Bedste Independent Institute-podcasts (2024)

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Election 2024: Policy Issues That Matter Most | Independent Outlook 66 1:02:36

23d ago1:02:36

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In an election season, there are always personality issues, and everybody has personal favorites. But then there are policy issues—and there are a lot of big ones on the table for the 2024 election: economic populism, inflation, immigration, abortion, higher ed, and more. In this episode, we give you our rough survey—and short analysis—of the polic…

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Free Speech / Free Prices: Deepfakes, Hurricanes, Port Strikes, Hate Speech | Independent Outlook 65 1:04:47

1M ago1:04:47

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In the wake of hurricanes, we need to ask an uncomfortable question: has federal flood insurance policy made the damage more extensive? The East Coast port workers strike is temporarily settled, but the effort to kill port automation is still on the table; does automation kill jobs? California and Minnesota are outlawing political AI deepfakes. Is …

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Yes We Can Cure the Healthcare Crisis! 46:45

2M ago46:45

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Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, health care in America has not improved in the ways we were promised. In fact, inequalities in care have grown, and for many people health coverage is worse. But the errors can still be reversed. John C. Goodman's new book, Priceless: Curing the Health Care Crisis, maps out a better way, one that frees …

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Economic Illiteracy of Trump and Harris | Independent Outlook 64 1:02:29

3M ago1:02:29

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Both our presidential candidates, and their policy teams, seem to be suffering from a bad case of economic illiteracy, in somewhat different ways … or maybe not so different. With two aspiring leaders both saying they want to make things better for middle class and lower-income Americans, it’s pretty discouraging to see them advance economic polici…

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Latest Supreme Court Decisions Explained | Independent Outlook 63 1:06:07

4M ago1:06:07

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The Supreme Court has been busy! By the end of June 2024, the Court had issued a welter of decisions ranging from presidential immunity to guns to federal agency regulatory power. In this episode of Independent Outlook, a variety of Independent Institute experts will give you the scoop, and a quick assessment of the most pivotal recent Supreme Cour…

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How to Run Wars — Meet the Authors 53:12

5M ago53:12

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A copy of a secret memo on national security issues has recently come into our hands, and we thought we should bring it to your attention! It tells the national security elite how to keep the public from balking at endless wars, and at the endless costs of the military-industrial complex. Well, actually, we’re publishing it as a book, so it’s not s…

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Hunter Biden & Gun Laws. Pandering To Young Voters! Voter-Approved Taxes? | Independent Outlook 62 51:23

5M ago51:23

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Joe Biden says recent Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment are dangerous. Hunter Biden could rely on those rulings to appeal his gun conviction. What’s going on here? Also, will young voters love President Biden because he’s going after Ticketmaster while forgiving their student loans? And is it undemocratic for California voters to get to…

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Is Higher Ed Going Off the Rails? 47:17

5M ago47:17

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Why are all the campus protests so ideologically one-sided? Was Claudine Gay the tip of the iceberg on plagiarism? Is scientific objectivity passé among the faculty? And will all this educational malpractice lead to financial problems that will put colleges out of business?Af Independent Institute

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Why Campus Chaos? Ban Lab-Grown Meat? Biden Clueless on Economics | Independent Outlook 61 1:00:45

6M ago1:00:45

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Campuses are overtaken by protest encampments, Jewish students are targeted, and higher ed leaders can’t manage to condemn antisemitism while protecting free speech. But the problems go deeper—like the plagiarism that university faculty would never tolerate in their students. On other fronts, what’s up with all these bans on lab-grown meat? And doe…

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Trump Touts Tariffs. Fast Food Workers Hit. RFK Jr. Chides Big Government. | Independent Outlook 60 53:37

7M ago53:37

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Trump tried tariffs, he wants to try them some more, in order to help workers; what’s wrong with that? California wants to help workers by enforcing a new “fast food” wage law; what could go wrong? Hint in both cases: things can backfire. Did RFK, Jr. get the hint? Probably not, but he’s sure railing loudly against the perils of Big Government. The…

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Social Media Free Speech? Biden’s "Shrinkflation" Ploy. IVF Liberties? | Independent Outlook 59 58:40

8M ago58:40

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When a state, like Texas or Florida, tries to protect people’s free speech rights against biased social media companies, is the state then violating the free speech rights of the social media companies? How’s President Biden doing at shrinking inflation? And what’s going on with Alabama’s IVF laws?Af Independent Institute

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The California Golden Fleece Award vs. the Bureaucrats! 54:26

8M ago54:26

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Ever wonder why California gas prices are perpetually higher than in other states? Or why residential real estate in California is overwhelmingly more expensive than elsewhere? Or why wildfires got so out of control in recent years? Or why a visit to a California DMV office has been such an ordeal—but is maybe a bit better in recent years?…

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The New Antisemitism—from the Left 51:32

9M ago51:32

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What’s behind the ugly antisemitism on campuses and elsewhere that surged up after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023? The viciousness against Jews took a lot of people by surprise, but it did not surprise Dr. Benjamin Ginsberg, author of The New American Anti-Semitism. He talks with Independent’s Graham Walker about the book in this episod…

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Can Milei Succeed? Argentina at the Start of a New Era | Independent Outlook 58 53:02

9M ago53:02

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Can Javier Milei overcome resistance to fulfill his free-market reform vision for Argentina? We find out on this episode of Independent Outlook, by consulting two Independent Institute experts with extensive knowledge of Latin American affairs: Alvaro Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Gasave.Af Independent Institute

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The Untold Story of FDR's War on the Bill of Rights | David Beito and Amity Shlaes 40:54

11M ago40:54

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In this episode of Independent Conversations, historians Amity Shlaes and David Beito discuss FDR's policies of Japanese internment, spying on Americans, and violations of free speech and reveal a troubling portrait of FDR much different from the standard orthodoxy found in today’s historical studies.…

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Free Speech a Casualty of Israeli War? DEI Under Scrutiny. Ban TikTok? | Independent Outlook 57 54:52

12M ago54:52

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Will free speech in America end up being a casualty of the war between Hamas and Israel? What does the domestic American DEI industry’s posture on the war reveal about their ideology? On other fronts, do we need to regulate Artificial Intelligence and how about banning TikTok? And why is Josh Hawley teaming up with Bernie Sanders to attack Citizens…

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Biden Admin Pressured Tech Companies to Violate Free Speech; D.C. Budget Showdown | Independent Outlook 56 51:23

1y ago51:23

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When the feds lean on social media firms to take down alleged misinformation, it turns out that’s government censorship—according to the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling is worth celebrating, but there are cautionary side issues. Also, it looks like we’re heading into another round of debt ceiling crisis. Some say the President i…

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New Mexico Governor Suspends Gun Rights, Hunter Biden Faces Gun Charges | Independent Outlook 55 26:03

1y ago26:03

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Guns are in the news, and nobody’s happy about it. First son Hunter Biden has been indicted on gun charges. Probably more significantly, the Governor of New Mexico has reacted to gun violence in her state by suspending 2nd Amendment gun rights in Albquerque and surrounding areas. Can she do that? We find out, in this episode of Independent Outlook.…

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Trump Indictments Galore, Hunter Biden Corruption, FL Slavery Curriculum | Independent Outlook 54 1:01:43

1+ y ago1:01:43

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Former President Trump is now the subject of multiple indictments for violation of criminal statutes. Do these indictments raise troubling questions about the nature and use of criminal law, and its place in our public life? Watch this episode of Independent Outlook and find out…and also learn about the Hunter Biden case, and the teaching of slaver…

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SCOTUS RULINGS: Racial Preferences, Student Loans, Artistic Freedom | Independent Outlook 53 1:05:32

1+ y ago1:05:32

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The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on racial bias in college admissions, President Biden’s fiat forgiveness of student loans, and the freedom of creative designers to disagree with the state’s view of marriage. Another federal judge has weighed in to put the kibosh on Biden administration efforts to press social media companies to censor on thei…

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Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Banking Health, NAACP Slaps Florida | Independent Outlook 52 52:13

1+ y ago52:13

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So we don’t have to worry about the debt ceiling until after the next presidential inauguration in January 2025. What was all the hullabaloo about, and was it worth it? And while we’re talking about money, is it ok to stop worrying about the U.S. banking system now? We will discuss these matters and more in today’s episode of Independent Outlook.…

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In Search of Monsters to Destroy | Christopher Coyne and Mary L. G. Theroux 1:09:47

1+ y ago1:09:47

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Independent Institute Chairman and CEO Mary L. G. Theroux interviews Senior Fellow Christopher Coyne on his new book, In Search of Monsters to Destroy, including his intellectual journey, the shift in America’s culture post 9/11, preemptive war, the loss of liberty and security at home resulting from such wars, and the viability of a path to peace …

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Bragg vs. Trump. Ban TikTok? FBI Spying on Catholics? | Independent Outlook 51 48:24

1+ y ago48:24

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“Nobody is above the law.” That’s a proper American sentiment. How does New York’s 34-count indictment against Donald Trump measure up to it? On another legal front, should Congress ban TikTok? And what are we to make of the revelation that at least one FBI field office set out to create a spy network within Catholic churches?…

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Chinese Balloon Saga, Ukraine Endgame, Cancel Roald Dahl? | Independent Outlook 50 1:16:19

1+ y ago1:16:19

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That Chinese balloon floated over the American heartland for days before it was shot down. But are concerns about it just so much hot air? And a year after Putin’s invasion, does Ukraine deserve a “blank check” from the U.S., and is there an end game? In other news, will Section 230 survive the Supreme Court? And what’s with this effort to rewrite …

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Classified Docs in Biden’s Garage! When Will COVID Health Emergency End? | Independent Outlook 49 1:10:28

2y ago1:10:28

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It turns out that former Presidents and Vice Presidents walk away with classified documents. But is it okay if you keep your stash in a locked garage next to your Corvette? Or maybe the issue gets blown out of proportion since the government classifies too many documents in the first place? Also, Ron De Santis is taking on the woke warriors in Flor…

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Free Speech vs. Equal Rights: SCOTUS Weighs the Balance | Independent Outlook 48 1:10:14

2y ago1:10:14

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The U.S. Supreme Court has been hearing oral arguments in a number of explosive cases, including the freedom of web designers to choose what version of marriage they will adorn through their work, plus cases dealing with Joe Biden’s executive order transferring student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers, and Harvard’s race-based admissions polic…

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Midterm Elections Red Ripple—Good or Bad for Liberty? | Independent Outlook 47 1:06:06

2y ago1:06:06

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It looks like American voters were not as alarmed about inflation and the sagging economy as many people thought they were. On a possibly related front, what should we make of the reaction to the despicable attack on Paul Pelosi? And what is the deeper meaning of the race-based affirmative action cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court? We will dis…

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Paypal Goes Political, Ukraine Towards the Brink, Harris Hurricane Relief | Independent Outlook 46 1:03:01

2y ago1:03:01

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Is Russia getting desperate over Ukraine? Where could that lead, and what should the US do? Here at home, what in the world did PayPal think it was doing when it announced financial penalties for any of its users who went public with political opinions that PayPal doesn’t like? And what did Vice President Kamala Harris mean when she said that disas…

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Biden Buys College Vote, Lockdowns Lowered Learning, Historians Go Woke | Independent Outlook 45 1:09:53

2y ago1:09:53

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Is President Biden’s massive student loan forgiveness really wise? Then looking at the K-12 world, teacher unions pushed hard to keep the schools closed as long as possible, but at what cost to students? We now have hard evidence that keeping kids out of the classroom tanked their test scores. Also, university history professors are going all in on…

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Feds Raid Mar-a-Lago, Inflation Reduction Act Dishonesty, China & Taiwan, | Independent Outlook 44 1:07:20

2+ y ago1:07:20

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When Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taiwan, the lawless communist mainland government of China threw a fit; does their overreaction mean that the United States should now overtly pledge in advance to fight against China if it invades Taiwan? Looking back at home, is the rule of law threatened by the recent FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago? And let’s hear it fo…

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

2+ y ago52:33

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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 consumers. That’s the impetus behind last week’s semiconductor pork-barrel bill. At the same time, the Biden administration, spooked by inflation, sets out to change the definition of “recession,” apparently i…

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Unflinching SCOTUS Hews to Text and History, On Guns and Abortion | Independent Outlook 41 1:08:03

2+ y ago1:08:03

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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 demonstrating the majority’s resolve. In Bruen, the Court struck down New York state’s discretionary handgun licensing law, as a violation of the 2nd Amendment.…

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Inflation Revs, Ukraine Turns, Taiwan Fears, Homelessness Grows | Independent Outlook 40 1:08:41

2+ y ago1:08:41

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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 drag on and, more importantly, will Russia’s slogging success end up triggering a Chinese move against Taiwan that puts the U.S. in a quandary? Then there’s homelessness: is there any way out f…

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Cancel Student Debt? Kill The Constitution to Solve Gun Violence? | Independent Outlook 39 1:02:51

2+ y ago1:02:51

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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 giving officials more power to seize guns, solve the problem? Or is a more radical solution necessary, as argued by those who say the U.S. Constitution is the obstacle to safety? Is there wisdom in President Biden’s plan…

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Buffalo Shooting, Baby Formula Flap, Build-Back-Better Inflation | Independent Outlook 38 1:04:06

2+ y ago1:04:06

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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 his mania on innocent citizens in Buffalo, NY? Also, why is baby formula suddenly in short supply? How about galloping inflation? Is the U.S. Treasury Secretary right that Build Back Better’s federal spending su…

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The Second Amendment: Opportunities and Threats | Stephen P. Halbrook Interview 55:38

2+ y ago55:38

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In this Independent Conversation, Senior Fellow and author Stephen P. Halbrook is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss the Supreme Court’s upcoming gun rights decision on New York State’s discretionary-license law and Ukraine’s experience with an armed citizenry during the Russian invasion sheds…

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SCOTUS Roe Ruling Leaks, Biden's Unconstitutional Disinformation Board | Independent Outlook 37 1:02:49

2+ y ago1:02:49

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Does President Joe Biden have what it takes to “stand with Ukraine” without provoking a wider war? Will Biden’s “Disinformation Governance Board” protect Americans or quench their freedoms? How could the U.S. Supreme Court allow the unprecedented leak of its draft opinion revoking Roe v. Wade? And how will the Court navigate the apparently complex …

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Putin's Desperation, Florida's Culture War, Goodbye Mask Mandates | Independent Outlook 36 1:03:06

2+ y ago1:03:06

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In this 36th episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker discuss if it's easy to agree that Vladimir Putin’s war tactics are monstrous and malignant. But what happens in Ukraine if Putin is getting desperate after Ukraine sank his naval flagship with Western-supplied armaments? Is U.S. President Joe Biden disp…

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Elon Musk & Twitter, Ukraine War or Peace, Disney's Culture War, Media Bias | Independent Outlook 35 1:01:07

2+ y ago1:01:07

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In this 35th episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker carefully examine the war in Ukraine, the folly of those pressuring for U.S. engagement, and how best to end this dangerous and horrific conflict; Elon Musk and the prospects for free speech at Twitter; the culture war and Disney's folly; media bias and …

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Implacable Inflation, Putin's Villainy, U.S.'s Quandary, New SCOTUS Justice | Independent Outlook 34 58:42

2+ y ago58:42

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In this thirty-fourth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine Biden; sky-rocketing inflation that is crushing American consumers; democracy, sanctions, energy, censorship, and the dangers of and the staunch resistance to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine; the folly of the World Economic Forum's N…

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Interview with Naomi Wolf: Tyranny & Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic 1:14:17

2+ y ago1:14:17

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In this timely and insightful Independent Conversation, bestselling author, feminist and human rights activist Dr. Naomi Wolf is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss how truth, science, ethics and constitutional rights have all been trampled in the elite media stampede and government mandates of…

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Russia Invades Ukraine, Biden & NATO, School Recalls, Durham, P.J. O'Rourke | Independent Outlook 33 1:11:06

2+ y ago1:11:06

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In this thirty-third episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine Biden, NATO, and the U.S. in the midst of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine; the impact of the Freedom Convoy in Canada and now the People's Convoy in the U.S.; school board recalls and the rebellion against woke schooling; John Durham's i…

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Biden Threatens Over Ukraine, Olympics & Covid Controls, Academic Intolerance | Independent Outlook 32 1:08:46

3y ago1:08:46

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In this 32nd episode of Independent Outlook, Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., joins with Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker to examine the complex issues surrounding the military tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and the West, especially President Biden's recent steps to threaten both economic sanctions and military action in response to R…

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Breyer Resigns at SCOTUS, Ukraine Vortex, Inflation & Inequality, Crime Surges | Independent Outlook 31 1:09:49

3y ago1:09:49

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In this thirty-first episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine SCOTUS Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer's resignation and identity politics in Biden's nominee candidates; Biden's war drums over the Ukraine, NATO and Russia; Bidenflation, Income Inequality and the Federal Reserve; surging crime, pol…

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Omicron's Surge, Vax Mandates at SCOTUS, Bidenflation & BBB, School Protests | Independent Outlook 30 1:10:10

3y ago1:10:10

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In this thirtieth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the rapid spread, new revelations and foolish politics of the very mild Omicron variant of COVID-19; new SCOTUS challenge to Biden's vaccine mandates; defeat of Biden's mega-trillion dollar "Build Back Better" boondoggle; teachers unions and…

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New Way to Care: Market-Based Health and Social Protections | US Rep Pete Sessions & John C. Goodman 57:47

3y ago57:47

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In this far-reaching and compelling Independent Conversation, U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions interviews the innovative economist and author Dr. John C. Goodman (Senior Fellow, Independent Institute; President, Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research), in a conversation hosted by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute).…

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Victor Davis Hanson | The Dying Citizen: Are Woke Elites, Tribalism & Globalism Threats to America? 1:05:31

3y ago1:05:31

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In this far-reaching and compelling Independent Conversation, bestselling author, classicist and historian Victor Davis Hanson is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss Dr. Hanson's recent book, "The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of Ame…

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War on Thanksgiving, "Racial Justice," Organized Retail Crime and Inflation | Independent Outlook 29 1:01:53

3y ago1:01:53

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In this twenty-ninth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker debunk anti-Thanksgiving myths and examine the absurd politics of the Omicron variant of COVID-19; Biden's mandates and economic folly; oil, energy and climate issues; inflation as a regressive tax; comparative criminal justice and bail in Kenosh…

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Mollie Hemingway on “Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections” 59:03

3y ago59:03

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From the publisher: Rigged is the definitive account of the 2020 election. Based on Mollie Hemingway’s exclusive interviews with campaign officials, reporters, Supreme Court justices, and President Trump himself, it exposes the fraud and cynicism behind the Democrats' historic power-grab. Rewriting history is a specialty of the radical left, now in…

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Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, Red-Wave School Choice, UN Climate Alarmism, Inflation | Independent Outlook 28 1:04:13

3y ago1:04:13

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In this twenty-eighth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the massive Red Wave in the elections in Virginia and across the U.S, including Winsome Sears as the new VA Lt. Governor; the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse and the news coverage; climate alarmism and the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference o…

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