Civitas Institute

10/26/2026

Joel Kotkin: In pivoting from the US to China and the EU, Canada is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

Read his full piece for 'Spiked' here:

In pivoting from the US to China and the EU, Canada is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

10/26/2026

Why the U.S. should use its AI lead to build deterrence, the one rule of international politics China cannot cheat, and more.

Watch the latest episode of 'Civitas Conversations' with John Yoo &
Richard Reinsch:

The United States will not stop China from rapidly developing artif...

10/25/2026

“That’s when I realized this isn’t a Coronavirus, this is a mind virus.”

Governor Ron DeSantis on his decision to keep schools open while schools in California and New York remained shuttered.

10/23/2026

Governor Ron DeSantis won Florida by 32,000 votes and was told to govern like it. He didn’t.

At our recent event, the Governor explained why a thin margin is no reason for a thin agenda.

10/23/2026

‘Thank you’ to all who attended last night's History of Ideas Seminar with Dr. Christopher Celenza.

Click here to learn more about the event series, co-hosted with the Center for Humanities: https://civitasinstitute.pulse.ly/h5moeci5zp

10/23/2026

Do we have what it takes to keep our republic?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined the Civitas Institute at The University of Texas at Austin for remarks and conversation on institutional reform, Florida’s rapid growth, and the future of self-government.

Watch the event video:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined the Civitas Institute at The U...

10/21/2026

At the Civitas Institute, scholarship doesn’t stay inside the academy. We bring the public into the serious debates shaping American policy today.

🎥 Todd Zywicki

10/20/2026

Our practice of unilateral presidential war-making did not begin with Trump, but his war exemplifies its most troubling aspects.

10/20/2026

"Our governors are paralyzed with fear, not knowing what to say."

-Chantal Delsol, Philosopher, Political Historian & Novelist

Read her full essay examining the current state of France on
'Civitas Outlook.'

I hope that, as in 1968, a sudden citizen movement will forcefully demand the recovery of reason.