Independent Institute Media Alerts

Date	Title
4/24/2020	“Anthony Fauci: A Product of His Training” Policy Fellow Ronald L. Trowbridge Op-Ed in American Thinker
4/24/2020	“Corona Crisis and Leviathan” Sr. Vice President Mary L. G. Theroux and Executive Director Graham H. Walker discuss growth of government on ThinkSpot.com
4/23/2020	“The Long-Term Costs to Save the Economy” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Austrian Center
4/23/2020	“If Federal Waste Must Increase, Federal Land Holdings Must Decrease” Sr. Fellow William F. Shughart II Op-Ed in Real Clear Markets
4/22/2020	“More than 100 economists statewide call for AB 5 suspension” article in The Coast News 4/22/2020
4/22/2020	“COVID-19 intensifies pressure on AB5... is now the time to hit ‘pause?’” article in TalentWave Blog
4/21/2020	“The Economy Doesn’t Need Government ‘Help’ to Reopen” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell cited in Issues & Insights
4/21/2020	“Suspend CA AB5 Now” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Phil Cowan Show on KTKZ radio
4/20/2020	“California Law Limiting Independent Contractors is Hindering Coronavirus Response, Experts Say” Open Letter to CA Gov. Newsom and CA Legislature is cited in The Washington Free Beacon
4/20/2020	“Some Musicians to Get Relief from California ‘Gig Economy’ Bill” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in EastCountyToday.net
4/20/2020	“Calif. economists urge Newsom to suspend law restricting gig workers amid coronavirus crisis” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in The College Fix
4/20/2020	“Is Big-Time College Football Dying?” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America Op-Ed in Forbes
4/20/2020	“How Much Will Government Expand in Response to COVID-19?” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Insurance News Net
4/20/2020	“Gov.’s Task Force: Opening Business & Jobs or Changing the Business World?” by Joel Fox cites the Independent Institute’s Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5 (Fox and Hounds Daily)
4/20/2020	“How much will government expand in response to COVID-19?” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited on American Enterprise Institute
4/19/2020	WATCH: Executive Director Graham Walker Interviews Senior Fellow Williamson Evers and President David J. Theroux on the Open Letter to Suspend AB-5
4/17/2020	“Over 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Governor to Suspend AB 5” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in the East County Today
4/17/2020	“Beware Those Who Insist Everything Must Change Following a Crisis” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Hot Air
4/17/2020	“150 Economists, Political Scientists Call for AB 5 Suspension” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in StaffingIndustry.com
4/17/2020	“Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law” discusses Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5 (Focus News EU)
4/17/2020	“Suspend CA AB5” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Andy Caldwell radio show
4/17/2020	“Governments Can’t Plan Economy’s Reopening” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell Op-Ed in The Orange County Register and syndicated Southern California News Group newspapers
4/17/2020	“Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate over Controversial AB5 Law” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers quoted in The Epoch Times
4/17/2020	“California’s Anti-gig Law, AB5, Inhibits Independent Contractors” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the John Batchelor Radio Show
4/17/2020	“The Coronavirus Will Be Leviathan’s Enabler” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in National Review
4/16/2020	“Open Letter to CA Gov. Newsom—Suspend California AB5” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Lars Larson radio show
4/16/2020	“Confronting the Leviathan of the COVID-19 Crisis” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Foundation for Economic Education (FEE.org)
4/16/2020	“November 2020: The Reichstag Fire Election” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited on The Stream
4/16/2020	“More Than 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Gov. Newsom to Suspend AB 5 and Re-Open the Economy” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in the California Globe
4/15/2020	“Open Letter from 151 Scholars to CA Governor: Suspend AB-5 to Hire Gig Workers During Pandemic” Independent Institute Sr. Fellow Bill Evers and President David Theroux speak with Executive Director Graham Walker on Independent’s YouTube channel
4/15/2020	“Trump Is Right to Push Hydroxychloroquine” Policy Fellow Ronald Trowbridge Op-Ed in The Hill
4/15/2020	“An Accidental New New Deal?” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited on TheDispatch.com