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Posted: Wed. February 21, 2018, 9:45am PT

Research Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society is interviewed by Bruce McGregor and Jennifer Brown on Spirit Mornings radio. Whaples discusses the how private charity and private property rights can solve some of the problems of poverty and environmental degradation Pope Francis sees in the world.

Posted: Tue. February 20, 2018, 4:05pm PT

Sr. Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France appeared in a Fox News Channel report on the difference between state and federal gun purchase laws. Different states make their own restrictions, but how successful are they in stopping criminals?

Posted: Thu. February 15, 2018, 4:51pm PT

Research Fellow, Vicki E. Alger explains what is school choice, what are the benefits for parents and children. This interview was organized by Independent Women's Forum.

Vicki E. Alger is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California, and author of the Independent book, Failure: The Federal "Misedukation" of America’s Children. She holds Senior Fellowships at the Fraser Institute, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Independent Women’s Forum in Washington, D.C.

National School Choice Week is a series of nationwide events held every January to raise public awareness of the different K-12 education options available for children and families. https://schoolchoiceweek.com/about/

Posted: Tue. February 13, 2018, 11:32am PT

Research Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society is interviewed by John Batchelor and his co-host Larry Kudlow. They discuss how economic data shows capitalism and free trade have lowered poverty in many countries, but still the Pope is a very harsh critic of capitalism and the United States. Whaples talks of addressing moral, political, and economic problems while remaining devout in religious beliefs.

Posted: Tue. February 13, 2018, 11:23am PT

Research Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society appears on A Closer Look on Relevant Radio with host Shelia Liaugminas. Whaples discusses the dialogue Pope Francis called for in his 2015 encyclical. The Pope's upbringing in Argentina has formed his economic beliefs, but according to Whaples, the surest way to shrink poverty is to unleash a free market along with a strong cultural and political system which reminds people of the moral decisions we make everyday as consumers.

Posted: Fri. February 9, 2018, 2:25pm PT

Research Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society is interviewed on the Son Rise Morning Show and talks about the book which is an answer to the call for a dialogue on charity, poverty, and the environment. Whaples discusses how a group of mostly economists were brought together to describe how capitalism can bring more people out of poverty and help the environment, better than centralized government programs.

Posted: Fri. February 9, 2018, 2:17pm PT

Research Fellow Vicki Alger, author of Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America's Children , appears on the Mike Schikman radio show on WSVA in Virginia to talk about school choice advances. Alger recently published a Policy Report, Customized Learning for California, which shows how Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and tax-credit scholarships offer parents more choices for their children as an alternative to their assigned public schools.

Posted: Wed. February 7, 2018, 9:43am PT

Terry Gannon presents an analysis on climate at the Independent Institute on December 6, 2017.