Uncategorized Housing Shortage Forcing More Families into Motels By Keith Preston on November 14, 2026 • ( Leave a comment ) Read in browser November 14, 2026 Housing Shortage Forcing More Families into Motels Research Fellow Christopher J. Calton shows how regulatory policies have made it harder and costlier to build apartments working families need. Second Amendment Roundup: Viramontes Is Not Moot Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook explores whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess semiautomatic rifles. Why Gavin Never Met Samantha Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley explains why kindness to convicted murderers should never outweigh support for their victims. VIDEO US Elections Analysis (En Español) Senior Fellow Gabriel Gasave discusses the consequences of the midterm elections. MORE MEDIA ATTENTION National Review: An Intellectual History of California’s Proposition 40 Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness’s research is cited. Read more » The Center Square: Democrats can’t end Trump’s tariffs without Republicans Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness is quoted on the status of tariff refunds. Read more » Café Hayek: US Manufacturing Jobs Independent Institute’s upcoming book Trade Wars: Why Freedom Trumps Tariffs is cited. Read more » Café Hayek: US Dollars Overseas Independent Institute’s upcoming book Trade Wars: Why Freedom Trumps Tariffs is cited. Read more » The Dispatch: Economic Populism Lost, Again Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness is quoted at length. Read more » Daily Signal: Effingham County (GA) Residents Sue County Authorities Over Data Center Deal, Claim Racketeering Research Fellow Jonathan Hofer is quoted on a lawsuit on data centers in Georgia. Read more » Paradise Valley Independent (AZ): Who fact-checks the fact-checkers? Independent Institute is cited. Read more » FEATURED BOOK — OUT NOW! Beyond Politics The Roots of Government Failure and the Case for Private Action by Randy T. Simmons and Diana W. Thomas Are there really as many market failures as we’ve been led to believe? Or might these be better understood as political failures? Order Now You received this message because you are subscribed to News and Commentary. Independent Institute, 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 Attack the SystemTweetMore Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Categories: Uncategorized