Issue: Political History

The Power of Independent Thinking

Issues » Government and Politics » Political History

Political History

Commentary

Why Is Congress about to Declare War on Seniors?

Why Is Congress about to Declare War on Seniors?

John C. Goodman | Oct. 27, 2021

Supreme Court’s Latest Second Amendment Case Isn’t ...

Supreme Court’s Latest Second Amendment Case Isn’t about Race, It’s about Rights: Does a person need to be assaulted, shot, or wounded in order to carry a firearm for self-defense?

Stephen P. Halbrook | Oct. 26, 2021

Latin American Unity Remains a Pipe Dream

Latin American Unity Remains a Pipe Dream

Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Oct. 22, 2021

An End to Tax Withholding

An End to Tax Withholding

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Oct. 20, 2021

More Commentary (602)

Book Reviews

Presidents, Populism and the Crisis of Democracy

Reviewed By Kevin Munger

Presidents, Populism and the Crisis of Democracy

Reviewed By Kevin Munger

Chaining Down Leviathan: The American Dream of Self-Government, 1776–1865

By Lugi Marco Bassani
Reviewed By William J. Watkins, Jr.

Chaining Down Leviathan: The American Dream of Self-Government, 1776–1865

By Lugi Marco Bassani
Reviewed By William J. Watkins, Jr.

Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy

By Gregory M. Collins
Reviewed By Greg Weiner

Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy

By Gregory M. Collins
Reviewed By Greg Weiner

More Book Reviews (71)

Research

The Progressive Era and the Family

The Progressive Era and the Family

By Murray N. Rothbard
Research Article | Dec. 28, 2020

Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

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

Today’s Relevance of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

Today’s Relevance of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

By Donald J. Boudreaux
The Independent Review | Mar. 1, 2020

More Research (146)

Independent Institute Books

More Books (22)

Videos

Skyrocketing Crime, Post-COVID-19 Schools, Biden's ...

Race & Liberty in America

SCOTUS: From RBG to ACB, Court Packing & More | Graham ...

Pandemic, Prejudice & Protests: TRM Howard and a Better ...

How to Restore Freedom to Americans in This Time of ...

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

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

Senior Fellow Ivan Eland on C-SPAN Discusses the History ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Champion or Opponent of Liberty ...

Economics, Politics, and Public Choice | Ivan Pongracic

Ivan Eland on Ranking US Presidents

Ivan Eland Speaks on “Recarving Rushmore” ...

Ivan Eland on Ramifications of WW1

Robert Higgs on the Logic of Crisis and Leviathan and ...

Anthony Gregory on The Total State

CPAC Interview: Ivan Eland Talks Recarving Rushmore

Anthony Gregory on Independent Watch: The Bellicosity ...

John C. Goodman at P.A.U.L. Festival 2012

John C. Goodman on Special Report with Bret Baier: ...

Ben Powell on Immigration Myths

Audio

Why Study Greco-Roman History?
July 13, 2021

Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science appears on Steve Moore’s radio show Moore Money on WABC radio
July 3, 2021

“Carrying Firearms Outside One’s Home” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on The Joyce Kaufman radio show.
June 18, 2021

“California Math Curriculum is Prejudiced Against Gifted Students” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on SiriusXM radio's Stacy on the Right show.
May 25, 2021

Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms, appears on The Lars Larson radio show
May 25, 2021

“California Leftists Try to Cancel Advanced Math Classes” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Mitch Albom show on WJR radio. (MI)
May 24, 2021

Sr. Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms interviewed on Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere on WGSO radio
May 24, 2021

Senior Fellow James Tooley, author of Really Good Schools appears on the John Batchelor Radio Show
May 21, 2021

Research Fellow David Legates, co-author of Hot Talk, Cold Science appears on Liberty Watch with Charles Heller on KVOI Radio
May 16, 2021

“Right to ‘Bear’ Means ‘Carry’” Sr. Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms appears on the David Webb show on SiriusXM radio’s Patriot Channel
May 12, 2021

“Upcoming SCOTUS Second Amendment Case” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook, author of The Right to Bear Arms interviewed on Denver’s KLZ radio
May 11, 2021

“Right to Carry Arms Case Headed to Supreme Court” Sr. Fellow Stephen Halbrook appears on The Steve Gruber radio show
Apr. 29, 2021

© 2021 INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE, 100 SWAN WAY, OAKLAND CA 94621‑1428 | (510) 632‑1366 | (510) 568‑6040 FAX | SEND EMAIL