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Rape Culture Hysteria: Fixing the Damage Done to Men and Women
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“Liability of Gun Manufacturers” Stephen Halbook appears on the Lars Larson radio show
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"College Admission Scandal" Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder appears on the Lars Larson radio show.
Mar. 14, 2019
Research Fellow Randall Holcombe appears on the Larry Conners USA Radio Show
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Bruce Benson: Crime in the U.S.
Oct. 23, 2014
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Apr. 25, 2014
Anthony Gregory on
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May 1, 2013
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The Pursuit of Justice
Dec. 9, 2010
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Dec. 9, 2010
The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights
July 22, 2010
David Theroux on the Arizona Immigration Law
July 15, 2010
William Watkins on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Discussing Supreme Court Nominations
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Crime and Punishment | Kyle Swan
"Assault Weapons" or Assault on the Second ...
Myths of Immigration, Ben Powell on Stossel
The Voluntary City: Urban Problems and Solutions | ...
Stephen P. Halbrook on FoxNews: Gun Owner Liability ...
Tabarrok on Debt and Imprisonment
Restoring First Principles: The Right to Bear Arms ...
Alexander Tabarrok on Bounty Hunting & Defending the ...
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Jeffrey A. Miron on Legalizing Drugs
Ivan Eland on Fort Hood Shooting
Stephen Halbrook Testifies in Opposition to Eric Holder
Stephen P. Halbrook on Guns and Crime Reduction
Drug War Crimes
The Drug War on Trial: Two Judges Speak Out
