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Posted: Wed. May 20, 2020, 1:46pm PT

Independent Institute Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers says schools should bring back students as soon as possible and even put kids in summer school. Parents are becoming more comfortable with homeschooling, but research shows that all-distance learning to be difficult. Equipment issues and low requirements for teachers can make online learning problematic for families.

Posted: Thu. May 14, 2020, 12:03pm PT

In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, Graham H. Walker (Executive Director) and Christopher J. Coyne (Senior Fellow) at the Independent Institute examine the folly and ominous impact of the consequent government-mandated shutdowns, multi-trillion dollar "stimulus" and welfare spending, attacks of constitutional and civil liberties, massive unemployment and business failures and skyrocketing federal debt. They then discuss the changes needed to reverse this dangerous development in order to restore liberty and human well-being.

Posted: Tue. May 12, 2020, 8:25pm PT

An influential group of 151 economists and political scientists, are calling for the immediate suspension of California’s AB-5, a law that was passed in 2019 to regulate the use of independent contractors in a variety of activities. The "Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5" that is addressed to California Governor Gavin Newsom and all members of the California State Legislature, calls for the immediate suspension of the law, which prevents individuals from working part time in a variety of indispensable positions, especially during the coronavirus crisis. Each of the signatories is affiliated with one of forty colleges, universities, and think tanks in California.

Posted: Tue. May 12, 2020, 10:08am PT

The "Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5" that is addressed to California Governor Gavin Newsom and all members of the California State Legislature, calls for the immediate suspension of the law, which prevents individuals from working part time in a variety of indispensable positions, especially during the coronavirus crisis.

Posted: Tue. May 5, 2020, 4:31pm PT

Sr. Fellow Bill Evers talks about why California’s law, AB5 should be suspended. He initiated an Open Letter to the Governor of California and the state’s legislature, signed by over 150 scholars, economists, and political scientists urging suspension of the law which is prohibiting freelance or “gig” workers to continue working as independent contractors and not as employees.

Posted: Thu. April 30, 2020, 2:19pm PT

Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the John Phillips show to talk about the Independent Institute's Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to suspend AB5, the law which inhibits the freedom of "gig" workers by forcing employers to make all workers employees rather than contractors.

Posted: Thu. April 30, 2020, 1:47pm PT

Graham H. Walker interviews Senior Fellow Dr. Stephen P. Halbrook on how the coronavirus shutdown is affecting the right to keep and bear arms at the federal, state, and local levels.

Posted: Mon. April 27, 2020, 10:42am PT

Executive Director Dr. Graham H. Walker interviews Senior Fellow Dr. Richard K. Vedder. Dr. Vedder discusses how COVID-19 is affecting colleges and universities.