Independent Institute Podcast

Independent Institute Podcast features two series: Independent Outlook and Independent Conversations. Independent Outlook is a regular round-table conversation that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features ...more

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July 27, 2022 00:52:33
Bipartisan Semiconductor Pork, Let's Redefine Recession, Fauci Doubles Down | Independent Outlook 43

Bipartisan Semiconductor Pork, Let's Redefine Recession, Fauci Doubles Down | Independent Outlook 43

What’s one thing both parties agree on? Subsidies for big businesses with lots of employees—even if it comes at the expense of taxpayers and...

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June 29, 2022 01:08:03
Unflinching SCOTUS Hews to Text and History, On Guns and Abortion | Independent Outlook 41

Unflinching SCOTUS Hews to Text and History, On Guns and Abortion | Independent Outlook 41

Resisting unprecedented political and ideological pressure—including public violence and an attempted assassination of a sitting Justice—the U.S. Supreme Court just issued two 6-3 decisions...

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June 15, 2022 01:08:41
Inflation Revs, Ukraine Turns, Taiwan Fears, Homelessness Grows | Independent Outlook 40

Inflation Revs, Ukraine Turns, Taiwan Fears, Homelessness Grows | Independent Outlook 40

Inflation spirals to a 40-year high; but should we be surprised, given federal fiscal policy? Ukraine’s agony drags on; will the economic after-effects also...

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June 01, 2022 01:02:51
Cancel Student Debt? Kill The Constitution to Solve Gun Violence? | Independent Outlook 39

Cancel Student Debt? Kill The Constitution to Solve Gun Violence? | Independent Outlook 39

What’s behind the outbreak of mass shootings and what can stop it? Would banning more types of guns, or more features of guns, or...

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May 18, 2022 01:04:06
Buffalo Shooting, Baby Formula Flap, Build-Back-Better Inflation  | Independent Outlook 38

Buffalo Shooting, Baby Formula Flap, Build-Back-Better Inflation | Independent Outlook 38

How can it be that New York State’s gun control laws—some of the toughest in the country—failed to stop a race-crazed killer who unleashed...

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May 11, 2022 00:55:38
The Second Amendment: Opportunities and Threats | Stephen P. Halbrook Interview

The Second Amendment: Opportunities and Threats | Stephen P. Halbrook Interview

In this Independent Conversation, Senior Fellow and author Stephen P. Halbrook is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss...

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