Parhaat Independent Institute Podcastit (2024)

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

29d 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

2M 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?Kirjoittanut Independent Institute

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

2M 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

2M 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

3M 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.Kirjoittanut 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

5M 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

6M 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

7M 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

8M 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

9M 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

10M 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

11M 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

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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

2+ y 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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Red-Wave Election Battles, Federal-Budget Behemoth, US COVID Funding at Wuhan | Independent Outlook 27 1:02:45

2+ y ago1:02:45

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In this twenty-seventh episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the looming Red Wave of the elections in Virginia and across the U.S.; complicity of "progressives" and the teachers unions in the lockdowns and woke indoctrination of K-12 children in public schools; the mega-spending, mega-debt and ma…

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Vaccine Mandates, Fiscal Crisis, DOJ Threatens to Silence Peaceful Dissent | Independent Outlook 26 1:02:55

2+ y ago1:02:55

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In this twenty-sixth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine California's vaccine mandates for children; the weaponizing of the DOJ by the teachers unions to silence the parents of children in public schools as "domestic terrorists" by criminalizing peaceful protests of Critical Race Theory at scho…

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Artificial Intelligence Can't Think but It Can Transform the Economy | George F. Gilder Interviewed 1:00:21

2+ y ago1:00:21

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In this far-reaching and compelling Independent Conversation, bestselling author, economist and futurist George F. Gilder is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss Mr. Gilder's recent book, "Gaming AI: Why AI Can't Think but Can Transform Jobs."Kirjoittanut Independent Institute

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“Build Back Better"?, $3.5T Boondoggle, Biden's Border Crisis, Drone Murders | Independent Outlook 25 1:04:20

2+ y ago1:04:20

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In this twenty-fifth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine President Biden's shameful U.N. talk, his "Wag the Dog" drone disaster in Afghanistan, General Mark Milley and Pentagon hypocrisy, southern border crisis, massive federal spending threat, failure of socialism, Gavin Newsom recall election…

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Afghanistan Debacle, Biden Vaccine Mandate, California Recall of Gavin Newsom | Independent Outlook 24 52:25

2+ y ago52:25

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In this twenty-fourth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine President Biden's disastrous exit from Afghanistan, the folly of global interventionism and coercive "nation building," the Biden Administration's pivot to distract people from his plummeting approval ratings to a national mandate for CO…

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America's COVID-19 Debacle: "A Plague Upon Our House" | Scott W. Atlas, M.D., Interviewed 1:34:08

2+ y ago1:34:08

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In this very timely and incisive Independent Conversation, renowned healthcare expert and author Dr. Scott W. Atlas, Senior Advisor at the Independent Institute, is interviewed by Independent Executive Director Dr. Graham H. Walker and Senior Fellow Dr. Williamson M. Evers regarding Dr. Atlas's book, "A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump …

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Cuban & French Liberté Protests, Newsom Recall, Big Teach, Big Tech & Big Gov | Independent Outlook 23 40:46

3y ago40:46

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In this twenty-third episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the new protests and public demands for liberty in Cuba; the looming Recall Election of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the prospects for Larry Elder and other challengers; "Big Teach" teacher unions and Critical Race Theory; junk sc…

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Skyrocketing Crime, Post-COVID Schools, Biden's Appointments | Independent Outlook 22 1:09:57

3y ago1:09:57

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In this twenty-second episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine urban violence on July 4th and gun rights; public and private police and crime; Big Tech and antitrust; environmental quality and myths; Biden's radical appointees; Critical Race Theory, racialism and the teachers unions; individualism a…

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SCOTUS Religious Liberty, NYC Election, Voter Fraud & Inflation | Independent Outlook 21 1:03:22

3y ago1:03:22

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In this twenty-first episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine new rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court on religious liberty, the NCAA, antitrust, and property rights; why wokeism and who benefits; rebellion against progressives in mayoral election in New York City; full forensic audit of elections, v…

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