Research, analysis, and publications on constitutional governance, economic sovereignty, and the institutional foundations of the republic.
The American Founders Institute produces applied research and long-form analysis on the structural conditions required to sustain constitutional self-governance, national economic sovereignty, and the renewal of American institutions.
Our work addresses governance, industrial policy, energy, technology, and the civic foundations upon which the republic depends.
The research division of the American Founders Society
The Architecture of Succession Institutional continuity rarely emerges from a single moment of inspiration. It is forged through deliberate design, rigorous revision, and the conscious transfer of authority. George Washington’s…
The Stewardship of Higher Education Institutions endure only when their leaders understand the specific responsibilities they owe to those who sustain them. This principle applies as much to private universities…
Something has quietly returned to serious American political argument: the idea that individuals and institutions exist within a larger order that makes legitimate claims on their conduct. The common good…
National | Public Safety Few technologies deployed in American law enforcement have attracted more ideologically charged criticism than acoustic gunshot detection systems. The core product — microphones placed in high-crime…
The most consequential political conflicts in a republic are rarely about policy. They are about legitimacy — specifically, about who holds the standing to participate in self-governance. For most of…