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The California Golden Fleece Award vs. the Bureaucrats!
Ever wonder why California gas prices are perpetually higher than in other states? Or why residential real estate in California is overwhelmingly more expensive than elsewhere? Or why wildfires got s…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The New Antisemitism—from the Left
What’s behind the ugly antisemitism on campuses and elsewhere that surged up after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023? The viciousness against Jews took a lot of people by surprise, but it di…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Can Milei Succeed? Argentina at the Start of a New Era | Independent Outlook 58
Can Javier Milei overcome resistance to fulfill his free-market reform vision for Argentina? We find out on this episode of Independent Outlook, by consulting two Independent Institute experts with e…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Untold Story of FDR's War on the Bill of Rights | David Beito and Amity Shlaes
In this episode of Independent Conversations, historians Amity Shlaes and David Beito discuss FDR's policies of Japanese internment, spying on Americans, and violations of free speech and reveal a tr…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Free Speech a Casualty of Israeli War? DEI Under Scrutiny. Ban TikTok? | Independent Outlook 57
Will free speech in America end up being a casualty of the war between Hamas and Israel? What does the domestic American DEI industry’s posture on the war reveal about their ideology? On other fronts…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Biden Admin Pressured Tech Companies to Violate Free Speech; D.C. Budget Showdown | Independent Outlook 56
When the feds lean on social media firms to take down alleged misinformation, it turns out that’s government censorship—according to the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling is worth c…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
New Mexico Governor Suspends Gun Rights, Hunter Biden Faces Gun Charges | Independent Outlook 55
Guns are in the news, and nobody’s happy about it. First son Hunter Biden has been indicted on gun charges. Probably more significantly, the Governor of New Mexico has reacted to gun violence in her …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Trump Indictments Galore, Hunter Biden Corruption, FL Slavery Curriculum | Independent Outlook 54
Former President Trump is now the subject of multiple indictments for violation of criminal statutes. Do these indictments raise troubling questions about the nature and use of criminal law, and its …
Published on 2 years ago
SCOTUS RULINGS: Racial Preferences, Student Loans, Artistic Freedom | Independent Outlook 53
The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on racial bias in college admissions, President Biden’s fiat forgiveness of student loans, and the freedom of creative designers to disagree with the state’s vie…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Banking Health, NAACP Slaps Florida | Independent Outlook 52
So we don’t have to worry about the debt ceiling until after the next presidential inauguration in January 2025. What was all the hullabaloo about, and was it worth it? And while we’re talking about …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago