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Luke C. Sheahan

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Biography

Luke C. Sheahan is associate professor of political science at Duquesne University, a senior affiliate in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (PRRUCS) at the University of Pennsylvania, contributing editor at Law and Liberty, and editor of The University Bookman. He is author of Why Associations Matter: The Case for First Amendment Pluralism (2020) and editor of several books.  

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The Constitution of Academic Freedom

Higher Education
April 16, 2026
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Civitas Outlook
The Constitution of Academic Freedom

“If the university no longer seeks the production and dissemination of knowledge, it loses the primary justification for its academic freedom.”

Luke C. Sheahan

Higher Education

April 16, 2026

Civitas Outlook
Is Economics a Failure?

Rather than ending with “economics is broken,” Alexander Rosenberg’s deliberately provocative book 'Blunt Instrument' argues that “economics is useful for a different reason than economists often say.” That is a serious and worthwhile thesis.

Michael Munger

Economic Dynamism

April 16, 2026

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