The Independent Review is the acclaimed quarterly academic journal of the Independent Institute devoted to the study of political economy and the critical analysis of government policy.

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The Independent Review is the acclaimed interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of political economy and the critical analysis of government policy.

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This paper was a runner-up in The Independent Review’s 2024 Student Essay Contest. Abstract: Mississippian culture in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States developed around AD …

The Independent Review is the acclaimed interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of political economy and the critical analysis of government policy.

Reviewed by Peter W. Wood | I find myself writing this review in the wake of the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, of former president Donald Trump. Little else is on the …

This paper was a runner-up in The Independent Review’s 2024 Student Essay Contest. “Do you leave it to the good-will of the people to pay their taxes? There must be then a great number …