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Love Gov 3: The Metaverse of MadnessWATCH NOW!
Season 3 of the Award-Winning Web Series
With Scott Gov Govinsky at the helm of the post-pandemic education system, its a new (anything-but) normal. This is the third season of Love Gov, the comedy web series that explores how government impacts our lives.
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The Independent Review: Fall 2022 Issue Now Available
At the Federal Reserve, Democrat economists outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. What are the implications for the Feds purported political neutrality? Also in this issue: The fate of future economic growth in the West; Millennials and socialism; Public choice theory applied to Covid-19 lockdowns; and more!
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New Book: Highway Heist
Americas Crumbling Infrastructure and the Way Forward
What is infrastructure? If its so vital, why are Americas roads a mess? Or are they? Written by one of Americas foremost experts on the topic, James Bennett, Highway Heist answers these questions and more.
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New California Golden Fleece® Award
The Pitfalls of Law Enforcement License Plate Readers in California and Safeguards to Protect the Public
Law enforcement agencies are essentially testing surveillance systems on Californians with their use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The costly technology has troubling error rates resulting in frequent baseless vehicle stops.
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Recommended Readings on the History of Russia and Ukraine
The Russia/Ukraine war is between countries that have different histories and political cultures from our own. The conflict brings up just-war theory, the difficult issue of nationalities, contrasting political cultures, and a myriad of other issues. Here is the much-needed guide through all the complexity.
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Critical Math Doesnt 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 sothey see math as an ideological battlefield.
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Policy Report Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions.
The Bay Areas 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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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: Fall 2022
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Political Affiliations of Federal Reserve Economists
by Emre Kuvvet
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Measuring Student and Public Support for Controversial Speech on Campus
by Dick M. Carpenter II, Joshua M. Dunn
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The Abandonment of Growth and the Decline of the West
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A Constitutional Amendment to Constrain Rent-Granting and Rent-Extraction
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Comrade Snowflake? Why Millennials Wont Be Socialists Forever
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