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These articles, written by Independent Institute Research Fellows, were originally published in other publications, and are republished here. For other research articles, please see our Policy Reports, Working Papers, and The Independent Review.

Axioms of Excellence
Kumon and the Russian School of Mathematics
Ze’ev Wurman, William Donovan  ·  January 9, 2019
California Flies Blind On Testing
The Troubling Saga Of The State’s ‘Smarter Balanced Test’
Ze’ev Wurman, Williamson M. Evers  ·  August 28, 2018
Benefits of the American Revolution
An Exploration of Positive Externalities
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel  ·  July 11, 2018
California’s Common Core Mistake
The national standards reversed progress made in math, hitting disadvantaged minorities hardest.
Williamson M. Evers, Ze’ev Wurman  ·  May 9, 2018
The Case for A New International Monetary System
Judy L. Shelton  ·  March 21, 2018
The Non-Sustainability of Rwanda’s Economic Miracle
George B. N. Ayittey  ·  October 30, 2017
The Right to Bear Arms in the Virginia Constitution and the Second Amendment
Historical Development and Precedent in Virginia and the Fourth Circuit
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 26, 2017
The Empire Strikes Back
The District of Columbia’s Post-Heller Firearm Registration System
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 26, 2017
New York’s Not So ‘SAFE’ Act
The Second Amendment in an Alice-In-Wonderland World Where Words Have No Meaning
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 26, 2017
Reality Check: The “Assault Weapon” Fantasy and Second Amendment Jurisprudence
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 26, 2017
Firearm Sound Moderators: Issues of Criminalization and the Second Amendment
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 26, 2017
Disparity of Tropospheric and Surface Temperature Trends: New Evidence
S. Fred Singer, David H. Douglass, Benjamin D. Pearson, Patrick J. Michaels, Paul C. Knappenberger  ·  May 17, 2017
A Comparison of Tropical Temperature Trends with Model Predictions
David H. Douglass, Benjamin D. Pearson, John R. Christy, S. Fred Singer  ·  May 15, 2017
New Light on the Prehistory of the Austrian School
Murray N. Rothbard  ·  April 10, 2017
Income-Expenditure Elasticities of Less-Healthy Consumption Goods
William F. Shughart II, Rejeana Gvillo, Adam J. Hoffer, Michael D. Thomas  ·  March 29, 2017
The Constitutional Right to Hunt
New Recognition of an Old Liberty in Virginia
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  March 23, 2017
Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature
Murray N. Rothbard  ·  December 12, 2016
What Goes up Must Come Down
New, Lower K-12 Science Standards for Massachusetts
Ze’ev Wurman, Paul Gross  ·  December 5, 2016
Armed Resistance to Crime
The Prevalence and Nature of Self-Defense with a Gun
Marc Gertz, Gary Kleck  ·  June 30, 2016
Reflections on the Current State of Political Economy
Richard K. Vedder  ·  March 4, 2016
Keeping It Simple
The Value of an Irreducibly Simple Climate Model
David R. Legates, Christopher Monckton, William M. Briggs  ·  August 6, 2015
The Economic Case for Lifting the Crude Oil Exports Ban
Margo Thorning, William F. Shughart II  ·  June 3, 2015
Fix What Broke: Building an Orderly and Ethical International Monetary System
Judy L. Shelton  ·  March 21, 2015
Why Models Run Hot
Results from an Irreducibly Simple Climate Model
William M. Briggs, Christopher Monckton, David R. Legates  ·  January 8, 2015
Common Core’s Validation
A Weak Foundation for a Crooked House
Ze’ev Wurman  ·  April 1, 2014


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