Independent Institute Media Alerts

Date	Title
4/30/2020	“40 Years of the U.S. Department of Education: Examining Its Past, Present, and Future” Research Fellow Vicki Alger, author of Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children speaks at Cato online event
4/29/2020	“United States Needs Freedom, Not Fascism” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell Op-Ed on American Institute for Economic Research
4/29/2020	Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited on Cafe Hayek
4/29/2020	“Economists explain why US college students won’t be getting big refunds on spring tuition” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise quoted on Quartz
4/29/2020	“40 Years of the U.S. Department of Education: Examining Its Past, Present, and Future” Research Fellow Ronald Kimberling speaks at Cato online event
4/29/2020	“Repeal AB5 Virtual Town Hall” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in Carl DeMaio’s YouTube Channel
4/28/2020	“COVID, Hayek, and the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell cited on The Library of Economics and Liberty
4/28/2020	“Thanks to Coronavirus Lockdowns, GDP to Shrink, While Unemployment, Deficits Grow: CBO” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in The New American
4/27/2020	“Listen to the Coronavirus Dissidents” Sr. Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings Op-Ed on InsideSources.com
4/27/2020	“Purdue’s Smart Approach to COVID-19: Planning for Fall” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America Op-Ed in Forbes
4/27/2020	“Coronavirus: The Great Deregulator” Research Fellow Adam Summers Op-Ed in The Orange County Register and other Southern California Newsgroup syndicated newspapers
4/24/2020	“Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression” Research Fellow Robert P. Murphy, author of Choice Op-Ed on Mises.org
4/24/2020	“Anthony Fauci: A Product of His Training” Policy Fellow Ronald L. Trowbridge Op-Ed in American Thinker
4/24/2020	“Corona Crisis and Leviathan” Sr. Vice President Mary L. G. Theroux and Executive Director Graham H. Walker discuss growth of government on ThinkSpot.com
4/23/2020	“The Long-Term Costs to Save the Economy” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Austrian Center
4/23/2020	“If Federal Waste Must Increase, Federal Land Holdings Must Decrease” Sr. Fellow William F. Shughart II Op-Ed in Real Clear Markets
4/22/2020	“More than 100 economists statewide call for AB 5 suspension” article in The Coast News 4/22/2020
4/22/2020	“COVID-19 intensifies pressure on AB5... is now the time to hit ‘pause?’” article in TalentWave Blog
4/21/2020	“The Economy Doesn’t Need Government ‘Help’ to Reopen” Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell cited in Issues & Insights
4/21/2020	“Suspend CA AB5 Now” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Phil Cowan Show on KTKZ radio
4/20/2020	“California Law Limiting Independent Contractors is Hindering Coronavirus Response, Experts Say” Open Letter to CA Gov. Newsom and CA Legislature is cited in The Washington Free Beacon
4/20/2020	“Some Musicians to Get Relief from California ‘Gig Economy’ Bill” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in EastCountyToday.net
4/20/2020	“Calif. economists urge Newsom to suspend law restricting gig workers amid coronavirus crisis” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in The College Fix
4/20/2020	“Is Big-Time College Football Dying?” Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder, author of Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America Op-Ed in Forbes
4/20/2020	“How Much Will Government Expand in Response to COVID-19?” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Insurance News Net
4/20/2020	“Gov.’s Task Force: Opening Business & Jobs or Changing the Business World?” by Joel Fox cites the Independent Institute’s Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5 (Fox and Hounds Daily)
4/20/2020	“How much will government expand in response to COVID-19?” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited on American Enterprise Institute
4/19/2020	WATCH: Executive Director Graham Walker Interviews Senior Fellow Williamson Evers and President David J. Theroux on the Open Letter to Suspend AB-5
4/17/2020	“Over 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Governor to Suspend AB 5” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in the East County Today
4/17/2020	“Beware Those Who Insist Everything Must Change Following a Crisis” Sr. Fellow Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan cited in Hot Air
4/17/2020	“150 Economists, Political Scientists Call for AB 5 Suspension” Independent Institute’s Open Letter to CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom cited in StaffingIndustry.com
4/17/2020	“Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law” discusses Open Letter to Suspend California AB-5 (Focus News EU)