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New Book! Is Social Justice Just? With a Foreword by Jordan B. Peterson

The Independent Review: Spring 2023 Issue Now Available

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New Book: Is Social Justice Just?

The best way to adjudicate “social justice” is the subject of the new book Is Social Justice Just? With a foreword by Jordan B. Peterson, the book explores how individuals—not governments—can and should work toward a better world for themselves and their fellow man.
The Independent Review: Spring 2023 Issue Now Available

In this issue: A tongue-in-cheek playbook for the national-security elite on how to run wars; monetary policy during the Great Depression and Great Recession; a critical review of child support enforcement; the history of labor rights in Brazil; and more.
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.
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.
“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.
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.