David C. Rose

Biography

Dave Rose is a Senior Research Fellow at AIER, an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Recent contributions

The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

Pursuit of Happiness
January 15, 2026

The Path to Civility

Politics
October 8, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Federal Deficit Spending

Economic Dynamism
August 12, 2025

How One Simple Reform Can Improve Voting and Reduce Political Extremism

Politics
January 27, 2025

Free Markets, Economic Growth, and the Restoration of Civic Culture

Economic Dynamism
July 15, 2025

Closing DOE, Funding Federal School Choice

Politics
May 14, 2025

America Is Not for Economic Planning or Cowards

Economic Dynamism
March 4, 2025
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The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

January 15, 2026

The Path to Civility

October 8, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Federal Deficit Spending

August 12, 2025

How One Simple Reform Can Improve Voting and Reduce Political Extremism

January 27, 2025

Free Markets, Economic Growth, and the Restoration of Civic Culture

July 15, 2025

Closing DOE, Funding Federal School Choice

May 14, 2025

America Is Not for Economic Planning or Cowards

March 4, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
Limiting the Federal Government

Failure to consider the sponsors’ representations of the Constitution’s meaning seriously impairs the quality of interpretation.

Civitas Outlook
The Moral Case for America in a Nutshell

America’s proponents now have no choice but to articulate their own simple and effective moral case for our way of life.

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