Quick Takes: Why Rent Control Backfires
Three professors on what the research says about capping rents
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78 essays across 9 themes
The Lake Tahoe Paradox
From fragmentation to the promise of rural civil society
John Locke and the Climate Crisis
The power of “enough and as good” in the age of climate change
Is All Politics Still Local?
What interest groups tell us about America’s changing federalism
The Greatest Little Town You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
How a Black haven for freedom and self-reliance helped to inspire the Harlem Renaissance
The American Revolution and Women’s Rights
The new republic didn’t enfranchise women, but it built the tools that later generations would use.
How the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act Made a Bad Situation Worse
A little-known law closes off federal appeals, even for the admittedly innocent. That’s by design.
Who Reads? AI, Authorship, and the Collective Conversation
Writing just got a whole lot easier, but reading didn’t. Here’s what comes next.
How to Change: Your Mindset and Our Country
Some practical exercises in civic dialogue.
How to Change: Your Mindset and Our Country
It is necessary to consider separately these two hypotheses, each of which has a distinct branch of the argument corresponding to it.
Two Visions of Peace
Liberals value peace. But how is it best secured?
Democracy Belongs on the List
Classical liberalism has sometimes been suspicious of democracy. But it shouldn’t be.