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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.” ...

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

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

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

President Jimmy Carter wanted the support of the government teachers’ unions. So, during his reelection campaign, he created the U.S. Department of Education, promising it would improve America’s ...