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Est. 2026 • United States

The United States is governed, but no longer self-governing

A Declaration of Civic Breach and Renewal

The Civitas Papers

The Civitas Papers are a series of essays devoted to the preservation of American self-government.

Serving as a companion to the Declaration, these essays draw from both Federalist structure and Anti-Federalist caution to reject the false choice between strength and restraint. They are numbered, not dated -- offered not as commentary on the news of the day, but as an invitation to recover the habits of constitutional thought necessary to restrain power and renew consent.