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Beyond Homeless: What Really Works To End Homelessness?
Entire neighborhoods across the U.S. have become open-air asylums, drug markets, and impoverished wastelands—despite billions poured into homelessnes…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Does the L.A. Metro System Have to Be a Waste of Time and Money? | Baruch Feigenbaum
Los Angeles has a metropolitan transit system—the L.A. Metro for short—but few people want to ride it because it’s dirty and unsafe, and doesn’t go w…
4 months, 1 week ago
Free Speech vs. Left and Right Cancel Culture | Nadine Strossen
After an assassin killed Charlie Kirk for his ostensibly hateful views, millions grieved. Others mocked Kirk. But now some of the mockers are losing …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is a Multipolar World Better for the U.S.?
Could the United States be stronger and safer while spending only about half as much on national defense? In this episode of Independent Conversation…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Tariffs on Trial | Independent Outlook 72
President Trump’s tariffs are extensive, complex, and unprecedented. Are they legal? A series of courts are about to decide, and the entire edifice o…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Ukraine Endgame, Redistricting Drama, etc. | Independent Outlook 71
Has President Trump set things up to bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to a decent end? Or is the peace puzzle falling apart? Closer to home, will Presid…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Strikes Iran: Turning Point or Mistake?
When President Trump deployed America’s B-2 bombers to attack Fordow mountain and other nuclear sites in Iran, it marked a turning point in war, dipl…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Race, Liberty, and the Future of Meritocracy in America
Research Fellow Jonathan Bean and contributors from the updated edition of "Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader" gathered for a rigorous …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Tariffs Are Toxic | Independent Outlook 70
What exactly are tariffs, and how do they work? How do they drive up prices? Are tariffs a way to protect the U.S. economy from hostile powers like t…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Executive Orders Galore! Birthright Citizenship, DEI, Energy, and More | Independent Outlook 69
Within minutes of his swearing in, President Donald Trump shot out of the starting gate with a burst of executive orders covering everything from imm…
1 year ago