
Michael Toth
Research Director
Biography
Michael Toth is the research director at the Civitas Institute, where he focuses on the legal and policy developments reshaping global markets, from energy to emerging technology. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Bloomberg, among other major outlets. A graduate of Stanford and the University of Virginia, his analysis is informed by his firsthand experience as general counsel to several early-stage companies, where he navigated the complex regulatory environments at the core of today’s policy debates.
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End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes
Oren Cass's Bad Timing
The War on Affordable and Abundant Energy Continues
Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou
California’s EU Style Regulatory Gambit
Why Can't the Middle Class Invest Like Mitt Romney?
U.S. Can’t Cave to Europe’s Anti-Growth Agenda
Obamacare Should No Longer be SCOTUScare
Will State Attorneys General Allow Their Cities to Make Energy Policy?
Texas Stands on Commerce
Hydrocarbons Aren’t Disappearing
How Climate Litigation Imposes Back Door Carbon Taxes
Waging Municipal Lawfare
Obamacare Needs Life-Altering Surgery
Congress Should Make Special Education Choice a Legislative Priority
Will State Courts Set National Climate Policy?
The Education Revolution Is Here and Parents and Children Are Winning
Will Companies Doing Business with the Federal Government Face New Litigation Threats?
The Supreme Court Will Review New Waves of Litigation against the Oil Industry
The EU Imposes Its ESG Agenda on American Companies
It's Time to Revisit McDonnell Douglas
Escape From New York
Every State Needs a DOGE
Civitas Conversations: Michael Toth on Zohran Mamdani and the Future of Progressivism