Projects

Books

• How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite, by Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall
• In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace, by Christopher J. Coyne
• War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure, by Ivan Eland
• Eleven Presidents: Promises vs. Results in Achieving Limited Government, by Ivan Eland
• No War for Oil: U.S. Dependency and the Middle East, by Ivan Eland
• Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq, by Ivan Eland
• Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, by Ivan Eland
• The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed (Updated Edition), by Ivan Eland
• Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance, by Mike Moore
• Opposing the Crusader State: Alternatives to Global Interventionism, edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close
• Neither Liberty Nor Safety: Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government, by Robert Higgs
• Depression, War and Cold War: Challenging the Myths of Conflict and Prosperity, by Robert Higgs
• Resurgence of the Warfare State: The Crisis Since 9/11, by Robert Higgs
• Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society, by Robert Higgs
• Arms, Politics and the Economy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Robert Higgs, with a foreword by William A. Niskanen
• Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government, by Robert Higgs

Articles

• Articles by Ivan Eland
• Articles by Christopher J. Coyne
• Articles by Anthony Gregory
• Articles by David R. Henderson
• Articles by Robert Higgs
• Articles by David Isenberg
• Articles by Charlotte Twight
• Articles by Winslow Wheeler

News Releases

• Satirical Look at America’s Endless Wars and the People Who Run Them , June 18, 2024
• New Book In Search of Monsters to Destroy Proposes Alternatives—Fostering Peace, Prosperity: Imperialism and militarism build empires, not liberalism, says author Christopher J. Coyne, December 8, 2022
• National Defense Authorization Act Passes House: Independent Institute Expert Ivan Eland Warns of Alarming Implications, December 15, 2011
• The Independent Institute Releases Timely New Book: No War for Oil, by Ivan Eland: Eland Calls for End to U.S Defense Subsidies for Imported Oil, November 8, 2011
• The Independent Institute’s Ivan Eland Forewarned of U.S. Strategy to Kill U.S-Born Anwar al-Awlaki, Dead After CIA-Led Drone Strike, September 30, 2011
• New Independent Institute Report Reveals Actual Costs of U.S. Mideast Wars: What Price War? Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Costs of Conflict, by Anthony Gregory, May 31, 2011
• Bin Laden’s Death Needs Perspective Far Beyond the Grave, May 2, 2011
• Is Liberty Threatened by the Rise of Military Power in America? Book Traces the Antimilitarist Tradition Rooted in America’s Founding, July 6, 2010
• Veterans Administration Has Long Record of Negligence, Inefficiency, Failure: Services Burdened by Reopened Cases, War on Terror, March 18, 2010
• Two Independent Institute Books Win 2009 “IPPY” Awards from Independent Publisher Magazine, May 18, 2009
• After a Six-Year Occupation, How Does the United States Leave Iraq? New Book Recommends Peaceful Partition as an Exit Strategy, February 25, 2009
• Think You Know Which Presidents Were Great and Why? Think Again!: New Book Ranks the Men Who Have Led This Country and Turns Traditional Standards Upside Down, December 5, 2008
• The Empire Has No Clothes Challenges U.S. Policy Of “Preemptive” Wars and “Nation Building”, May 30, 2008
• Terrorism Presents a Serious Threat—But the “War on Terror” is the Real Catastrophe: U. of Penn Professor Argues We Are Suffering from a Self-Inflicted Disaster, April 7, 2008
• Is the U.S. Provoking a New Cold War—In Space?, January 11, 2008
• A Diplomatic Road to Damascus: New Policy Report Urges U.S. Engagement with Syria, September 26, 2007
• Opposing the Crusader State: How U.S. Intervention Abroad Erodes Both Peace and Security, September 21, 2007
• Protecting U.S. Oil Interests? Why Military Force Can’t Secure Cheaper Oil, September 4, 2007
• Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Post-9/11 World: New Policy Report Urges Diplomacy, Deterrence, June 12, 2007
• How Americans Are Losing Both Freedom AND Security: New Book Examines the Forces and Fear that Drive Government Intrusion and War, June 6, 2007
• Raiding the Defense Budget to Fund Local Pork, February 17, 2007
• $1000 Popcorn Poppers: Bloated U.S. Defense Budget Makes Room for Fraud and Waste While Security and Troop Support Suffer, February 1, 2007
• New Book Dispels Myth that Wars Boost the Economy: Depression, War, and Cold War
  by Robert Higgs, November 6, 2006
• National Security Expert Charles Peña Joins the Independent Institute to Address Escalating Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation, October 16, 2006
• Is Conflict with China Inevitable? Trade, Regional Interests and China’s Military Buildup Require Reexamination of U.S. Policy, May 26, 2006
• State of the Union, February 1, 2006
• Libby Indictment Has Far Reaching Implications for U.S. Intelligence Around the World, October 28, 2005
• Passage Of Iraq’s Constitution Likely To Inflame Sunni Insurgency, October 19, 2005
• New Book by the Foremost Authority on War and Government Power Examines Post-9/11 America: RESURGENCE OF THE WARFARE STATE: The Crisis Since 9/11, October 12, 2005
• U.S. Defense Policy Expert Ivan Eland says Bush Speech Fails to Offer Solutions for Iraq in Face of Escalating Insurgency, June 29, 2005
• New Policy Report Suggests Confederation or Partition May Be Best Solution for Iraq: THE WAY OUT OF IRAQ: Decentralizing the Iraqi Government, January 24, 2005
• New Book Challenges U.S. Policy Of “Preemptive” Wars and “Nation Building”: The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed, By Ivan Eland, October 1, 2004
• New Book on Empire Building to Be Showcased at Reception on October 20: Capitol Hill Reception to Include C. Boyden Gray, Lawrence Korb, September 14, 2004
• 9/11 Commission’s Recommendations for new Counter-Terrorism Center will not Improve Intelligence: Government Should Cut Number of Intelligence Bureaucracies, Not Increase Them, Says National Security Expert Ivan Eland, July 22, 2004
• Decentralized Government Could Be Best Hope for Self-Determination and True Sovereignty in Iraq, June 30, 2004
• Statement of Institute’s Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy on President Bush’s Speech: “Like a deer caught in the headlights, the Bush administration is paralyzed in the face of imminent danger.”, May 25, 2004
• New Report Card on Administration’s “War on Terrorism” Gives Few Passing Grades, According to National Security Expert: Independent Institute’s Ivan Eland Says Bush Gets an “F” in Terrorism War, September 8, 2003
• Statement on the Bombings in Baghdad, Jerusalem: Foreign policy senior fellow: “Undermines the administration’s rosy portrait of a rapidly improving situation in Iraq.”, August 19, 2003
• Statement by Center on Peace & Liberty Director on Killings of Uday and Qusay Hussein, July 23, 2003
• Statement on the White House’s Admission of Error on Iraq’s Attempt to Get Uranium from Africa: Foreign Policy Senior Fellow:, July 8, 2003
• Statement on the Possibility of Sending Troops to Liberia: Foreign policy senior fellow: Doesn’t matter what happens to Charles Taylor, July 3, 2003
• Independent Institute Unveils OnPower.org: New Website Highlights Growth and Span of Government and “War Crises”, July 1, 2003
• Statement of Institute’s Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy: Potential on U.S. Involvement in Syria: “The supremely confident U.S. government is now criticizing Syria for doing what the administration would have loved that country to do before the war started—give refuge to Iraqi officials.”, April 14, 2003
• National Security Expert Ivan Eland Joins The Independent Institute to Head Its New “Center on Peace and Liberty” at a Moment of International Crisis, March 3, 2003

Other Resources (archives of articles and studies)

• Civil Liberties / Human Rights
• Defense and Foreign Policy
• Diplomacy and Foreign Aid
• Free Speech
• Government Secrecy
• Nationalism
• Privacy
• Terrorism and Homeland Security