NEWS FROM THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE
•	Parallels? Fall of Saigon and interminable Iraq occupation
•	Why won’t Mexicans push to end government’s oil monopoly?
•	In midst of Rev. Wright’s rantings, truth about terrorism
•	Consumers will pay for new farm bill—twice

NEW POLICY REPORT Our Own Strength Against Us: The War on Terror as a Self-Inflicted Disaster by Ian S. Lustick “The War on Terror is more than a colossal waste. It is the most potent threat Americans face to their liberties and security,” says Research Fellow Ian S. Lustick. The first assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies in 2006 determined that the Iraq War ($650 billion spent to date) has exacerbated the problem of terrorism worldwide. Read the full policy report

FORTHCOMING BOOK The Founders’ Second Amendment By Stephen P. Halbrook After decades of silence on the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court is presiding over the District of Columbia vs. Heller. Does the Second Amendment protect a private citizen’s right to keep and bear arms? This book narrates the story of what the original Founders thought about this issue. Halbrook’s research reveals that the Second Amendment was indeed designed to protect the individual’s rights. Pre-Order The Founders’ Second Amendment

NEW BOOK Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development Edited by Ben Powell Why do some nations become rich while others remain poor? Making Poor Nations Rich demonstrates that pro-market reforms are essential to promoting the productive entrepreneurship that leads to economic growth, and where this institutional environment is lacking, sustained economic development will remain elusive. Order Making Poor Nations Rich

NEW BOOK Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance By Mike Moore In Twilight War, Mike Moore argues that the U.S. merely provokes conflict when it speaks of deploying weapons in space, until now a weapons-free sanctuary. Rejecting treaty negotiations while further militarizing space renders America unable to lead by example. Instead of trying to stop an arms race in space by starting one, Moore concludes the U.S. must radically rethink its strategy. Order Twilight War

NEW ISSUE The Independent Review Spring 2008 Sovereign Impunity • Hugo Chávez Against the Backdrop of Venezuelan History • Politically Contrived Gasoline Shortage • Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Zora Neale Hurston • Frédéric Bastiat • The Quarantine Quandary • Bloody Germany • Punctuated Equilibrium and U.S. Environmental Policy • Polarized America • Living with Leviathan • Anarchy, State, and Public Choice • Letters to the Editor Subscribe Buy this issue or other back issues

NEW POLICY REPORT Below-Market Housing Mandates as Takings: Measuring their Impact by Edward J. Lopez, Edward P. Stringham, Tom Means Affordable housing shortages are a national crisis. City governments from Los Angeles to Chicago are responding by pushing for a policy of “below-market housing” or “inclusionary zoning.” But what kind of track record has this policy had since its inception in the 1970s? This new report reveals that not only does “inclusionary zoning” fail to make housing more affordable; it discourages development and ultimately increases prices. Read the full policy report

NEW BOOKS

PLOWSHARES & PORK BARRELS: The Political Economy of Agriculture	DEPRESSION, WAR, AND COLD WAR: Studies in Political Economy	ELECTRIC CHOICES: Deregulation and the Future of Electric Power	STREET SMART: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads	THE CHE GUEVARA MYTH: And the Future of Liberty	ANARCHY AND THE LAW: The Political Economy of Choice
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