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Commentary

Protip: If They’re Working to Get You Fired, They’re Not Your Friends

Art Carden • Feb 16
Commentary

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Ultra Wealth’ Tax Is Misleading

Gary M. Galles • Feb 15
Commentary

Increasing Legal Immigration in US Makes Economic Sense

Benjamin Powell • Feb 15
Commentary

Time Is Now to Ratify USMCA, Shore Up North American Trade

William F. Shughart II • Feb 15
The Beacon

Tariffs Remove Options and Necessarily Reduce Economic Well-Being

Robert Higgs • Feb 13
The Beacon

Ding-Dong! California’s Bullet Train Is Almost Dead!

Craig Eyermann • Feb 13
Commentary

Fire When Ready

Adam B. Summers • Feb 13
The Beacon

Dodge a Bullet, Dig a Tunnel, Dole Out Dollars

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Feb 13
Commentary

The Question of Sea Level Rise

S. Fred Singer • Feb 12

Announcements

California Golden Fleece^® Awards

The California DMV—a poster child for bureaucratic incompetence—has earned the latest California Golden Fleece^® Award for its culture of negligence and shocking lack of oversight and accountability.
2018 Independent Institute Annual Report

Independent is advancing peace, prosperity and liberty with our principled, solutions-oriented, work—which we have shared via hundreds of groundbreaking books, scholarly articles, social media campaigns, and much more.
NEW WEBSITE: Catalyst

Catalyst is our new website devoted to issues that Millennials care about the most: jobs, housing costs, education, student debt, healthcare, and personal freedoms. Learn, engage, and connect.
NEW BOOK: Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France: Tyranny and Resistance

By Stephen P. Halbrook

In the 1930s, French Prime Minister Pierre Laval imposed gun registration, making it easier for the Nazis to confiscate weapons when they invaded in 1940.
NEW BOOK: T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer

By David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito

Born into poverty in 1908, T.R.M. Howard became a surgeon, started numerous organizations and businesses, crusaded for black empowerment, and continues to inspire lessons for today.

Recent Videos

T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioner | Linda & David Beito

Independent Institute Research Fellows Linda and David Beito at the Young Black Leadership Summit held on Washington, D.C. on October 24 and 25, 2018.

California Golden Fleece Awards Fall 2018: Lawmakers and Government Employees Who Harass

The California Golden Fleece® Awards expose waste, fraud, and abuse in California government.

An Evening with Tucker Carlson

At this sold-out Independent Institute event, Tucker Carlson discusses America's elites, a group whose power and wealth from government privilege have grown beyond imagination even as the rest of the country has floundered.

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