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Race and Liberty in America

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How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money

Judy L. Shelton

Media Alerts

“Preserving Liberty” Senior Fellow Randall Holcombe, author of Liberty in Peril cited on Cafe Hayek

Fri, Mar. 14

“Americans will keep faith with President Trump, economic expert predicts” Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold interviewed on Kudlow on Fox Business Network

Fri, Mar. 14

“A Politicized Fed Is the Law of the Land” Research Fellow Alexander William Salter Op-Ed in National Review

Thu, Mar. 13

“California Endangers Self-Defense” Policy Fellow Lloyd Billingsley Op-Ed in The American Spectator

Thu, Mar. 13

“It’s Past Time We Let Our Universities Perish” Senior Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Let Colleges Fail Letter to Editor in The Wall Street Journal

Wed, Mar. 12

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Experts

Jonathan J. Bean
Race Issues,
Civil Rights

David T. Beito
Regulation, Privatization, Race Issues

Christopher J. Coyne
Economics, Foreign Policy

Ivan Eland
Foreign Policy, National Security, Terrorism

Williamson M. Evers
Education Policy

John C. Goodman
Healthcare, Welfare, Taxes

Stephen P. Halbrook
Constitutional Law, Gun Control

Abigail R. Hall
Economic Liberty

Steve H. Hanke
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics

David R. Legates
Climate Change

Phillip W. Magness
Economic Policy, Higher Education

Lawrence J. McQuillan
Economics, Public Pensions, Water Policy

Michael C. Munger
Economics, Housing

Robert P. Murphy
Economics, Monetary Policy, Banking Regulation

Vicki E. Murray-Alger
Education

Benjamin Powell
Immigration, Poverty, Regulation

Judy L. Shelton
Economics, Monetary Policy

William F. Shughart II
Energy, Taxation, Environment, Regulation

Randy Simmons
Environment, Water, Energy

Mary L. G. Theroux
Homelessness, Education, Religion, Welfare

James Tooley
Education

Richard K. Vedder
Education, Economics, Taxes

Graham H. Walker
Education, Constitutional Law, Religion

William J. Watkins, Jr.
Constitutional Law,
Civil Liberties

Robert M. Whaples
Economics, Religion

Commentary

The Department of Education—To Be, or Not to Be, That Is the Question

Richard K. Vedder | Fri, Mar. 14

Rehearing En Banc Sought in 5th Circuit Suppressor Case

The panel’s ruling that suppressed firearms aren’t protected should be reconsidered.

Stephen P. Halbrook | Fri, Mar. 14

California Endangers Self-Defense

Under new bill, crime victims must run away first.

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Fri, Mar. 14

A Politicized Fed Is the Law of the Land

Alexander William Salter | Thu, Mar. 13

China Has Only One Real Way to Hit Its 2025 Growth Target

Steve H. Hanke, Caleb Hofmann | Wed, Mar. 12

California EDscapades

The Golden State has institutionalized corruption and anti-choice ideology.

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Wed, Mar. 12

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News Releases

Race & Liberty in America: (Updated Edition) The Essential Reader

Updated Volume Extolls Classical Liberal Tradition of Anti-Racist Champions

Tue, Feb. 4

Guilt by Association: How California’s CalGang Database and State Gang Laws Jeopardize Civil Liberties

Thu, Jan. 23

Independent Institute Creates Ethnic Studies Curriculum for California High Schools

Thu, Nov. 7

Good as Gold: Unleashing the Power of Sound Money

New Independent Institute Book by Judy Shelton

Tue, Oct. 8

New Updated Edition of Groundbreaking Book
Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis

Tue, Sep. 24

Satirical Look at America’s Endless Wars and the People Who Run Them

Tue, Jun. 18

Blame Politicians, Not Producers, for High California Gasoline Prices

Californians Fleeced Again, New Report Finds

Wed, Mar. 6

New Book Explores Roots of Left-Wing Anti-Semitism

Tue, Feb. 20

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