Research Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society is interviewed on the Son Rise Morning Show and talks about the book which is an answer to the call for a dialogue on charity, poverty, and the environment. Whaples discusses how a group of mostly economists were brought together to describe how capitalism can bring more people out of poverty and help the environment, better than centralized government programs.

Research Fellow Vicki Alger, author of Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America's Children , appears on the Mike Schikman radio show on WSVA in Virginia to talk about school choice advances. Alger recently published a Policy Report, Customized Learning for California, which shows how Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and tax-credit scholarships offer parents more choices for their children as an alternative to their assigned public schools.

Terry Gannon presents an analysis on climate at the Independent Institute on December 6, 2017.

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of Eleven Presidents: Promises vs. Results in Achieving Limited Government , is interviewed on the nationally syndicated Jim Bohannon radio show immediately following President Trump's first State of the Union address.

After his analysis of the speech, Eland talks about his new book and how he rates the current and past presidents, in terms of their promises versus their rhetoric, on shrinking the size of the federal government.

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of Eleven Presidents, appears on the Kresta in the Afternoon radio show on Ave Maria radio. Eland talks about his book which highlights presidents in the 20th century who have made promises to shrink the size of government. How have those promises measured compared to the actual results of their policies.

Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to talk about the latest "winner" of the California Golden Fleece Award, the California Department of Water Resources. The DWR was "honored" for their mismanagement of the Oroville Dam, which threatened hundreds of thousands earlier this year when record rains damaged the spillway of the dam. McQuillan details the history of the dam and its faulty maintenance over the years. He recommends that DWR should no longer operate California’s 44 state-owned dams and suggests private water companies or private irrigation districts take over.

Senior Fellow Ben Powell on the Economics of Immigration. Presented at Universidad Francisco Marroquin. Ben Powell is the editor of the book, The Economics of Immigration.

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of Eleven Presidents appears on the Lars Larson nationally syndicated radio show. Eland discusses President Trump's foreign policy and financial and military aid to countries in the Middle East.