Steve H. Hanke (National Review)

As inflation surges and the economy slows, the Fed’s blindness to the importance of the money supply has caused unintended consequences, leading to a mini-banking crisis and a push for increased regulations that will paradoxically slow economic growth. There is a better way. READ MORE »
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Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)

The violent downward spiral of the French Revolution is a cautionary tale for America. What do the Reign of Terror and our peak woke culture have in common? A penchant for escalating dogmatism, and hostility to individual liberty. In the French case, counterrevolution ensued… READ MORE »
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How Covid Enabled Draconian Restrictions on Civil Liberties

Wendy McElroy (mises.org)

The Biden administration adds gender identity to Title IX’s college anti-discrimination regulations. The result? Compromised due process, in the name of protecting the vulnerable. But anyone who needs protection against common decency is pursuing, not justice, but privilege and power. READ MORE »

Scott Beyer (Catalyst)

In Latin America’s burgeoning digital economy, market competition drives delivery prices down, while government protectionism does the opposite for rideshare. 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 merit in the service of Independent’s mission. READ MORE »