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Textbooks: Do We Know Which Ones Are Effective?

Textbooks: Do We Know Which Ones Are Effective?

Ze’ev Wurman | Sep. 28, 2022

The New Inquisition

The New Inquisition

Burton A. Abrams | Sep. 23, 2022

Special Master Ruling Smacks of Excessive Reverence for the ...

Special Master Ruling Smacks of Excessive Reverence for the Imperial Presidency

Ivan Eland | Sep. 22, 2022

Hollywood Blacklist Backstory

Hollywood Blacklist Backstory

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Sep. 14, 2022

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Book Reviews

The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal ...

By Joseph Heath
Reviewed By Alexander Schaefer

The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State

By Joseph Heath
Reviewed By Alexander Schaefer

Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power Is Made and ...

Randall G. Holcombe
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger

Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power Is Made and Maintained

Randall G. Holcombe
Reviewed By Michael C. Munger

American Conservatism: Reclaiming an Intellectual Tradition

Reviewed By J. Daniel Hammond

American Conservatism: Reclaiming an Intellectual Tradition

Reviewed By J. Daniel Hammond

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Research

What Is the Great Reset?

What Is the Great Reset?

By Michael D. Rectenwald
Research Article | Feb. 28, 2022

The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms: The Second Amendment in the U.S. Bill ...

The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms: The Second Amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights

By Stephen P. Halbrook
Research Article | Feb. 24, 2022

A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality

A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality

By Steve H. Hanke, Jonas Herby, Lars Jonung
Research Article | Feb. 4, 2022

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Independent Institute Books

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Audio

“SCOTUS Affirms the Right to Bear Arms” Sr. Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the Robert Scott Bell show.
July 7, 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

“Protecting Your Second Amendment Rights” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the Shaun Thompson show on WIND Chicago
June 30, 2022

“Supreme Court Gun Rights Cases Explained” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the Liz Callaway Long Story Short podcast
June 28, 2022

“Climate Socialism” Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science appears on the Matt Buff show on AM 950 and 94.9 FM The Answer Orlando, FL.
Apr. 26, 2022

“Testifying Against Obamacare” Publications and Public Affairs Counsel Christopher Briggs is interviewed on American Medicine Today
Apr. 22, 2022

“Climate Alarmism is Dangerous” Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science interviewed on KLZ radio’s Rush to Reason with John Rush
Apr. 20, 2022

Independent Institute Publications and Public Affairs Counsel Christopher Briggs interviewed on The Mark Davis show on KSKY The Answer in Dallas, TX
Apr. 7, 2022

Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the Rush to Reason show on KLZ radio in Denver, CO
Mar. 2, 2022

“Science is Never Settled” Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science appears on The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser on KQAM radio (KS)
Feb. 25, 2022

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of War and the Rogue Presidency appears on WTIC radio in Hartford, CT
Feb. 24, 2022

“Do You Have the Right to Bear Arms?” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the Jim Bohannon radio show
Feb. 10, 2022

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