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Commentary
Charity Without the Welfare State
Charity Without the Welfare State
John C. Goodman | May 31, 2023
Biden’s College Loan Write-offs Are Unfair, Irresponsible—and ...
Biden’s College Loan Write-offs Are Unfair, Irresponsible—and Illegal
Richard K. Vedder | May 28, 2023
Hanke’s 2022 Misery Index—Who’s Miserable and ...
Hanke’s 2022 Misery Index—Who’s Miserable and Who’s Happy?
Steve H. Hanke | May 22, 2023
Some U.S. Allies Finally Need to Improve Defenses, Including ...
Some U.S. Allies Finally Need to Improve Defenses, Including Getting Nukes
Ivan Eland | May 16, 2023
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Book Reviews
Commodities as an Asset Class: Essays on Inflation, the Paradox of ...
Reviewed By Leonidas Zelmanovitz
Commodities as an Asset Class: Essays on Inflation, the Paradox of Gold and the Impact of Crypto
Reviewed By Leonidas Zelmanovitz
Fixing Social Security: The Politics of Reform in a Polarized Age
By R. Douglas Arnold
Reviewed By Barry W. Poulson
Fixing Social Security: The Politics of Reform in a Polarized Age
By R. Douglas Arnold
Reviewed By Barry W. Poulson
Gaining Ground: Markets Helping Government
By Clifford Winston
Reviewed By Bruce Yandle
Gaining Ground: Markets Helping Government
By Clifford Winston
Reviewed By Bruce Yandle
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Research
Why a Pandemic Is Not a Recession
Why a Pandemic Is Not a Recession
By R. David Ranson
Executive Summary | Apr. 8, 2020
Reconsidering the Classics of Political Economy
Reconsidering the Classics of Political Economy
By Robert M. Whaples
The Independent Review | Mar. 1, 2020
The Keynes Perplex
The Keynes Perplex
By William N. Butos
The Independent Review | Mar. 1, 2020
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Independent Institute Books
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Videos
Redefining “Recession,” Semiconductor Pork, ...
Inflation Revs, Ukraine Turns, Taiwan Fears, Homelessness ...
“The Fed’s Taper Timeline” Sr. Fellow ...
SCOTUS Religious Liberty, NYC Election, Voter Fraud ...
CA Gov Newsom Recall, Ending Woke Schools, Gun Control ...
Post-Election 2020: What and Who to Expect? | Graham ...
Where Is This Economy Going? COVID-19 Fallout and Beyond ...
COVID-19 Crisis: Reining in the Government’s Harmful ...
COVID-19 Crisis: Why the Coronavirus Will Kill 500 ...
Why a Pandemic Is Not a Recession | R. David Ranson ...
Fear: The Fuel of Government Power—Coronavirus ...
Richard Vedder: Realistic Solutions to Big College ...
Richard Vedder: Is Majoring in English Worth It?
Love Gov Video Series: Presentation at Draper University
The Road to Freedom and Prosperity
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
New MyGovCost App Demo!
Benjamin Powell on Stossel
Benjamin Powell on Economic Recovery
Benjamin Powell Discusses Government Shutdown on Stossel
What Should the Fed Be Doing? Myths, Current Strategies ...
Student Perspectives
Ivan Pongracic on Money and Banking Without the State
Benjamin Powell on Federal Youth Summer Jobs Funding ...
Benjamin Powell on the ‬Payroll Tax Cut and Salt ...
Benjamin Powell on “Rabbit-Hole” Economics
Benjamin Powell on Federal Fiscal Irresponsibility
Anthony Gregory on the Costs of Conflict
Benjamin Powell on Balancing Budgets Without Medicare ...
Benjamin Powell on American Spending Levels
Emily Skarbek on the Government Cost Calculator
Emily Skarbek on Rejection of Goolsbee Claim
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Audio
“Capitalism!” Sr. Fellow Randall Holcombe, author of Liberty in Peril interviewed on the Shaun Thompson Show on WIND radio
Apr. 5, 2023
Research Fellow Burton Abrams, author of The Terrible 10 appears on the Gary Nolan radio show.
Aug. 12, 2022
Redefining “Recession,” Semiconductor Pork, Fauci Doubles Down | Independent Outlook 43
July 27, 2022
“75% of Paycheck Protection Program Wasted” Research Fellow Craig Eyermann interviewed on WIND radio’s Shaun Thompson show
July 22, 2022
“Don’t Forgive Student Loans” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America interviewed on the Bryan McClain show on TNT radio
July 18, 2022
“Don't Forgive Student Loans” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise appears on the Gary Nolan radio show.
July 6, 2022
Inflation Revs, Ukraine Turns, Taiwan Fears, Homelessness Grows | Independent Outlook 40
June 15, 2022
SCOTUS Religious Liberty, NYC Election, Voter Fraud & Inflation | Independent Outlook Episode 21
June 23, 2021
CA Gov Newsom Recall, Ending Woke Schools, Gun Control & Government Failure | Independent Outlook Episode 18
Apr. 28, 2021
“Does Government ‘Stimulus’ Really Stimulate?” Research Fellow David Ranson appears on the Liberty Watch radio show
Apr. 4, 2021
Brexit - An Economist's Reaction. Research Fellow Robert P. Murphy, appears on the Marc Cox show on FM News Talk 97.1 in St. Louis
June 24, 2016
Robert Higgs Interview on "Anemic Recovery, Regulation and Taxation" at Cato Institute
Nov. 5, 2015
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