Independent Policy Reports are in-depth peer-reviewed analyses of specific public policy issues written by Independent Institute research fellows. Longer than articles in The Independent Review, but shorter than books, they can be downloaded for free or bought for $10.00 each.
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Is It Time for a “490 B.C. Project”?
High Schoolers Need to Know Our Classical Heritage
Williamson M. Evers, Victor Davis Hanson , Morgan E. Hunter | September 23, 2020 |
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Customized Learning for California
Helping K–12 Students Thrive with Education Savings Accounts
Vicki E. Alger | January 25, 2018 |
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Better Than Government
A New Way of Managing Life’s Risks
John C. Goodman | October 6, 2016 |
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Healthcare Solutions for Post-Obamacare America
John C. Goodman | November 17, 2014 |
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Prison Break
A New Approach to Public Cost and Safety
Erwin A. Blackstone, Simon Hakim | June 30, 2014 |
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Broken Borders
Government, Foreign-Born Workers, and the U.S. Economy
Benjamin Powell, Zachary Gochenour | September 16, 2013 |
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The Medicare Spending Program
Craig Eyermann | November 30, 2012 |
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What Price War?
Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Costs of Conflict
Anthony Gregory | May 31, 2011 |
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Failure to Provide
Healthcare at the Veterans Administration
Ronald Hamowy | March 18, 2010 |
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Medical Disasters and the Growth of the FDA
Ronald Hamowy | February 10, 2010 |
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Insurance Regulation in the United States and the European Union
A Comparison
Robert W. Klein, Martin Eling , Joan T. Schmit | November 5, 2009 |
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Watery Marauders
How the Federal Government Obstructed the Development of Private Flood Insurance
Eli Lehrer | October 19, 2009 |
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Credit-Based Scoring in Insurance Markets
Lawrence S. Powell | October 1, 2009 |
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Alternative Frameworks for Insurance Regulation in the United States
Martin F. Grace, Robert W. Klein | September 14, 2009 |
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Catastrophes and Performance in Property Insurance
A Comparison of Personal and Commercial Lines
Patricia H. Born, Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner | September 2, 2009 |
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Anatomy of a Train Wreck
Causes of the Mortgage Meltdown
Stan J. Liebowitz | October 3, 2008 |
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Our Own Strength Against Us
The War on Terror as a Self-Inflicted Disaster
Ian S. Lustick | April 4, 2008 |
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Below-Market Housing Mandates as Takings
Measuring their Impact
Edward J. López, Edward P. Stringham , Thomas Means | November 9, 2007 |
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A Diplomatic Road to Damascus
The Benefits of U.S. Engagement with Syria
Leon T. Hadar | October 1, 2007 |
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Do We Need to Go to War for Oil?
David R. Henderson | September 1, 2007 |
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Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Post-9/11 World
Charles V. Peña | June 12, 2007 |
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Budgeting for Empire
The Effect of Iraq and Afghanistan on Military Forces, Budgets, and Plans
David Isenberg | January 30, 2007 |
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Congress, the Defense Budget, and Pork
A Snout-to-Tail Description of Congress’ Foremost Concern in National Security Legislation
Winslow T. Wheeler | August 21, 2006 |
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The Planning Penalty
How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable
Randal O’Toole | May 12, 2006 |
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Is Future Conflict with China Avoidable?
Ivan Eland | January 20, 2006 |
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The Government’s Response to Terrorism
An Evaluation
Andrew J. Taylor | December 27, 2005 |
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The Way Out of Iraq
Decentralizing the Iraqi Government
Ivan Eland | January 14, 2005 |
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Homeland Security
Learning from Japan
Edward A. Olsen | November 18, 2004 |
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New Perspectives in Climate Change
What the EPA Isn’t Telling Us
S. Fred Singer, John R. Christy , Robert E. Davis , David R. Legates , Wendy M. Novicoff | July 28, 2003 |
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Firearms and Crime
Daniel D. Polsby | January 1, 1997 |
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Wolf Recovery, Political Ecology and Endangered Species
Charles E. Kay | January 2, 1996 |
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Culture and Crime
Christopher J. Check, Allan C. Carlson | January 1, 1996 |
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Antidiscrimination in Health Care
Community Ratings and Pre-Existing Conditions
Richard A. Epstein | January 1, 1996 |
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Illicit Drugs and Crime
Bruce L. Benson, David W. Rasmussen | January 1, 1996 |
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Civil Forfeiture as a “Sin Tax”
Donald J. Boudreaux, Adam C. Pritchard | January 1, 1996 |
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Bank Deposit Guarantees
Why Not Trust the Market?
Kenneth J. Robinson, Eugenia D. Short | January 1, 1996 |
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Monetary Nationalism Reconsidered
Lawrence H. White | January 1, 1996 |
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Police Services
The Private Challenge
Erwin A. Blackstone, Simon Hakim | January 1, 1996 |
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Privatization in Criminal Justice
Bruce L. Benson | January 1, 1996 |
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Regulation of Carcinogens
Are Animal Tests a Sound Foundation?
Aaron B. Wildavsky | January 1, 1996 |
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Toxic Torts by Government
Bruce L. Benson | January 1, 1996 |
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Victim’s Rights, Restitution and Retribution
Williamson M. Evers | January 1, 1996 |
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Wealth Creation as a “Sin”
Jonathan R. Macey | January 1, 1996 |
