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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland was interviewed by Russian newspaper “Evening Moscow” on the ongoing crisis in Russia and Ukraine and the western media’s reaction to events concerning the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight #17 in Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs appeared on the Tom Woods radio show. Higgs discusses the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I and its devastating effects on people and government.
This presentation by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs was presented on July 29, 2011, at Mises University, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama.
This presentation by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs was presented on July 24, 2014, at Mises University, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama.
Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appeared on The Rob Schilling radio show to discuss the Fed's zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) and how this effects the economy.
What are the lessons of World War I? How did it shape the world today? And what does it teach us about global conflict 100 years on? Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland joins a panel discussion on RT television on the ramifications of World War I.
Sr. Fellow William F. Shughart II appeared on The Gary Nolan radio show to discuss the Export-Import bank. In a recent syndicated Op-Ed, Shughart wrote that the Export-Import bank distorts prices and it interferes with the free flow of international commerce.
On June 17, 2014, Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan spoke at an event for supporters of the Independent Institute. Dr. McQuillan spoke about California’s state pension system, a topic he writes about frequently, including in his forthcoming book “California Dreamin’: Resolving the Public Pension Crisis.”
First he defines the types of pension programs for state employees, he outlined how funding for the programs is not sustainable for the promises made to pension recipients. The state admits to an unfunded liability of $140 billion, but McQuillan says that is actually an underestimate. According to most economists, the true amount of the unfunded liability is $430 billion.
How did this happen? McQuillan explains and offers six solutions to keep the pension systems solvent.
