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The Crisis in Civil Rights—Best Books on Race, Police, and the Welfare State

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Catalyst: Young Voices for Liberty

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Like Free Speech? Don’t Send Your Kid to DePauw, Texas or LSU

Richard K. Vedder • Oct 20
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Federal PPP Loans Put Corrupt Hands in the Till

Craig Eyermann • Oct 20
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Amy Coney Barrett Hearings: Grandstanding at Its Worse

William J. Watkins, Jr. • Oct 19
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COVID-19 and the Budget Deficit

Craig Eyermann • Oct 19
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Governor Newsom’s Call for Reparations Reveals Implicit Bias

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Oct 19
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Nicaragua’s Crimes Against Humanity

Alvaro Vargas Llosa • Oct 19
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What Trump Has Done to Change Health Care and How It’s Helped Battle COVID-19

John C. Goodman, Marie Fishpaw • Oct 19
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That Day My Father Won the Nobel Prize

Alvaro Vargas Llosa • Oct 17
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Nancy Pelosi and the 25th Amendment

William J. Watkins, Jr. • Oct 15
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Pope Francis Misunderstands Markets, Squanders Moral Authority

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Oct 15
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Will America Remain a Democracy or Become a Monarchy?

Ronald L. Trowbridge • Oct 14

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Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

New Article Warns of ‘Virus and Leviathan’

The extension of state power in the U.S. has been alarming—but the long-term consequences could be even more devastating to civil society and just government—A new, shocking article published this week in the Spring 2021 issue of The Independent Review.
New Report: 490 B.C. Project

Is It Time for a Humanities War?

Greece and Rome wrestled more than two thousand years ago with what citizenship meant, what freedom meant, what justice meant—just as we wrestle with them today. Today's high school students are woefully unaware of the importance of their unique history.
New Report: Bugs in the System

California’s Monumental IT Failures Earn Latest California Golden Fleece^® Award

Despite being home to some of the greatest minds in technology, California continues failing to modernize its IT systems, much less do so under budget. State agencies are swindling taxpayers and breaking the public trust.
The Crisis in Civil Rights

Best Books and Articles on Race, Police, and the Welfare State

Independent Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson M. Evers has created one of the most exhaustive annotated reading lists ever assembled regarding the issues of civil rights, policing, race, and the welfare state.
Open Letter from 153 Scholars to CA Governor Newsom: “Suspend AB-5 Now to Help Gig Workers”

An influential group of 153 economists and political scientists call for the immediate suspension of California’s AB-5, a law that was passed in 2019 to restrict the use of independent contractors.
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Best Books on the Folly of Socialism

What everyone should know about the practical and moral failures of the socialist project

Compiled by Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson M. Evers, this annotated list of recommended readings highlights some of the most insightful critiques of socialism ever written.
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.
LOVE GOV: Watch Seasons 1 and 2

Independent’s satirical 2-season 10-part video series personifies the folly, cost, and intrusiveness of government, demonstrating the federal government’s ever-expanding reach into our lives.