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Phillip W. Magness

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy
Areas of Expertise
Economic Policy
Higher Education

Phillip W. Magness

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy

Phillip W. Magness is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy. He has served as Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, and as Academic Program Director at the Institute for Humane Studies and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Government at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. from George Mason University’s School of Public Policy.

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October 15, 2026 | Format: Video | Type: Independent Institute Events
Phillip W. Magness, Kristian Fors, Joshua Rauh
September 30, 2026 | News Article
If we want cheaper diesel, then we need to be producing more diesel. Everything else is just theater.
Phillip W. Magness, David J. Hebert
September 15, 2026 | Format: Video, Audio | Type: Independent Conversations
In this episode of Independent Conversations, Graham H. Walker is joined...
Graham H. Walker, Phillip W. Magness
September 9, 2026 | Type: TV and Web Appearances
Phillip W. Magness discusses with David Lin escalating U.S...
Phillip W. Magness
September 8, 2026 | Format: Video | Type: Other Events
Phillip W. Magness
August 25, 2026 | News Article
When the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative unveiled...
Phillip W. Magness, Sara Albrecht
August 20, 2026 | News Article
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy handed its capitalism entry to the system’s fiercest critics.
Phillip W. Magness, Caleb Petitt
August 17, 2026 | News Article
Fauci has met his reckoning, but the cautionary tale will always be important.
Phillip W. Magness, Edward J. López
August 6, 2026 | News Article
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 did not generate much revenue for the federal government...
Phillip W. Magness, Marc Wheat