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1. 2026-05-20 · Authored research for GOODMAN, JACK · think-tank-publication-author

IRS Form 990

Independent Institute EIN 94-3008370 · other · IRS-recognized since 1986

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Publications (24)

Reports, papers, and commentary published by this think tank, ingested from its own RSS/Atom feed — most recent first. Showing the 15 latest.

• Another Grim Milestone for the National Debt2026-05-19 · Craig Eyermann
• Another Grim Milestone for the National Debt2026-05-19 · Craig Eyermann
• Does Poverty Cause Crime — Or Does Crime Cause Poverty?2026-05-18 · Scott Beyer
• Does Poverty Cause Crime — Or Does Crime Cause Poverty?2026-05-18 · Scott Beyer
• Washington’s Cuba Delusion2026-05-16 · Abigail Hall
• Washington’s Cuba Delusion2026-05-16 · Abigail Hall
• The U.S. Should Cut Its Losses in the Iran War2026-05-15 · Ivan Eland
• The U.S. Should Cut Its Losses in the Iran War2026-05-15 · Ivan Eland
• The Return of the Religious Male2026-05-15 · Richard Vedder
• The Return of the Religious Male2026-05-15 · Richard Vedder
• What’s Right About Our Food System2026-05-14 · Caleb Petitt
• What’s Right About Our Food System2026-05-14 · Caleb Petitt
• Bullet Train or Bay Bridge?2026-05-14 · K. Lloyd Billingsley
• Bullet Train or Bay Bridge?2026-05-14 · K. Lloyd Billingsley
• License Plate Reader Baton Passing2026-05-12 · Jonathan Hofer

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