watch, law professor John Yoo speaks to Paul Gigot about what could be a looming clash between the President and the Supreme Court.
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Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means
A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.
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.
Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism
Western attitudes toward commerce have transformed from early moral condemnation to a modern appreciation that sees trade as socially beneficial.
Rational Nondelegation
The nondelegation doctrine, which forbids Congress from transferring excessive power to the executive branch, has risen from the dead.
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Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances
Oligarchs, professionals and the working class are all divided among themselves.
The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship
A Supreme Court guided by originalist principles should affirm the constitutionality of birthright citizenship.
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The High Cost of California’s Green Energy Policies
California can only prosper if it can develop affordable, reliable energy from all sources, including the state’s fossil fuel supplies.
The Pope of Progress?
Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.
