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Government Waste/Pork

Commentary

Brother, Can You Spare $120 Billion? Colleges: $23 Billion ...

Brother, Can You Spare $120 Billion? Colleges: $23 Billion Isn’t Enough

Richard K. Vedder | Dec. 29, 2020

California Is the World’s Tech Capital, Except for Its ...

California Is the World’s Tech Capital, Except for Its Government’s Lousy IT

Adam B. Summers | Nov. 19, 2020

Only in California: Where “Affordable Housing” Costs ...

Only in California: Where “Affordable Housing” Costs More than Five-Star Luxury

Lee E. Ohanian | Nov. 6, 2020

The Crisis in Civil Rights

The Crisis in Civil Rights: Best Books and Articles on Race, Police, and the Welfare State

Williamson M. Evers | Aug. 18, 2020

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Book Reviews

Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story

Wilfred M. McClay
Reviewed By Robert M. Whaples

Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story

Wilfred M. McClay
Reviewed By Robert M. Whaples

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 Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

By Michael Lewis
Reviewed By Dwight R. Lee

The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

By Michael Lewis
Reviewed By Dwight R. Lee

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Research

Precaution Can Kill: Chemical Benefits and Regulatory Risks

By Ryan M. Yonk, Diana W. Thomas, Kevin D. Gomez
Briefing | May 15, 2020

A Better Path Forward: Re-Thinking Government Student Loans and Grants

By Richard K. Vedder
Research Article | Apr. 8, 2020

Why a Pandemic Is Not a Recession

By R. David Ranson
Executive Summary | Apr. 8, 2020

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Independent Institute Books

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Videos

Why California Wastes Millions on Failing Tech Projects ...

“My Kid Has Cancer and ObamaCare Is Making Everything ...

California Burning: Lawrence J. McQuillan and Mary ...

COVID-19 Crisis: Could Coronavirus Be the Great Deregulator? ...

COVID-19 Crisis: Reining in the Government’s Harmful ...

Suspend California AB-5 | Graham H. Walker, Williamson ...

Fear: The Fuel of Government Power—Coronavirus ...

Fixing Science

War on Poverty or War on the Poor? The Great Society’s ...

Richard Vedder: Realistic Solutions to Big College ...

Audio

“AB5 and the California Economy” Executive Director Graham Walker appears on "The Larry O'Connor Show" (KABC-AM)
June 11, 2020

Sr. Fellow Robert Whaples appears on Kresta in the Afternoon on the Ave Maria radio network (EWTN)
Sep. 4, 2019

“Fixing California’s DMV” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan interviewed on KGO radio’s Chip Franklin Show
Aug. 6, 2019

“CA Fire Prevention” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan interviewed on KAHI radio
July 25, 2019

“Tools California Could Use to Better Prevent and Fight Wildfires” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan interviewed on KFBK radio
July 19, 2019

Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan interviewed on KMED radio in Medford, OR
July 3, 2019

“CA DMV Running Out of Money?” Lawrence McQuillan appears on KCBS radio
Feb. 28, 2019

“Your Taxes Pay for Politicians’ Bad Behavior” Lawrence McQuillan appears on KOGO radio
Dec. 4, 2018

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, Author of Eleven Presidents on Kresta in the Afternoon Radio Show
Jan. 22, 2018

Research Fellow Robert Whaples Appears on "Eric Metaxas Show", Salem Radio Network
Dec. 15, 2017

Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan Appears on the Lars Larson Radio Program
Oct. 20, 2017

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