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Will California’s $17 Billion Relief Package Reduce Inflation?

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Roe Reversed. Abortion Issues Returned to the States?

William J. Watkins, Jr. • Jun 30
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Elvis Movie Tells Cautionary Story of Conflicting Interest and Ambition

Samuel R. Staley • Jun 29
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Thomas Derangement Syndrome

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Jun 28
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The Politics of Gas

Brady Leonard • Jun 28
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Sri Lanka’s Cautionary Tale: Death by National Debt

Craig Eyermann • Jun 28
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Biden and Oil: Destroy America in Order to Save It

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Announcements

Independent Institute Announces New Leadership

The Independent Institute is pleased to announce that Mary L. G. Theroux has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive, and that Graham H. Walker has been appointed as President. Walker has also been elected to Independent’s Board of Directors.
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Spring 2022 Issue of The Independent Review Now Available

The 1619 Project takes its cues from Marxist-leaning historians who grossly misrepresent history. The cover essay systematically dismantles many of the project’s errors, relying on solid empirical research of historians. This and other articles plus book reviews in our journal of political economy.
“Critical Math” Doesn’t Add Up

Politics Plus Mathematics Equals Undermining Foundations of Success

Most people think that mathematics is a non-ideological discipline. They think of it as an objective discipline that is socially and politically neutral and independent of the society in which it is studied. But the promoters of “critical math” in the United States do not think so—they see math as an ideological battlefield.
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.
Read the Report • News Release • BeyondHomeless.org
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.