2024 Independent Review Essay Contest Winners

“Profits for a Purpose: A Thomistic Analysis of the Friedman Doctrine” by Jonah Tran
Prize: $2,750
Faculty sponsor: James Otteson, University of Notre Dame

“The State of Federalism and Police Powers in a Post COVID-19 Society” by Katie Kirk
Prize: $2,750
Faculty sponsor: William J. Watkins, Jr.

“The Political Economy of Rights” by Daniel Mayorga
Prize: $1,500
Faculty sponsor: Joselo Andrade, Ecuadorian Institute of Political Economy

“Self-Interest and the French Revolution: The Redefinition of Ambition and Virtue” by Lauren Smyth
Faculty sponsor: Christopher Martin, Hillsdale College

“Marine Shell Beads as Primitive Money in Mississippian Culture” by Nathaniel Osborne
Faculty sponsor: Leonidas Zelmanovitz, Hillsdale College