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Discussion of the economic, legal, and policy implications of California’s proposed wealth tax (Prop 40) and what the measure could mean for the state’s future.

Building Home follows Jared’s story of addiction and recovery and asks what it actually takes for someone in his position to come home—not just to a physical space but to a life worthy of living.

The Independent Institute presents a special Liberty at 250 conversation marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The Independent Institute hosted the forum in Washington, D.C. to examine key questions surrounding Federal Reserve leadership and monetary policy oversight.

Entire neighborhoods across America have become open-air asylums, drug markets, and impoverished wastelands. Death, addiction, encampments, disease, and human waste aren’t just tolerated but normalized. Billions of taxpayer dollars have been poured into initiatives such as Housing First…yet the crisis only worsens. Which begs the question: why?

In his latest book, Mere Economics: Lessons for and from the Ordinary Business of Life, co-authored with Research Fellow Caleb Fuller, acclaimed economist Art Carden brings vividly to life how much of our lives, both historically and in the present, the simple principles of economics can explain. Conversational, inviting, and deeply human, the book makes the case that economics isn’t about sterile transactions or faceless markets. It’s about people.

Senior Fellow Phil Magness and Research Fellow Jeffrey Rogers Hummel expose where the New York Times’ original 1619 Project went so wrong, the forgotten role free markets played in the abolition of slavery, and how history should—and shouldn’t—be studied.

Senior Fellows Richard K. Vedder and Phillip W. Magness discuss Vedder's new book Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education, which provides new strategies for regaining excellence in higher education.

At this reception and discussion, Gregory J. Robson, Christopher Freiman, Phillip W. Magness, and Emily Nozick discuss Robert Nozick and his classic book, “Anarchy, State, and Utopia,” first published fifty years ago. Nozick’s book refuted social-justice statism—but also rankled many conservatives and libertarians. This event coincides with the publication of the Fall 2024 special issue of The Independent Review, featuring scholars who revisit Nozick’s rational, complex, and balanced case for individual liberty and limited government. These scholars not only admire Nozick and deepen our understanding of his seminal work but also honor him with important disagreements and reinterpretations. Selected authors from the special issue will join us.

This Capitol Hill event focuses on one of the most pressing topics of our time—the Covid lockdowns and the future of educational freedom in the West. Hosted by Senator Rand Paul, Dr. Scott Atlas and education expert and author James Tooley shed much-needed light on the harms inflicted on our children through the lockdowns and mandates and how the virus exposed the deep-rooted problems in America's state-run education system.