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The American Voter’s Flight to Freedom
The American Voter’s Flight to Freedom: Illiberal policies are forcing Americans in many blue states to flee in search of economically and politically friendlier climates. Are politicians getting the message?
Steve H. Hanke, Stephen J. K. Walters | Nov. 28, 2023
Mending Our Tattered Health Care Safety Net
Mending Our Tattered Health Care Safety Net
John C. Goodman | Nov. 27, 2023
When Did Populism Become a Dirty Word?
When Did Populism Become a Dirty Word?
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Nov. 25, 2023
Unrealistic Plans to Crack Down on U.S. Power Plant Emissions ...
Unrealistic Plans to Crack Down on U.S. Power Plant Emissions Won’t Work: We’ve been down this road before—and so have others
William F. Shughart II | Nov. 18, 2023
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A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021
By Alan S. Blinder
Reviewed By James L. Caton
A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021
By Alan S. Blinder
Reviewed By James L. Caton
Free Market: The History of an Idea
Jacob Soll
Reviewed By Cameron Tilley
Free Market: The History of an Idea
Jacob Soll
Reviewed By Cameron Tilley
Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human ...
Reviewed By Robert M. Whaples
Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet
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Teaching the Causes of Great Depression to College Students: Evidence from History, ...
Teaching the Causes of Great Depression to College Students: Evidence from History, Economics, and Economic History Textbooks
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| Nov. 9, 2023
Adam Smith, Sociality, and Classical Liberalism
Adam Smith, Sociality, and Classical Liberalism
By Vernon L. Smith
The Independent Review
| July 3, 2023
Crisis and Credit Allocation: The Effect of Ideology on Monetary Policy during the ...
Crisis and Credit Allocation: The Effect of Ideology on Monetary Policy during the Great Depression and the Great Recession
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Steve Hanke on The Julia La Roche Show: Decline In Inflation, Recession On The Way
June 16, 2023
“Social Justice—Without Coercion” Sr. Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of
Is Social Justice Just?
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June 15, 2023
“Capitalism!” Sr. Fellow Randall Holcombe, author of
Liberty in Peril
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Apr. 5, 2023
“The Homeless Issue Can Be Solved” Independent Institute Chairman and CEO Mary L. G. Theroux is interviewed on
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radio in Wichita, KS
Apr. 4, 2023
“The Fed and Inflation” Research Fellow Randall Holcombe, author of
Liberty in Peril
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Gary Nolan radio show
Nov. 11, 2022
“Is California a Progressive Fantasyland?” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan interviewed on
WIND radio’s Shaun Thompson show
Oct. 6, 2022
Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on the
Andy Caldwell show on KUHL radio
Sep. 27, 2022
“What Janet Yellen Gets Wrong About Inflation, Taxation and the Economy” Sr. Fellow Judy Shelton appears on the
Larry Kudlow radio show on WABC
Sep. 10, 2022
“Semiconductor Pork Barrel Spending” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell interviewed on the
Gary Nolan show on USA Radio
July 27, 2022
“The Folly of Forgiving Student Loans” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of
Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America
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Rory Sauter radio show
July 22, 2022
“75% of Paycheck Protection Program Wasted” Research Fellow Craig Eyermann interviewed on
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July 22, 2022
“Climate Alarmism is Dangerous” Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of
Hot Talk, Cold Science
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