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.

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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
Is There Anything New Under the AI Sun?

OpenAI needs to build on the successes of open markets and turn away from regulation, taxation, and cartelization.

Civitas Outlook
Locke, Meet Claude

The concern is not regulation per se. It is a regulation that outruns its justification by arriving before the evidence, foreclosing the technology before its benefits are understood, and insulating the powerful from competition that would otherwise discipline them. That is the pattern worth resisting. 

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