The Independent Review

The Independent Review is a highly regarded interdisciplinary journal that focuses on political economy and offers critical insights into government policies. It is well-researched and peer-reviewed, ensuring the highest academic standards. The journal presents articles in a clear and engaging manner, exploring topics in economics, political science, law, history, philosophy, and sociology. It takes a bold stance against the politicization and bureaucratization of society, featuring in-depth analyses of important policy matters by some of the top scholars and experts in the field.

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California’s Homeowners’ Insurance Market Is Broken; Here’s How to Repair It: News Article – Independent Institute

1 week ago | independent.org | Kristian R. Fors

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara recently stated that “we are in a statewide insurance crisis, affecting millions of Californians.”In the last few years, major insurance companies like State Farm General have restricted new business in California and have failed to renew thousands of their previous policies.
Not for EVs Only: News Article – Independent Institute

1 week ago | independent.org | K. Lloyd Billingsley

"It shall be a goal of the state that 100 percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks will be zero-emission by 2035,” reads California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order N-79-20, issued on September 23, 2020.
The Vindication of Dissenting Scientists

1 week ago | independent.org | K. Lloyd Billingsley

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch a new scientific journal to improve the quality of research by promoting replication studies. According to NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the agency “will stand up a journal where these replication results can be published and made searchable in an easy way.” In the wake of the COVID pandemic, this cornerstone of science could stand some elaboration.
Mexico’s Gun Case Backfires: News Article – Independent Institute

1 week ago | independent.org | K. Lloyd Billingsley

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of seven American gun manufacturers that Mexico had charged with aiding illegal gun sales to drug cartels. In the aftermath, it has somehow escaped notice that the Obama administration did the same thing, with impunity. On a visit to Mexico in April 2009, President Obama claimed that “more than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our shared border.
Audio, Video: Michael McConnell | Government Overreach Exposed: From Student Loans to Obamacare | Ep. 50 – Independent Institute

2 weeks ago | independent.org | Craig Eyermann |Lawrence J. McQuillan |Kristian R. Fors |Raymond March

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes Professor Michael McConnell, Director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. From 2002 to 2009 he served as circuit judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He teaches courses on constitutional law the first amendment and interpretive theory. He has published widely in constitutional law, especially church and state, equal protection, and separation of powers.
Jerry Brown Still Backs Bankrupt Bullet Train: News Article – Independent Institute

3 weeks ago | independent.org | K. Lloyd Billingsley

Last week, former California governor Jerry Brown, 87, defended the state’s non-functional high-speed rail project, better known as the bullet train. “We’ve got the money. We’re a rich state,” Brown proclaimed. “We got $4 trillion in gross domestic product. Spain has less domestic product. They got one. France has a lower domestic product. They’ve got one. So I think we have to rise to the occasion.” The four-term governor and three-time candidate for president seemed to have forgotten a few realities.
Remembering the Capital Account Surplus

3 weeks ago | independent.org | Nikolai G. Wenzel

The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson reminded us to be careful about language: “For words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the truth within.” Behavioral economists have shown that patients will embrace a surgical procedure with an 80% chance of success, but balk at a 20% chance of failure. Likewise, is a deficit a bad thing? For a diet, a caloric deficit is a good thing; for a patient wasting away in a hospital bed, it’s a bad thing.
Some Questions for Trump about Tariffs and Trade: News Article – Independent Institute

4 weeks ago | independent.org | Alvaro Vargas Llosa

With the clock ticking on the 90-day pause in President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade war, it’s time for the president to answer some questions. After all, when the president systematically uses economic nationalism in public discourse, he shapes people’s minds—regardless of whether his statements are intended for political negotiations or reflect deeply held beliefs. And people’s minds have consequences.
Fauci Allies Sent Packing: News Article – Independent Institute

1 month ago | independent.org | K. Lloyd Billingsley

Joe Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci, without naming any crime he committed, drew extensive media coverage. It wasn’t so for Fauci’s allies, including his wife, Christine Grady. She was recently cut loose from her post as at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and head of the Department’s Section on Human Subjects Research. In the style of her husband, it was a job she never should have had in the first place.
End the U.S. Travel Bans to Cuba and North Korea

1 month ago | independent.org | Kristian R. Fors

The American passport is one of the strongest in the world, offering visa-free access to 182 destinations. Some places, like Russia and Iran, require that Americans acquire a visa prior to entering the country. What some Americans may not realize, however, is that their own government has several restrictions about where they are allowed to travel, specifically to Cuba and North Korea. Restrictions on travel to Cuba date back to 1962, when John F.