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Debt Ceiling Kabuki: Republicans Will Cave and U.S. Government Finances Will Get Even Worse
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Love Gov 3: The Metaverse of Madness—WATCH NOW!
Season 3 of the Award-Winning Web Series
With Scott “Gov” Govinsky at the helm of the post-pandemic education system, it’s a new (anything-but) normal. This is the third season of Love Gov, the comedy web series that explores how government impacts our lives.
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The Independent Review: Fall 2022 Issue Now Available
At the Federal Reserve, Democrat economists outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. What are the implications for the Fed’s purported political neutrality? Also in this issue: The fate of future economic growth in the West; Millennials and socialism; Public choice theory applied to Covid-19 lockdowns; and more!
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New Book: In Search of Monsters to Destroy
The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace
Imperialism and militarism build empires, not liberalism. So says Christopher Coyne, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and professor of economics at George Mason University, in this eye-opening, must-read book on America’s recent foreign policy failures.
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New California Golden Fleece® Award
The Pitfalls of Law Enforcement License Plate Readers in California and Safeguards to Protect the Public
Law enforcement agencies are essentially testing surveillance systems on Californians with their use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The costly technology has troubling error rates resulting in frequent baseless vehicle stops.
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Recommended Readings on the History of Russia and Ukraine
The Russia/Ukraine war is between countries that have different histories and political cultures from our own. The conflict brings up just-war theory, the difficult issue of nationalities, contrasting political cultures, and a myriad of other issues. Here is the much-needed guide through all the complexity.
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“Critical Math” Doesn’t Add Up
Politics Plus Mathematics Equals Undermining Foundations of Success
Most people think that mathematics is a non-ideological discipline. They think of it as an objective discipline that is socially and politically neutral and independent of the society in which it is studied. But the promoters of “critical math” in the United States do not think so—they see math as an ideological battlefield.
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Policy Report — Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions.
The Bay Area’s housing and homelessness crises will not be resolved until policymakers and service providers stop relying on conventional approaches which do not work.
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CATALYST: Young Voices for Liberty
Catalyst is our website dedicated to issues that millennials care about the most: jobs, housing costs, education, student debt, healthcare, and more. Learn, engage, and connect.
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Political Affiliations of Federal Reserve Economists
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Measuring Student and Public Support for Controversial Speech on Campus
by Dick M. Carpenter II, Joshua M. Dunn
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The Abandonment of Growth and the Decline of the West
by Robert D. Atkinson
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A Constitutional Amendment to Constrain Rent-Granting and Rent-Extraction
by James E. Hanley
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Comrade Snowflake? Why Millennials Won’t Be Socialists Forever
by Anna B. Faria
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COVID-19, Public Policy, and Public Choice Theory
by Panagiotis Karadimas
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