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November 25, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Join Us Shortly 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event Today!

Join Us Shortly 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event Today! Election endgame, Biden policies, Thanksgiving in the era of Covid and more... Join Us Shortly! Click here to register for the event today at 3:00 p.m. PST (6…

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November 25, 2020 at 7:07 PM

The Lighthouse: Recent Healthcare Successes | Thanksgiving Socialism? | California’s IT Bugs | Trade | Public Dumps Preferences | Pandemonium in Peru

The Lighthouse: Recent Healthcare Successes | Thanksgiving Socialism? | California’s IT Bugs | Trade | Public Dumps Preferences | Pandemonium in Peru The Trump administration deserves much credit for enacting healthcare policies that promote greater price transparency …

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November 17, 2020 at 10:14 PM

The Lighthouse: Bad Mask Data | Don’t Lock Down Again | History Education | Californians’ Constitutional Rights | No ‘Free’ College

The Lighthouse: Bad Mask Data | Don’t Lock Down Again | History Education | Californians’ Constitutional Rights | No ‘Free’ College A widely publicized study claimed that Americans could avoid as many as 130,000 Covid-19 fatalities by the end of February 2021 …

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November 17, 2020 at 12:37 AM

Tomorrow! Special Virtual Event with P.J. O'Rourke: A Cry from the Far Middle

Tomorrow! Special Virtual Event with P.J. O'Rourke: A Cry from the Far Middle New Book by Bestselling Author and Acclaimed Satirist P.J. O'Rourke Click here to register for the event tomorrow, November 17th, on thinkspot at 2:00 p.m. …

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November 11, 2020 at 3:29 AM

Join Us 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event Tomorrow!

Join Us 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event Tomorrow! The 2020 election and more...  You’re Invited! Click here to register for the event on Wednesday, November 11th, at 3:00 p.m. PST (6:00 p.m. Eastern) or watch the …

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November 11, 2020 at 2:27 AM

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Supreme Court | Public Option | Higher Education | Activist Ironies | Nobel Prize in Literature

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Supreme Court | Public Option | Higher Education | Activist Ironies | Nobel Prize in Literature Joe Biden promised to establish a bipartisan commission to make recommendations for the Supreme Court. Novemb…

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November 7, 2020 at 1:09 AM

Special Virtual Event with P.J. O'Rourke Nov. 17: A Cry from the Far Middle

Special Virtual Event with P.J. O'Rourke Nov. 17: A Cry from the Far Middle New Book by Bestselling Author and Acclaimed Satirist P.J. O'Rourke Click here to register for the event on thinkspot on Tuesday, November 17th, at 2:00 p.m. …

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November 3, 2020 at 1:22 AM

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Road to Socialism | Cancer under Obamacare | American Monarchy? | Student Privacy | Daylight Saving Scam

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Road to Socialism | Cancer under Obamacare | American Monarchy? | Student Privacy | Daylight Saving Scam The Biden-Sanders “unity” task forces commit the former vice president to numerous proposals advocated by the Left, including on climate change... …

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October 29, 2020 at 9:04 PM

One Hour until our Special Event on Obamacare!

One Hour until our Special Event on Obamacare! Join us in one hour... "My kid has cancer and ObamaCare is making everything worse" Join us in one hour!  Click here to register for the event TODAY, October 29th, at 3:00 p.m. PDT (6:00 p.m. Eastern) o…

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October 28, 2020 at 6:17 PM

Special Virtual Event: "My kid has cancer and ObamaCare is making everything worse"

Special Virtual Event: "My kid has cancer and ObamaCare is making everything worse" Opinion piece published by the New York Post Click here to register for the event on Thursday, October 29th, at 3:00 p.m. PDT (6:00 p.m. Eastern) or …

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October 28, 2020 at 2:24 AM

Join Us 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event this Wednesday!

Join Us 🎉 Independent Outlook Virtual Event this Wednesday! The second presidential debate, the election, and more...  You’re Invited! Join our Founder and President David Theroux, Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson Evers (…

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October 27, 2020 at 8:52 PM

The Lighthouse: Trump and Healthcare | Police Accountability | Prop. 23 | Voter Incentives | Republicans and College

The Lighthouse: Trump and Healthcare | Police Accountability | Prop. 23 | Voter Incentives | Republicans and College The Trump administration has aggressively expanded telemedicine, pushed to make direct primary care an employee benefit... …

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October 26, 2020 at 9:44 PM

The Independent Review: Fall 2020 Issue Now Available

The Independent Review: Fall 2020 Issue Now Available Who Do Police Unions Serve and Protect? Who Do Police Unions Serve and Protect? The Independent Review · Fall 2020 Police unions in America were created in part to remedy g…

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October 20, 2020 at 8:29 PM

The Lighthouse: Economy’s Resilience | Corporations and Democracy | Digital Privacy | Solutions for Pre-Existing Conditions | Hayek and Private Money

The Lighthouse: Economy’s Resilience | Corporations and Democracy | Digital Privacy | Solutions for Pre-Existing Conditions | Hayek and Private Money Pundits on both sides of the aisle have been too focused on the U.S. economy’s vulnerability and not focused enough on its resilience. …

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October 15, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Special Virtual Event Friday 10/16: Infectious Diseases and Government Growth

Special Virtual Event Friday 10/16: Infectious Diseases and Government Growth In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world adopted a variety of policies expanding the scope of their power... Click here to registe…

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October 14, 2020 at 12:16 AM

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook SCOTUS, Columbus Day, COVID-19 and more...  You’re Invited! Join our Founder and President David Theroux, Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson Evers (Director of our Cente…

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October 13, 2020 at 7:48 PM

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Burdens | Pandemics and Government | Ethnic Studies | College Enrollments | Better Rules for Radicals

The Lighthouse: Biden’s Burdens | Pandemics and Government | Ethnic Studies | College Enrollments | Better Rules for Radicals Because corporate taxes are borne overwhelmingly by labor and not capital, Joe Biden’s proposed rate hike belies his promise not to raise taxes on... …

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October 9, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Policy Win: CA Gov. Newsom Vetoes "Ethnic Studies" Mandate

Policy Win: CA Gov. Newsom Vetoes "Ethnic Studies" Mandate Backlash caused from our widely-shared research forced Gov. Newsom's hand... Dear Friend of Liberty, I want to make sure you are aware of a major policy victory in California—thanks in large…

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October 6, 2020 at 11:12 PM

The Lighthouse: Re-fund the Police | 490 B.C. Project | Healthcare Economics | Collegiate Entrepreneurs | Political Elites

The Lighthouse: Re-fund the Police | 490 B.C. Project | Healthcare Economics | Collegiate Entrepreneurs | Political Elites Police departments are local government monopolies insulated from the preferences of the communities they are supposed to serve and protect. …

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September 30, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Did you watch the debate last night? Independent Outlook Today at 3pm Pacific

Did you watch the debate last night? Independent Outlook Today at 3pm Pacific You're Invited! Join us shortly!  Dear , Did you watch the debate last night? Dr. Williamson Evers, William J. Watkins, Jr. and  Dr. Grah…

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September 29, 2020 at 11:33 PM

The Lighthouse: Ginsburg’s Legacy | The Right to Worship | 490 B.C. Project | Student Loan Forgiveness? | Regulatory Wishlist

The Lighthouse: Ginsburg’s Legacy | The Right to Worship | 490 B.C. Project | Student Loan Forgiveness? | Regulatory Wishlist The late Justice Ginsburg’s embrace of a “living Constitution” jurisprudence is on full display in legal opinions she wrote on the Virginia... …

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September 29, 2020 at 6:43 PM

Correction: You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook

Correction: You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook SCOTUS, Amy Coney Barrett, Riots and more...  The previous version of this notice had the incorrect Eastern time for this event. You’re Invited! …

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September 29, 2020 at 6:08 PM

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You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook SCOTUS, Amy Coney Barrett, Riots and more...  You’re Invited! Independent Institute Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. will be joining the discussion with Sen…

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September 28, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Thank You For Empowering Our 2020 Achievements...So Far!

Thank You For Empowering Our 2020 Achievements...So Far! We expect many more achievements for liberty in this pivotal year. I wanted to make sure you were aware of our 2020 Mid-Year Donor Impact Report, which recounts some of our biggest achievements…

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September 23, 2020 at 9:29 PM

You're Invited! Virtual Event this Thursday 9/23

You're Invited! Virtual Event this Thursday 9/23 Is It Time for a “490 B.C. Project”? High Schoolers Need to Know Our Classical Heritage Independent Institute Senior Fellow Williamson M. Evers and Executive Director Graham H. Walker wil…

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September 22, 2020 at 9:27 PM

The Lighthouse: Self-Interest in Health Care? | California’s IT Failures | College Admissions Scandal | Lebanon’s Sectarian Stranglehold

The Lighthouse: Self-Interest in Health Care? | California’s IT Failures | College Admissions Scandal | Lebanon’s Sectarian Stranglehold In a normal market producers and sellers compete at solving customers’ problems. Increasingly in health care, the opposite is happening because... …

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September 18, 2020 at 1:26 AM

Bugs in the System - New California Golden Fleece® Announced!

Bugs in the System - New California Golden Fleece® Announced! And the winner of the 10th California Golden Fleece Award is... Bugs in the System California Government Technology Failures and Recommended Solutions Read the Report Ad…

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September 16, 2020 at 8:25 PM

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook Today at 3:00 Pacific

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook Today at 3:00 Pacific Our new virtual event series! You’re Invited! This new round table conversation will provide commentary on the most pressing news stories of …

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September 16, 2020 at 5:44 AM

The Lighthouse: Reopening Schools | Made Medicines Cheaper | Becoming Antiracist | Wishful Socialist Thinking

The Lighthouse: Reopening Schools | Made Medicines Cheaper | Becoming Antiracist | Wishful Socialist Thinking Despite the obvious differences, reopening schools in America has much in common with reopening schools in post-Saddam Iraq. …

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September 1, 2020 at 10:30 PM

The Lighthouse: ‘Critical’ Ethnic Studies | Millenarian Mobs | Pandemic Recovery | Roads and Policing | Vocational Ed and Income Equality

The Lighthouse: ‘Critical’ Ethnic Studies | Millenarian Mobs | Pandemic Recovery | Roads and Policing | Vocational Ed and Income Equality Moving toward adoption next March, the Golden State’s new ethnic studies curriculum prefers victimization to minority achievement, and Marxism... …

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August 25, 2020 at 10:31 PM

The Lighthouse: Home-Based Coronavirus Testing | Best Books for the Current Crisis | Split Roll Tax Hike | Feinstein and China | College Rulers

The Lighthouse: Home-Based Coronavirus Testing | Best Books for the Current Crisis | Split Roll Tax Hike | Feinstein and China | College Rulers Paper strip testing kits could make it safer for more employees to return to the workplace, for diners to eat in restaurants, and for college... …

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August 24, 2020 at 5:45 PM

California Burning: Virtual Event Today

California Burning: Virtual Event Today Discussion and Q&A on the current wildfires in California You’re Invited! Join Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan and Mary L.G. Theroux for a discussion and Q&A on the California…

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August 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM

The Lighthouse: Progressive Racism? | TikTok False Alarm | V-J Day | California Ballot | Turkey’s Erdogan

The Lighthouse: Progressive Racism? | TikTok False Alarm | V-J Day | California Ballot | Turkey’s Erdogan “Cancel culture” has just removed the racist President Woodrow Wilson and Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger from Progressive... …

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August 11, 2020 at 11:38 PM

The Lighthouse: Better Health Insurance | Bezos, Zuckerberg & Antitrust Hysteria | Hong Kong | Colleges: The Public Be Damned | A-Bomb Anniversaries

The Lighthouse: Better Health Insurance | Bezos, Zuckerberg & Antitrust Hysteria | Hong Kong | Colleges: The Public Be Damned | A-Bomb Anniversaries The tax exclusion for employer-provided health coverage is a highly regressive form of subsidy, providing a benefit to families in the top.…

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August 11, 2020 at 5:08 PM

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook

You're Invited! 🎉 Join Us for The Independent Outlook Our new virtual event series! You’re Invited! This new round table conversation will provide commentary on the most pressing news stories of the day. It will featu…

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August 6, 2020 at 11:09 PM

Happy National Lighthouse Day! 🎉

Happy National Lighthouse Day! 🎉 Do you know why our logo is a lighthouse?  Happy National Lighthouse Day! It would be easy to assume that our logo is a Lighthouse because we aim to be a beacon while implementing our …

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August 3, 2020 at 5:14 PM

The Lighthouse: Economic Recovery | NYC and Guns | California and Liberty | Eugenics Amnesia | The Great College Depression

The Lighthouse: Economic Recovery | NYC and Guns | California and Liberty | Eugenics Amnesia | The Great College Depression Whatever their differences, the federal COVID-19 spending proposals advocated by Senate Republicans and House Democrats... …

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July 29, 2020 at 1:02 AM

The Lighthouse: Faster COVID-19 Vaccine | Renewed Sanity on Campus? | Another Minneapolis Police Death | Charter Schools | Whistleblowers

The Lighthouse: Faster COVID-19 Vaccine | Renewed Sanity on Campus? | Another Minneapolis Police Death | Charter Schools | Whistleblowers Our best hope for developing a COVID-19 vaccine quickly is to allow drug developers to employ a diverse set of approaches and let the scientific... …

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July 21, 2020 at 9:55 PM

The Lighthouse: Fixing Health Insurance | Rogue Cops | Better than Common Core | Let Gig Workers Work | Restoring Academia’s Scientific Edge

The Lighthouse: Fixing Health Insurance | Rogue Cops | Better than Common Core | Let Gig Workers Work | Restoring Academia’s Scientific Edge Republicans and Democrats in Washington, DC, are busy attacking each other’s preferred healthcare programs, but neither party has a good... …

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July 14, 2020 at 11:17 PM

The Lighthouse: Online Learning Threats | College for Cops | Price Gouging | The Fed’s Reckless Experiment | Ivy League

The Lighthouse: Online Learning Threats | College for Cops | Price Gouging | The Fed’s Reckless Experiment | Ivy League Videoconferencing in the virtual classroom may have exposed K-12 students to more than just hastily written lesson plans and juvenile pranks. …

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July 14, 2020 at 6:25 PM

The Independent Review: Summer 2020 Issue Now Available

The Independent Review: Summer 2020 Issue Now Available Eugenics in High School History: Failure to Confront the Past Eugenics: The Progressive Movement’s Forgotten Ambition The Independent Review · Summer 2020 The history of …

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July 9, 2020 at 9:00 PM

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See you in 90 minutes! Join us for a virtual event today. Better than Common Core Live Stream Event Today The Independent Institute has published the new Briefing, Better than Common Core, that vindicates Florida’s K-…

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July 9, 2020 at 5:49 AM

The Lighthouse: Pandemic Risks | Preferential Discrimination | Mt. Rushmore | Adam Smith and Jefferson | Janus Two Years Later | College Enrollments

The Lighthouse: Pandemic Risks | Preferential Discrimination | Mt. Rushmore | Adam Smith and Jefferson | Janus Two Years Later | College Enrollments Social insurance programs in United States are ineffective and inefficient—when they’re not outright harmful. …

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July 9, 2020 at 12:58 AM

You're Invited: Upcoming Virtual Event!

You're Invited: Upcoming Virtual Event! Join us for a virtual event tomorrow. Better than Common Core Live Stream Event This Thursday The Independent Institute has published the new Briefing, Better than Common Core, …

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July 1, 2020 at 4:25 PM

The Lighthouse: School Closures | America’s War Zone | Black Student Survey | Coronavirus Pension Problems | Coal, Water, and the West

The Lighthouse: School Closures | America’s War Zone | Black Student Survey | Coronavirus Pension Problems | Coal, Water, and the West School closures may not have measurably reduced the incidence of COVID-19, but they exacted a high cost on children’s academic success. …

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June 24, 2020 at 4:46 PM

The Lighthouse: COVID-19 Vaccine? | Attack on Freelancers | Uruguay’s Pandemic Policy | Law School Meltdown? | The Relevance of Adam Smith

The Lighthouse: COVID-19 Vaccine? | Attack on Freelancers | Uruguay’s Pandemic Policy | Law School Meltdown? | The Relevance of Adam Smith Launched by President Trump to accelerate the development of a vaccine, Operation Warp Speed is rife with conflicts of interests. …

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June 22, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Will you help us continue inspiring young people with liberty?

Will you help us continue inspiring young people with liberty? During this crucial time, would you consider making a gift to the Independent Institute as we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30th? During this crucial time, …

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June 16, 2020 at 10:04 PM

The Lighthouse: What Protesters Should Demand | Police Unions and Accountability | Health Insurance Sins | University Suicide? | Germany Troops

The Lighthouse: What Protesters Should Demand | Police Unions and Accountability | Health Insurance Sins | University Suicide? | Germany Troops Too often, protesters miss opportunities for constructive change because they fail to champion specific measures that would create long-term benefit…

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June 10, 2020 at 3:52 AM

The Lighthouse: Riots May Well Backfire | Elites Stoke Chaos | Qualified Immunity Thwarts Justice | Hong Kong | Colleges on Life Support

The Lighthouse: Riots May Well Backfire | Elites Stoke Chaos | Qualified Immunity Thwarts Justice | Hong Kong | Colleges on Life Support Between 1965 and 1968 hundreds of riots tore through U.S. cities, leaving many people dead, thousands of small businesses in ruins, and the... …

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June 3, 2020 at 11:50 PM

The Lighthouse: Police Reforms | Lift the Lockdowns | Education | Constitution | Shutdown Costs

The Lighthouse: Police Reforms | Lift the Lockdowns | Education | Constitution | Shutdown Costs The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer with a history of excessive force complaints has spurred protests, demonstrations... …

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