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Projects
Books
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Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, edited by Jonathan Bean
The Decline of American Liberalism, by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr., with a foreword by Robert Higgs
The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, by Stephen P. Halbrook
Anarchy and the Law: The Political Economy of Choice, edited by Edward P. Stringham
The Challenge of Liberty: Classical Liberalism Today, edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close
Judge and Jury: American Tort Law on Trial, by Eric A. Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society, by Robert Higgs
Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition, by Jeffrey A. Miron
Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy, by William J. Watkins Jr., with a foreword by Richard N. Rosenfeld
Changing the Guard: Private Prisons and the Control of Crime, edited by Alexander T. Tabarrok, with a foreword by Charles H. Logan
Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Wendy McElroy, with a foreword by Wendy Kaminer
Fire and Smoke: Government, Lawsuits and the Rule of Law, by Michael I. Krauss
To Serve and Protect: Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice, by Bruce L. Benson, with a foreword by Marvin E. Wolfgang
Private Rights and Public Illusions, by Tibor R. Machan, with a foreword by Nicholas Rescher
That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right, by Stephen P. Halbrook
Freedom, Feminism, and the State, edited by Wendy McElroy, with a foreword by Lewis Perry
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Articles
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Articles by Jonathan Bean
Articles by Bruce L. Benson
Articles by Stephen P. Halbrook
Articles by Robert Higgs
Articles by Andrew P. Morriss
Articles by Paul H. Rubin
Articles by Edward P. Stringham
Articles by Alexander T. Tabarrok
Articles by William J. Watkins Jr.
Articles by Bruce Yandle
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Policy Reports
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Firearms and Crime, by Daniel D. Polsby, 1997
Civil Forfeiture as a “Sin Tax”, by Donald J. Boudreaux and Adam C. Pritchard, 1996
Culture and Crime, by Christopher J. Check and Allan C. Carlson, 1996
Illicit Drugs and Crime, by Bruce L. Benson and David W. Rasmussen, 1996
Police Services: The Private Challenge, by Erwin A. Blackstone and Simon Hakim, 1996
Privatization in Criminal Justice, by Bruce L. Benson, 1996
Victim’s Rights, Restitution and Retribution, by Williamson M. Evers, 1996
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Events
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A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institute’s Gala Reception and Dinner: Presentation of the Alexis de Tocqueville Award (9/16/08)
What the Second Amendment Means Today (7/2/08)
Is the Second Amendment an Individual Right? (6/9/08)
Why Are Politicians Always Trying to Scare Us? (12/6/07)
Is White Guilt Destroying the Promise of Civil Rights? (5/9/06)
Eminent Domain: Abuse of Government Power? (1/31/06)
Immigration Wars: Open or Closed Borders for America? (9/21/05)
The Death Penalty on Trial (1/27/05)
Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society (9/29/04)
Gag Rule: On the Suppression of Dissent and Stifling of Democracy (9/24/04)
Drug War Crimes (5/6/04)
The Promised Land of the Free (3/9/04)
PATRIOT Acts: I & II: The New Assault on Liberty? (11/13/03)
The Truth About Medical Marijuana (10/2/03)
Big Brother Is Watching (6/6/02)
The Real Abraham Lincoln: A Debate (5/7/02)
Liberty for Women (5/2/02)
Conning Americans: How Politicians Create Dependence on Government (2/13/02)
The Drug War on Trial: Two Judges Speak Out (9/5/01)
Truth and Propaganda in Politically Correct America (8/14/01)
Friedrich Hayek and the Future of Liberty (5/16/01)
Will Strong Encryption Protect Privacy and Make Government Obsolete? (4/24/01)
Losing the Race? Black Progress, Freedom, and Independence (3/20/01)
Common Law, Merchant Law, and Democratic Legislation (2/18/01)
Can America’s Electoral System Be Fixed? (2/6/01)
Gun Control: Separating Fact from Myth (11/15/00)
Economic and Moral Factors in Favor of Open Immigration (10/14/00)
The American Revolution and the Legacy of Liberty (9/7/00)
The War on Drugs: Who is Winning? Who is Losing? (6/21/00)
Affirmative Action: Pro and Con (4/25/00)
The Civil War: Liberty and American Leviathan (11/17/99)
Guns and Violent Crime (9/21/99)
Liberty and the Failures of Government (7/20/99)
Why Freedom? (3/31/99)
Justice, Natural Rights and the Rule of Law (3/9/99)
The New Betrayal of Black Freedom in America (2/24/99)
What It Means to Be a Libertarian (1/28/97)
Stopping Violent Crime: New Directions for Reduction and Prevention (12/3/96)
Simple Rules for Open Markets (5/6/96)
The Outlook for China, Human Rights and the Laogai Gulag (3/27/96)
The End of Racism: New Prospects for a Color-Blind Society (10/5/95)
What to Do About Crime (1/19/95)
National Dinner to Honor Robert A. Conquest (7/7/92)
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Other Resources (archives of articles and studies)
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Campaign Finance Reform
Civil Liberties
Constitutional Law
Crime
Criminal Justice/ Prisons
Drugs (Illicit)
Free Speech
Government Secrecy
Law Enforcement
Litigation
Privacy
Property Rights
Race Issues
Urban Issues
Welfare
Women’s Issues
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