The Immigration Act of 1924 resulted in the share of foreign-born persons to fall from about 13% of the population to 5%. In his recent article with The Wall Street Journal, Senior Fellow Richard Vedder weighs in on the lessons learned from this.
Independent Institute
Think Tanks
Oakland, CA 3,531 followers
Boldly advancing peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity.
About us
The Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public-policy research and educational organization that shapes ideas into profound and lasting impact through publications, conferences, and effective multi-media programs. Our mission is to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity.
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- http://independent.org
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- Think Tanks
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
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- Government & Politics, Public Policy , Research, Education, Free Markets, Economics, Health Care, and Energy & Environment
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Oakland, CA 94621, US
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1319 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at Independent Institute
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Roy M Carlisle
Acquisitions Director, The Independent Institute
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Ivan Eland
FOREIGN POLICY | NATIONAL SECURITY |PRESIDENTIAL POWER | CIVIL LIBERTIES | AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF EIGHT BOOKS | OP-EDS MAJOR PUBLICATIONS |…
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Art Carden
Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Economics
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Ron Kimberling
Higher Education Consultant
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A #satirical work that uses a biting combination of dark humor and real-world examples to expose the cruelty and stupidity of America’s military-industrial complex. Pre-order your copy today: https://amzn.to/3PDsMGn #IIBooks
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Drawing back the curtain on perhaps the most deceitful and unethical activities of our Leviathan state, the authors, Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall, of How to Run Wars, explain how the national security elite manage to control the public narrative, quash dissent, secure lavish funds, and pay the breathtakingly high cost of war, in both treasure and blood—all in the name of liberty and democracy. Pre-order your copy today >> https://amzn.to/3PDsMGn #IIBooks
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#ICYMI | As campus protests raged across the country and pro-Palestinian demonstrators were increasingly cast as antisemites, Khaled Beydoun feared the characterization was a disservice not only to Muslim students but also to their Jewish peers. As an associate professor of law at Arizona State University and a scholar of the First Amendment, religion and national security, Beydoun was frustrated by what he saw as discussions of antisemitism overshadowing clear demonstrations of Islamophobia. He also disagreed with how the two prejudices were pitted against each other. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4bnYmko At the center of debates on what pro-Palestinian protests mean for campuses across the country is one question—are student protesters exercising antisemitism and creating an unsafe learning environment for their Jewish peers? Benjamin Ginsberg, the David Bernstein Professor of political science and chair of The Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Governmental Studies as well as a research fellow at the Independent Institute, says yes … and no. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3V8BUGg
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📚 A new book from Independent Institute makes a dark mockery of America’s national security elite… In this satirical and devastatingly incisive masterpiece, Dr. Christopher Coyne and Dr. Abigail Hall explain what’s really happening behind the scenes of America’s permanent warfare state. 📦 Pre-order your copy today. #IIBooks
How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite
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Benjamin Ginsberg, author of The New American Anti-Semitism, a scholar of American politics, Jewish history and higher education policy, explores recent campus protests and the “endlessly debated” line between anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Inside Higher Ed
Scholar of antisemitism speaks on campus protests
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This week I was fortunate to host a #BeyondHomeless film screening, panel discussion, and dinner to align leaders across the real estate, service providers, philanthropy, business, civic and policy sectors on transformational solutions to homelessness in #TheBayArea Thank you to the leaders in this space who served as panelists: Mary Theroux - CEO and Chairman, Independent Institute Adrian Covert - SVP of Public Policy, Bay Area Council Steve Adami, MPA - Executive Director, The Way Out at The Salvation Army Marie Hurabiell - Executive Director, ConnectedSF And to our continued and new collaborators...thank you. I'm honored to work alongside the people below who are building new homes, delivering services, and rallying the political will to bring the resources and expertise needed to solve this humanitarian crisis. Rodney Fong, Adam Nathan, Christopher Wright, Charles Bloszies, Dan McDunn, Destiny Pletsch, Elizabeth Funk, Keith Brown, Krista Dixon, Luke Perkocha, Matt Stern, Michael G. Pappas, Sharky Laguana, Stephen Engblom, AIA, LEED AP, Luke Barnesmoore, Ross Stackhouse
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ChatGPT uses “natural language processing” to estimate the sequence of words that users want next in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. In other words, #ChatGPT is a calculator. Deal with it.
ChatGPT Is a Calculator; Deal with It | Michael C. Munger
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We are thrilled to welcome Phillip Magness as the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy. “Phil is a proven intellectual entrepreneur, as David Theroux was, and will bring new energy and vision in showcasing classical liberal ideas, needed now more than ever,” Mary Theroux, Chairman and CEO of the Independent Institute. https://buff.ly/4aprrLU
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As monetary officials gather this week for their annual retreat in Jackson Hole, WY to ponder on raising the cost of capital to slay inflation., there will be a more important question looming: What role should the Federal Reserve have in running the U.S. economy? https://lnkd.in/gxZstN_4
How Inflation Fuels Government Growth: High interest rates hit the private sector hard while leaving Washington free to spend more money. | Judy L. Shelton
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