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Jordan Peterson: Why I Am No Longer A Tenured Professor at the University of Toronto
• Jan 21
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New California Golden Fleece® Report
Crime, Grime, and Greed at BART
An investigation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) operations by researchers with the California Golden Fleece® Awards has found a scandal-ridden, undependable, dangerous, and excessively costly public transportation system serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Rawls on Rawls: A Theory of Justice and its Shortfalls at 50
Special Issue of The Independent Review
Alexander Rawls—son of philosopher John Rawls—argues that the theory of “justice as fairness” ignores the costs of adjudicating disputes, inviting "rent-seeking" by special interests. This issue also contains articles from prominent philosophers assessing Alexander Rawls’ insights into his father's work.
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New Policy Report — Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions.
The Bay Area’s housing and homelessness crises will not be resolved until policymakers and service providers stop relying on conventional approaches which do not work.
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Independent Institute Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Second Amendment US Supreme Court Case
The Independent Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the petitioners in a case before the US Supreme Court which could expand the right to carry a firearm outside one’s home. The case will be heard in the fall.
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Open Letter Urges Rejection of Proposed Plan to Hobble Talented Math Students
An Open Letter from academics, teachers, and business leaders to California’s education and political leaders says inserting politics and social justice into math curriculum will be damaging to students and society.
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New Book: Really Good Schools: Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education
A quiet revolution in education is taking place throughout the developing world: the astounding growth of low-cost private schools in some of the poorest areas of the world.
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K-12 and Higher Education Bibliographies Serve as Foundations for Student Preparation to Better Serve Education Needs
Serving as Foundations for Student Preparation to Better Serve Education Needs
The Independent Institute has compiled two essential annotated bibliographies to help families and students to prepare themselves for the shortcomings in the primary and higher education systems.
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CATALYST: Young Voices for Liberty
Catalyst is our website dedicated to issues that millennials care about the most: jobs, housing costs, education, student debt, healthcare, and more. Learn, engage, and connect.
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Latest Issue: Winter 2021/11
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Desert? You Can’t Handle Desert!
by Michael C. Munger
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A Theory of Justice with Claims of Desert
by Alexander Rawls
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Rescuing Rawls from Rawls
by Nick Cowen
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Reflections on Alexander Rawls’s Desert-Inclusive Justice
by Chad Van Schoelandt
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Justice, Desert, and Disagreement
by Adam Gjesdal
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What Is a Classical Liberal Constitution?
by John A. Dove, Andrew T. Young
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The Chicago Boys and the Revival of Classical Liberal Economics in Chile
by Axel Kaiser
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Reviving the Libertarian Interstate Federalist Tradition
by Brandon L. Christensen
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No Child Left Behind in Foster Care
by Brian Meehan, Simon Hakim, Erwin A. Blackstone
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Steven G. Horwitz
by Cecil E. Bohanon, Todd M. Nesbit
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17 Book Reviews
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Response by Brian P. Simpson to Randall Holcombe’s Review of A Declaration and Constitution for a Free Society
by Brian P. Simpson
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