[6] In 2021, Rauch released The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth[7] describing the erosion of epistemic commons, the cost to U.S. democracy, and offering solutions.

[9] In 2009, Rauch co-authored an op-ed article in The New York Times that proposed the compromise of nationally recognized civil unions for gay couples, which he did with the goal of "reconciliation" with religious opponents of same-sex marriage.

[10] Peter Wehner, conservative writer and director of the Bush-era Office of Strategic Initiatives, has called Rauch "the most formidable and persuasive voice for same-sex marriage.

[13] In terms of political philosophy, Rauch has referred to himself as "an admirer of James Madison and Edmund Burke" and a "radical incrementalist," meaning one who favors "revolutionary change on a geological time scale.

[16] He defines his view as apatheism, in which he respects other people's choices of religiosity or absence of religion without making a big deal of them.