The deadline for the 2023 Independent Review student essay contest was May 15, 2023. The winners announced on July 6, 2023 are:
First Place
“Smith and Cicero on Philosophy in Action” by Phoebe Johnston
Prize:
$3,500
Faculty sponsor: Ivan Pongracic, Hillsdale College
Second Place
“Pumping Gas and Siphoning Rents: The Political Economy of Self-Service Laws” by Samuel Peterson
Prize: $2,000
Faculty sponsor: Caleb Fuller, Grove City College
Third Place
“Landlords, Banking, Merchants, and European Financial Systems: An Intellectual History of Richard Cantillon’s Innovative Entrepreneurial Theory” by Meredith Kottom
Prize: $1,500
Faculty sponsor: Charles Steele, Hillsdale College
