http://www.independent.org/ The Lighthouse: The Newsletter of The Independent Institute http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:23 -0800 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:10 -0800 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1350 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1350 From 1776 until well into the twentieth century, classical liberals led the fight against racial discrimination in the law. As immigration advocates, they defended the "natural righ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1351 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1351 Although he criticizes President Obama for escalating the U.S. war in Afghanistan, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Ivan Eland argues that Americans are better off with Obamars... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1352 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1352 John McCain and Barack Obama faltered in their recent comments about Iran's recent protests, according to Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute. McC... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1353 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1353 More than two centuries after Alexander Hamilton proposed taxes on "demon rum" to help pay off the nation's Revolutionary War debt, sin taxes on beverages are again in p... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1354 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=292#1354 If you haven't done so yet, please be sure to check out the past week's offerings from the Independent Institute's blog, a href="http://www.independent.org/blog/"Th... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1345 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1345 The Independent Institute is pleased to announce the 2010 Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest. The Independent Institute, in cooperation with the John M. Templeton Foundation,... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1346 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1346 Pundits from across the political spectrum--from the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute to the liberal Plowshares Funds--have called for President Obama to speak out pu... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1347 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1347 Microenterprise lending--the lending of small sums of money to small-scale entrepreneurs--has been in the news in recent years, but critics have questioned their long-run viabili... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1348 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1348 Are public schools better off if they are governed by the office of the city mayor, or by an elected school board? Parents in Nashville, Tenn., are asking that question. According to Inde... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1349 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=291#1349 If you haven't done so yet, please be sure to check out the past week's offerings from the Independent Institute's blog, a href="http://www.independent.org/blog/"The B... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:02 GMT