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Entitlements and Welfare

Commentary

Follow the “Science,” They Said: As a general rule, the next time an official, a politician, or an expert lectures us on the “science,” make sure that he is not projecting his own unscientific biases onto others.

Victor Davis Hanson | Mar. 23, 2021

The Conservative Identity Crisis

John C. Goodman | Feb. 10, 2021

Robert Higgs: A Birthday Appreciation

Art Carden | Feb. 2, 2021

C.S. Lewis and Kurt Vonnegut on “Egalitarian” Tyranny

David J. Theroux | Jan. 14, 2021

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Book Reviews

Great Society: A New History

Amity Shlaes
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger

Great Society: A New History

Amity Shlaes
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger

The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement ...

John F. Cogan
Reviewed By Lee A. Craig

The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs

John F. Cogan
Reviewed By Lee A. Craig

The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

By Michael D. Tanner
Reviewed By Jared A. Pincin

The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

By Michael D. Tanner
Reviewed By Jared A. Pincin

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Research

Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

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

Breaking Bad: Public Pensions and the Loss of That Old-Time Fiscal Religion

By Daniel J. Smith, Rania Al-Bawwab
The Independent Review | June 1, 2020

Is the Welfare State Crowding Out Government’s Basic Functions? An Update

By Jody W. Lipford, Sydney Patton
The Independent Review | June 1, 2020

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Mark Levin Applauds New York Post Op-Ed, “My Kid Has Cancer and ObamaCare Is Making Everything Worse” (by Christopher Briggs of the Independent Institute)
Oct. 30, 2020

Research Fellow Robert Whaples on the Mike Siegel Radio Show on the Genesis Communications Network
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Mar. 26, 2015

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