As we draw near to the end of the year...

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I’m glad that the Independent Institute’s work attracts the support of people with differing perspectives on public issues.

But one thing that unites us is an understanding that centralized decision-making—especially by government, whether federal or state—often leads to unintended consequences and damaging restrictions on the liberty of individuals, families, and communities. In the name of securing peace, prosperity, and meeting needs, government increasingly steps in as the Great Provider—and the great controller. Unintended consequences abound, causing massive dysfunction.

We all want a country and a world defined by peace and prosperity, as well as the liberty for people to creatively start associations and businesses that meet one other’s needs. The Independent Institute shows the way, by consistently providing essential research showing how challenges can be met by people, not politicians.

Our two most recent books focus on topics—foreign military intervention, and roads—where government provision is taken for granted. In the popular imagination, these are seen as entirely within the sphere of a central government.
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In Search of Monsters to Destroy The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace ([link removed])
by Senior Fellow Christopher Coyne (Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Programs for the Department of Economics at George Mason University)

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Highway Heist America’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Way Forward ([link removed])
by Research Fellow James T. Bennett (William P. Snavely Chair of Political Economy and Public Policy in the Department of Economics, and Director of the John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy at George Mason University)

Readers of these books discover the slew of intended consequences caused by government provision: waste, fraud, enormous cost, and—in some cases—onerous restrictions on civil liberties. And our authors, who are serious scholars, formulate alternatives. They present solutions to better secure national security and ease of transportation—solutions that are decentralized and minimize recourse to government.

As we near closer to the end of calendar year, we hope you will join in supporting our efforts to explore and celebrate free collaboration by free people! Thank you for your kind consideration.

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Wishing you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays!

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Graham H. Walker, Ph.D.
President
Independent Institute
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