Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)

In the recent Memphis murder, both the police victimizers and victim were black. The Memphis police chief is black. Nearly 60 percent of the police force is black. A racist attack? When everything becomes racist, then nothing in particular can be racist… READ MORE »

Richard K. Vedder (American Spectator)

By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble, and government funding lies at the root of the problem. But what if state governments stopped providing subsidies to the providers of higher-education services, the universities, and instead gave them only to the customers—the students? Markets, anyone? READ MORE »

Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)

When inflation upends budgetary projections and financial planning, both at kitchen tables and throughout the halls of government, it needs to be confronted. Our best guide? Reagan’s Paul Volcker. READ MORE »

Phillip W. Magness

Hulu’s docuseries on the 1619 Project distorts history? Find out just how badly… READ MORE »

Housing and Homelessness Research Fellow.  Independent Institute is seeking a Housing and Homelessness Research Fellow to perform original and innovative research. READ MORE »

David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy.  Independent Institute welcomes nominations and applications for the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy, named in honor of the late founder of Independent. The holder of the chair ensures that all research activities have intrinsic intellectual in the service of Independent’s mission. READ MORE »