On Being A Conservative
Lessons from Friedrich Hayek
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Cass’s Substack.
Cass Sunstein on policy, law, behavioral economics, and public reasoning.
Recent essays
23 of 23Who Has Rights?
AI? Dogs? Pigeons?
The Constitution Is Not a Suicide Pact
On Saving the Federal Reserve Board
Two Ways to Celebrate the USA
It is America’s 250th.
The Unitary Executive
I have a column in the NY Times on the Supreme Court’s decision, which you can find here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/opinion/supreme-court-trump-executive-power.html
The Supreme Court and Immigration
Goodbye, Temporary Protected Status for Haitians (and Others)
AI As A Time Machine
Great Thinkers, and the Past, Brought Back to Life
Obsession
Is This The Best Movie Ever?
The Authority of Traditions
Hayek vs. Mill
1984 and Brave New World
Utopian Dystopias, Silicon Valley, and Authoritarians
On Understatement and Restraint
Hyperbole is THE WORST!
Norms Can Be More Powerful Than Law
New Data on Kids and Social Media
Narratives Move American Constitutional Law
Restoration, Redemption, Moral Growth, and Pragmatism
A Problem With the Debate Over "Viewpoint Diversity"
On Not Politicizing Everything
Politics and Culture
On Going Electric
Viewpoint Diversity
The University of Chicago Law School, 1980s: A Love Song
The 25th Amendment's Gatekeeper
The Vice President Runs the Show (Mostly)
The 25th Amendment
Part 1: A True Story
Two Moralities of Law
People Miss Them When They're Gone
Does AI Have Rights?
Do Dolphins Have Rights?
Are We All Dworkinians Now?
1 When I was at the University of Chicago Law School, Hans Zeisel, a beloved friend and colleague, would ask: “When you law professors argue, what on earth are you arguing about?” Zeisel was a sociologist and an empiricist, with a law school appointment.
Ostracism
"That Guy? He's A -----!"
On the Death of Jurgen Habermas
A Day to Mourn, A Hero to Celebrate