On the national stage, California and Texas are often portrayed as ideological opposites. But in October, something far more compelling occurred. Sixty leaders from California’s public, private and ...

In July, it was reported that rents in Los Angeles County had fallen to a four-year low. While rents remained high compared ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Two socialists walk into a bar. One, a socialist of the more nationalist vintage—a ...

Oakland, CA—For over 30 years, The Independent Review, the quarterly journal of the Independent Institute has shown that serious scholarship can be engaging, accessible, and relevant to the world ...

In its 2026 fiscal year that ended on September 30, the U.S. government collected $5.403 trillion in taxes but spent $7.396 ...

The U.S. government's 2026 fiscal year ended on September 30, 2026. At the end, the federal government's total public debt ...

If there were an Economist’s Creed, it would surely contain the affirmations ‘I understand comparative advantage’ and ‘I ...

The first line of Dicken’s Tale of Two Cities resonates even today: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” ...

There is a wide disparity across the globe when it comes to childhood vaccination policies. American kids receive up to 75 ...

California voters are being told that Proposition 40 is a one-time levy on billionaires, but the economists who designed it ...

Within hours of the tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on October 15th, the familiar political ...

Of all the arguments for protectionism, the infant industry argument probably has the strongest theoretical appeal. By ...