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September 16, 2008 A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institute’s Gala Reception and Dinner Presentation of the Alexis de Tocqueville Award Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Andy Garcia, William K. Bowes, Jr.
July 2, 2008 What the Second Amendment Means Today Stephen P. Halbrook, Don B. Kates, Jr.
June 9, 2008 Is the Second Amendment an Individual Right? Stephen P. Halbrook, Joyce Lee Malcolm
April 15, 2008 Is the “War on Terror” Creating Terrorism? Ian S. Lustick, Ivan Eland, D. Gareth Porter
March 7, 2008 The New International Arms Race in Space And How to Avoid It Peter L. Hays, Theresa Hitchens, Jeff Kueter, Mike M. Moore
February 21, 2008 The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich Benjamin Powell, Alvaro Vargas Llosa, George B. N. Ayittey
February 12, 2008 Is the U.S. Now Provoking an Arms Race in Space? Mike M. Moore
January 9, 2008 Is the U.S. Provoking an Arms Race in Space? Mike M. Moore
December 6, 2007 Why Are Politicians Always Trying to Scare Us? Robert Higgs
November 6, 2007 New Directions for Peace and Security Carl P. Close, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, James L. Payne, Edward P. Stringham
September 21, 2007 Troop Withdrawal Looking Beyond Iraq Ivan Eland, Leon T. Hadar, David R. Henderson
August 4, 2007 A Reception Honoring Bruce N. Ames World-renowned Pioneer in Biochemistry and Nutritional Science Bruce N. Ames
June 21, 2007 Living With a Nuclear Iran and North Korea? Ivan Eland, Charles V. Peña, Trita Parsi, Doug Bandow
May 8, 2007 Is Walmart Good or Bad for America? A Debate Richard K. Vedder, Ken Jacobs
February 9, 2007 P.J. O’Rourke “On the Wealth of Nations” P. J. O’Rourke
December 6, 2006 The 2006 Thomas S. Szasz Awards and An Evening With Robert Higgs Thomas S. Szasz, Robert Higgs, Robert Spillane
October 17, 2006 The Reality and Legacy of the Iraq War Ivan Eland, Mark Danner
September 28, 2006 Private Solutions for Reducing Road Congestion, Fuel Costs, Travel Time, and Waste Based on the new book, STREET SMART: Competition, Entrepreneurship and the Future of Roads Daniel B. Klein, Gabriel Roth, Alexander T. Tabarrok
September 22, 2006 How to Really Win the War on Terrorism Charles V. Peña, Roger W. Cressey, Joseph Cirincione
June 28, 2006 Bureaucracy vs. The Environment What Should Be Done? Michael Shaw, Randy Simmons, Carl P. Close
May 17, 2006 What Should the U.S. Do about China? Ivan Eland, James Lilley, Eric McVadon
May 9, 2006 Is White Guilt Destroying the Promise of Civil Rights? Shelby Steele
May 1, 2006 Robert Higgs Czech Lectures Robert Higgs
February 16, 2006 Innovative Solutions for Iraq Independent Policy Forum & Open House Reception Lawrence J. Korb, Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, D. Gareth Porter, Ivan Eland, Peter Brookes
January 31, 2006 Eminent Domain Abuse of Government Power? Timothy M. Sandefur, Steven Greenhut
December 13, 2005 The Frankenfood Myth? Politics and Protests of the Biotech Revolution Henry I. Miller, Bruce N. Ames
November 17, 2005 The War on Terror Implications for Domestic Security and Civil Liberties
November 15, 2005 An Evening with Michael Crichton “States of Fear: Science or Politics?” Michael Crichton, Bruce N. Ames, Sallie Louise Baliunas, William M. Gray, George H. Taylor
September 21, 2005 Immigration Wars Open or Closed Borders for America? Peter Laufer, Benjamin Powell
May 3, 2005 Liberty for Latin America How to Undo 500 Years of State Oppression Alvaro Vargas Llosa