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The Independent Review: Higgs’s Ratchet Effect Revisited

WATCH: Why Tariffs Are Toxic

New CA Golden Fleece^® Award: CA’s Gang Database—Guilt by Association

Newly Updated Book:—Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader

2024 Annual Report: Boldly Advancing Liberty

Op-Ed—Immigrants Aren’t Responsible for the Housing Shortage. Here’s the Reason

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Love Gov 3: The Metaverse of Madness—Watch Now!

“Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope” Watch the documentary film—and more.

Catalyst: Young Voices for Liberty

Independent Institute Earns 4-Star Honor from Charity Navigator

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Catalyst

Trade Freedom and The Myth of Tariff Reciprocity

Phillip Magness • Apr 1
Commentary

Ohio Senate Bill 1 Takes the Lead Against Woke Schools

Richard K. Vedder • Apr 1
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No, Immigrants Aren’t Responsible for the Housing Shortage. Here’s the Real Cause.

Christopher J. Calton • Mar 31
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HHS Terminates California’s ‘Wasteful’ DEI Grants

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Mar 30
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Trump Needs Real Budget Slashing, Not Musk’s DOGE Smoke and Mirrors

Ivan Eland • Mar 29
Commentary

California’s Memory Loss

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Mar 27
The Beacon

Term Limits and Rule of Law

Randall G. Holcombe • Mar 26
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Attorney General to Resume Removal of Legal Disabilities

Stephen P. Halbrook • Mar 25
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Can Golf Forestall Albright College’s Creative Destruction?

Richard K. Vedder • Mar 25
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Trump Should Listen to Milei on Protectionism and Growth

Benjamin Powell • Mar 25
The Beacon

How Successful Is DOGE?

Craig Eyermann • Mar 25

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UPCOMING EVENT: Why Are Colleges Failing and What Can Be Done?

Oakland, CA | April 10

Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder’s groundbreaking new book Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education offers new strategies for regaining excellence in higher education. In conversation with Phillip W. Magness, they will address the many problems vexing America’s college campuses and offer innovative solutions.
Recommended Readings on Free Trade Versus Protectionism

Everything You Need to Know About Open Markets, Comparative Advantage, and Globalization

Economists are virtually unanimous that free trade benefits consumers and the overall economy. This annotated reading list provides proponents of free trade the intellectual sustenance to back up their arguments.
New Book: Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader

Volume Extolls Classical Liberal Tradition of Anti-Racist Champions

The new, updated version of Race & Liberty: The Essential Reader includes fresh insights from contributors including Thomas Sowell, Coleman Hughes, Wilfred Reilly, and others who explore the values of colorblindness, individual freedom, and constitutional equal protection for individuals, regardless of race.
2025 Independent Review Student Essay Contest

$10,000 in prizes | Deadline: May 15, 2025

The 2025 essay contest is an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to showcase their writing skills, gain exposure in our prestigious journal, and win cash prizes. The subject can be any topic at the intersection of economics, politics, philosophy, law, and public policy.
California Golden Fleece^® Award

Guilt by Association: How California’s CalGang Database and State Gang Laws Jeopardize Civil Liberties

For its harmful impact on civil liberties and justice, the Independent Institute has awarded its fifteenth California Golden Fleece® Award to the CalGang database and California's gang laws which have blurred the line between innocence and guilt.
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Comparative Cultures Ethnic Studies Curriculum

A fresh curriculum for American schools

Independent has created an original ethnic studies curriculum to help introduce students to the full tableau of American ethnic history—dark moments as well as instances of triumph and personal success—and explore the various schools of thought that vie for attention on the subject.
New Book: Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money

America’s money should be stable, honest and dependable.

Judy Shelton offers workable solutions to provide price stability for consumers, bypassing the whims and distractions of politics, to focus on what drives economic growth.
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.
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.