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Commentary

An Economic Evaluation of Covid Lockdowns

An Economic Evaluation of Covid Lockdowns: The costs of prevention efforts have outweighed those from the direct effects of the virus itself.

Tomas J. Philipson | Jan. 24, 2022

Just Say No to Biden and Fauci’s Universal Vaccination ...

Just Say No to Biden and Fauci’s Universal Vaccination Nation: America’s quasi-vaccines significantly riskier than public health officials have disclosed

Robert W. Malone, Peter K. Navarro | Jan. 17, 2022

A Deceptive Covid Study, Unmasked

A Deceptive Covid Study, Unmasked: Duke researchers look at transmission in schools and end up reinforcing their prior assumptions.

Jayanta Bhattacharya, Tom Nicholson | Jan. 14, 2022

Politicizing COVID-19 From the Start

Politicizing COVID-19 From the Start: Thousands of Americans have died needlessly because of weaponized disinformation about China’s culpability, vaccines, useful drugs, lockdowns, racial preferences, and long-term care facilities.

Victor Davis Hanson | Jan. 13, 2022

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Book Reviews

Unsettled? What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and ...

By Steven E. Koonin
Reviewed By Robert M. Whaples

Unsettled? What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters

By Steven E. Koonin
Reviewed By Robert M. Whaples

Taxing Sin

By Michael Thom
Reviewed By Adam J. Hoffer

Taxing Sin

By Michael Thom
Reviewed By Adam J. Hoffer

The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic into ...

Reviewed By Jon Murphy

The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic into a Catastrophe

Reviewed By Jon Murphy

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Research

Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

By Christopher J. Coyne, Nathan P. Goodman, Abigail Devereaux
Research Article | Oct. 6, 2020

Is It Time for a “490 B.C. Project”? High Schoolers Need to Know Our Classical ...

Is It Time for a “490 B.C. Project”? High Schoolers Need to Know Our Classical Heritage

By Williamson M. Evers, Victor Davis Hanson, Morgan E. Hunter
Policy Report | Sep. 23, 2020

Bugs in the System: California Government Technology Failures and Recommended Solutions

By Adam B. Summers
Briefing | Sep. 17, 2020

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Independent Institute Books

Videos

Artificial Intelligence Can't Think but It Can ...

Afghanistan Debacle, Biden's Vaccine Mandate, California ...

Anthony Lupo Reacts to Newest IPCC Climate Panic Report ...

Groupthink and Fauci Hubris: Disinformation & COVID-19 ...

Origins, Harms and Political Deception of the COVID-19 ...

Why California Wastes Millions on Failing Tech Projects ...

Precaution Can Kill: Chemical Benefits and Regulatory ...

Fixing Science

Richard Vedder: Realistic Solutions to Big College ...

Rebutting Alarmism at the Global Climate Action Summit

C.S. Lewis on Natural Law and Liberty

S. Fred Singer Interviewed on KUSI San Diego on Global ...

Vicki Alger on a Cyber School Education

Hot Talk and Cold Science of Global Warming

Emily Skarbek on Call For More Oil

Fred Singer on Climate Change Data

Fred Singer on Fox News on Global Warming

The New International Arms Race in Space—And How ...

Audio

Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science appears on Liberty Watch with Charles Heller on KVOI Radio
May 16, 2021

“California’s COVID Failures” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on The Andy Caldwell Show on KUHL radio in Santa Maria, CA.
May 3, 2021

“Planned Parenthood Cancels Margaret Sanger”
Apr. 22, 2021

“Mask Misinformation” Research Fellow Phil Magness appears on American Medicine Today radio show
Nov. 20, 2020

Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell is Interviewed on American Medicine Today Radio on Drug Approvals and the FDA
Dec. 12, 2015

Clifford Thies on the American Economic Association and Richard T. Ely
Nov. 28, 2011

The New International Arms Race in Space—And How to Avoid It
Mar. 7, 2008

The Frankenfood Myth?
Dec. 13, 2005