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Brought to you by the Independent Institute, Independent Conversations is a regular round-table conversation that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features Independent’s Graham H. Walker (President), Williamson M. Evers (Senior Fellow), and as well as additional Independent Institute fellows and other special guests.
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- The Policies Hiding Behind the Ballot · 58 minThe 2026 election may look like a fight between parties, but some of the biggest questions cut straight across those labels. In this episode of Independent Conversations, Graham…
- The Inequality Crisis Myth Built on Bad Research · 52 minIs income inequality really worse than ever, or are influential statistics overstating the problem? In this episode of Independent Conversations, Graham H. Walker sits down with…
- The High-Tech Fix That Is Not Fixing Gun Violence · 31 minDoes acoustic gunshot detection actually make cities safer, or does it send police chasing false alarms while draining resources from proven public safety work? In this episode…
- Why Birthright Citizenship Is More Complicated Than We Think · 1 u 11 minIs birthright citizenship really guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, or has America misread the fine print of one of its most important clauses? In this episode of…
- The Redistricting Debate After Louisiana v. Callais · 38 minWhat happens when courts shape elections? And, is redistricting ever actually fair? In this episode of Independent Conversations, we attempt to answer these questions as Graham…
- The Economists You Probably Don’t Know—But Should · 58 minYou know Adam Smith and Milton Friedman—but what about the economists whose ideas quietly kept the free market running? These overlooked thinkers shaped modern economic life, yet…
- End California’s Nuclear Energy Ban! · 47 minWith California electricity demand growing exponentially, why is the state holding so tenaciously to its ban on new nuclear power plants? Why has California closed itself off…
- Is the Constitution the First Casualty of the Iran War? · 1 u 9 minWhen U.S. and Israeli bombs fall on Iran, and Iranian bombs then strike American regional bases and even ritzy hotels in Dubai, it sure looks like war. Did the President have the…
- Deleting The State: Fear, Power, and Political Authority · 56 minCould society manage if we didn’t have a government forcing us to do things? Would everything descend into chaos? Or are there resources in our human nature that enable us to…
- Slaying Tariffs: From Declaration to Supreme Court Victory · 48 minThe U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to implement tariffs. What does the Court’s ruling mean?…
- The Obamacare Trainwreck…and the way out · 1 u 10 minOur own Christopher Briggs has been on a crusade to save his daughter from, not only cancer, but also Obamacare, the disastrously expensive government health insurance program…
- Minneapolis Maelstrom · 52 minBetween the onslaught of federal immigration enforcement, and organized resistance to it, Minneapolis is being pushed to the brink. What made Minneapolis more of a crucible than…
- Reclaiming the Constitution: The People and the Bill of Rights · 58 minDrawing on insights from his forthcoming book, The Independent Guide to the Constitution: Original Intentions, Modern Inventions, author William J. Watkins, Jr. will explore the…
- Venezuela on the Brink · 47 minDoes a U.S. President have the authority to order a military raid on a foreign capital like Caracas, Venezuela? Is the United States really going to “run” Venezuela as President…
- L.A. Wildfires: Looking Back, Looking Ahead · 41 minThere's been time to reflect on the horrific wildfires in Los Angeles of January 2025. What have we learned about the fires’ origins? And more importantly what have we learned…
- Year in Review: How Did Liberty Fare in 2025? · 1 u 8 minFor those who care about liberty, 2025 was a mixed bag. On the down side, socialism was embraced explicitly by some Americans on the left, and implicitly by some on the right. On…
- Crackup on the Right, BBC Bias, Rent Control Revisited · 57 minWhat’s going on at the Heritage Foundation and elsewhere, with confusion about how to deal with antisemitism and more broadly with what is being called “post-liberalism”? And…
- How NIMBYism Worsens California’s Housing Crisis | Christopher Calton · 46 minDue to their persistent interference with much-needed housing projects, the Independent Institute is awarding the seventeenth California Golden Fleece® Award to the many NIMBY…
- Shutdown Blues; Trumpy Tariffs; "Regime Change" War with Venezuela? · 59 minWhat makes government shutdowns drag on? On the other hand, how much does it matter? Shutdown or no shutdown, President Trump’s tariffs are about to go before the Supreme Court…
- Beyond Homeless: What Really Works To End Homelessness? · 1 u 4 minEntire neighborhoods across the U.S. have become open-air asylums, drug markets, and impoverished wastelands—despite billions poured into homelessness programs. The tragic truth?…
