Read in browser ([link removed])
[link removed]

June 28, 2025

[link removed]
[link removed]


** The Federal Reserve’s Fatal Conceit ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton asks: What is the appropriate role of the Federal Reserve in America’s free-market economy?
[link removed]
[link removed]


** Slavery Wasn’t Simply ‘Capitalism Run Amok’ ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness emphasizes how the institution of slavery largely depended on government support in a Letter to the Editor.
[link removed]
[link removed]


** WHO’s Out First? ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley suggests the USA and Argentina’s exodus from the World Health Organization could foreshadow an exit from the United Nations.
[link removed]


** PODCAST
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** Why Immigration Improves Economic Freedom and Institutions ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell debunks common myths surrounding mass immigration, including fears of job loss, wage suppression, and fiscal burdens.
[link removed]
[link removed]


** Institutional Investors Aren’t the Villains of America’s Housing Market ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Research Fellow Caleb Petitt shows how much of the recent shift away from homeownership can be attributed to increased regulation following the 2008 financial crisis.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
------------------------------------------------------------


** Regulation ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow William F. Shughart II reveals the awkward truths about the origins and consequences of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, known as “the mother of all monopolization cases.” Read more » ([link removed])


** Forbes ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow John Goodman explains what DOGE can do for Social Security.

Read more » ([link removed])


** Libertarianism.org ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Research Fellow Caleb Petitt argues that a careful reading of Adam Smith on the Navigation Acts reinforces the general claim that Smith was a staunch supporter of open markets and free trade. Read more » ([link removed])


** Washington Times ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa urges lawmakers to do no harm when enforcing immigration law.[link removed] more » ([link removed])


** Reason ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook breaks down the arguments for overturning New York's ban on firearms in public parks. Read more » ([link removed])


** Law & Liberty ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Writer David Lewis Schaefer praises Research Fellow Jonathan Bean’s recent book, Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader. ([link removed]) Read more » ([link removed])


** AUDIO
------------------------------------------------------------


** WABC Radio ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton joins Steve Moore of Moore Money to argue the dollar should not simply be an economic tool but a dependable unit of account. Listen now » ([link removed])


** UPCOMING EVENT
------------------------------------------------------------


** What If Everything You Know about the 1619 Project Is Wrong? ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Join us for a reception and conversation on Thursday, July 17, with Research Fellow Jeffrey Rogeres Hummel and Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness on his explosive new book, The 1619 Project Myth!
[link removed]
Get Tickets ([link removed])

Donate ([link removed])

[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
mailto:[email protected]

You received this message because you are subscribed to In the News updates.

Independent Institute, 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428
Manage preferences ([link removed]) | Unsubscribe ([link removed])

Copyright © 2025 Independent Institute, All rights reserved.