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WATCH: Judy Shelton on Money and Inflation in the New Trump Era

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New Book: Priceless (Updated 2nd Edition) Curing the Healthcare Crisis

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WATCH: Yes We Can Cure the Healthcare Crisis!

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Op-Ed: Time to Get Real about Renewables: Fossil Fuels Are Here to Stay

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The Year the World Went Woke

Phillip W. Magness • Dec 17
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Argentina’s Hard Reset: Milei’s Economic Reforms One Year Later

Alvaro Vargas Llosa • Dec 16
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With Donald Trump in Office, Congress Must Safeguard Its Constitutional Powers

Ivan Eland • Dec 16
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Why Do So Many People Hate Health Insurers?

John C. Goodman • Dec 16
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Time to Get Real about Renewables: Fossil Fuels Are Here to Stay

Ryan M. Yonk • Dec 16
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The Global Demand for Better Governance

Scott Beyer • Dec 15
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Approaching National Bankruptcy and the Wisdom of the Anti-Federalists

William J. Watkins, Jr. • Dec 14
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Californians Could Seriously Benefit from DOGE in ‘Trump-Proofed’ California

K. Lloyd Billingsley • Dec 14
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Does Academic Research Advance Human Welfare? Not Always.

Richard K. Vedder • Dec 13

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Comparative Cultures Ethnic Studies Curriculum

A fresh curriculum for American schools

Independent has created an original ethnic studies curriculum to help introduce students to the full tableau of American ethnic history—dark moments as well as instances of triumph and personal success—and explore the various schools of thought that vie for attention on the subject.
New Book: Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money

America’s money should be stable, honest and dependable.

Judy Shelton offers workable solutions to provide price stability for consumers, bypassing the whims and distractions of politics, to focus on what drives economic growth.
New Book: Priceless (Updated Second Edition) Curing the Healthcare Crisis

Goodman’s proposed solutions are bold, crucial, and most importantly, caring.

In this new edition of Priceless, John C. Goodman contends the biggest healthcare issue is the lack of a functioning price system, that works so well in other markets that meet our needs.
California Golden Fleece^® Award

Why Are California’s Gas Prices So High?

Gas prices in California are consistently more than 40% higher than the national average. Why? Is it oil company greed or is it the fault of politicians and regulators and their policies?
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CATALYST: Young Voices for Liberty

Catalyst is our website dedicated to issues that millennials care about the most: jobs, housing costs, education, student debt, healthcare, and more. Learn, engage, and connect.