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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Texas Jumps On The School Choice Bandwagon

6 days ago | independent.org | Brady Leonard

After several failed attempts over the past three decades to enact education reform in the state, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 2, a landmark school choice bill that will allocate $1 billion to fund Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) over two years. “When I ran for re-election in 2022, I promised Texans that we will bring education freedom to every Texas family,” said Governor Abbott. “Today, Texas delivers on that promise.
Realism in International Relations Isn't Realistic

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

Realism is one of the prominent international relations theories for explaining the behavior of states.
California’s Aging Scam: News Article – Independent Institute

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

In public service announcements on television, the California Department of Aging (CDA) warns of internet scams, identity theft, and other forms of fraud. Such announcements, Californians have cause to believe, are better issued by state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has been warning of “text-based toll scam activity.”When it comes to aging, Californians have access to helpful information from their doctors, HMOs, and countless medical websites.
Ivy League Anti-Semitism Trickles Down to California High Schools

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

In recent months, Harvard and Columbia have become hotbeds of anti-Semitic activity; but this is not exclusively an Ivy League or East Coast development. Anti-Semitic disturbances have also broken out at UCLA, the University of California at San Francisco, UC Davis, and beyond. As the California Globe reports, “crass left-wing anti-Semitism has clearly infested the California education system,” right down to the high-school level.
Donald Trump Should Fight Globalism, Not Globalisation

2 weeks ago | independent.org | Ryan Bourne

Globalism is a menace. Globalisation is not. So what’s the difference? In the first chapter of ‘The Wealth of Nations’, Adam Smith marvelled that the ordinary woolen coat is made of materials ‘which often come from the remotest corners of the world’. Globalisation happens when people from different corners of the world interact through trade, investment, cultural exchange and technology.
Colorado Escalates its War on the Second Amendment

2 weeks ago | independent.org | Brady Leonard

Less than a year after a second so-called “assault weapons” ban was defeated in the state senate, Colorado leftists finally have their scalp, in the form of one of the most restrictive, and almost certainly unconstitutional gun bans anywhere in the country.
Sell IRS Guns and Ammo to the People

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

In 2023, the Criminal Investigation Division (CI) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sought to hire special agents deploying firearms who “must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” Rep. Barry Moore thinks that was a bad idea. The congressman’s “Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act” prohibits the IRS from using federal funds “to buy, receive or store firearms and ammo” and requires “the transfer of IRS firearms and ammunition to the Administrator of General Services.
In Honor of My Late Father, Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa: Article – Independent Institute

3 weeks ago | independent.org | Alvaro Vargas Llosa

I share with the readers the essence of the funeral speech I delivered before your body on Monday, April 14, dear Varguitas, as we call you in the family, after one of your semi-autobiographical characters in one of your novels. A group of friends and relatives was present. The main challenge I faced is that I felt I had to find a formula to allude to your immortality without mentioning the soul, since you were an agnostic and had given instructions that no religious ceremony take place.
Audio: "The Legacy of Pope Francis" Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society interviewed on Ave Maria radio – Independent Institute

3 weeks ago | independent.org | Alvaro Vargas Llosa |Jonathan Hofer |Craig Eyermann |Nikolai G. Wenzel

Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society discusses the legacy of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21st. Whaples talks of the way Francis dealt with wealth and poverty, as well as Francis’ environmental writings. Whaples says Pope Francis believed businesses have the opportunity to be noble if they include an element of charity and also provide employment.
God and Man at Harvard: The Forgotten Constitutional Roots

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

The hubbub at Harvard is fascinating because of the deafening silence—on all sides—about the most important underlying problem: the US Constitution. President Trump has frozen about $2 billion in federal funds for the university, which has refused to accede to his demands that the university adhere to merit-based hiring (over DEI) and allow federal oversight of the university’s handling of campus anti-semitism. He is threatening more punishment, but Harvard isn’t backing down.