Independent Conversations

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 Kenosha and Waukesha, WI, the Asbury murder case in GA, and the Jussie Smollet racialist hoax case in Chicago...

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 control of America’s political and cultural heigh...

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 of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland; inflation; rent control; and much more.

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 massive regulatory measures being pushed—and argued about—among President Biden and Congressional leadershi...

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 school board meetings; the mega-spending, mega-debt and massive regulatory measures being pushed—and argued...

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."

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, media bias, DC swamp corruption—and much more.

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 COVID vaccines and masking, the impending recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom, media bias...

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 White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America....

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 science, official propaganda and the COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates; Big Tech collusion with governme...

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 and the incoherence of collectivism; progressivism's racist past in the public schools and urban renewal;...

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, voter I.D.s and vote fraud in the U.S.; inflation and the folly of the Federal Reserve System; multi-tri...

In this Lighthouse Briefing video, Dr. Magness is interviewed by Independent Institute Executive Director Dr. Graham H. Walker. They discuss how Dr. Magness was one of the first to point out the dubious scientific nature of the original COVID-19 modeling—especially the models coming from Dr. Neil Ferguson's team at the Imperial College of London—whose apocalyptic but vastly erroneous predictions o...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the the Wuhan Lab's gain-of-function research and leak of COVID-19 in China and the elite media's opposition to investigate the matter; scientism and the hubris of Anthony Fauci; the Biden administration's massive "infrastructure" spending, debt, taxes, political pork, industrial policy, and corporate welfare; inflation and the failure of...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the scandal of U.S. funding and deliberate deception over COVID-19; shattering revelations on the Wuhan Lab in China and the mainstream media's complicity by Nicholas Wade in the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"; Anthony Fauci, Francis Collins and the corruption of science; antisemitism and conflict in the Mideast; critical race theory...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the recall of California Governor Gavin Newsom; school choice and K-12 school shutdowns; rebellions against "progressive" wokeness and Big Government; critical race theory and cancel culture; climate change and climate alarmism; gun control and the Second Amendment at the U.S. Supreme Court; and much more.

Graham Walker, Williamson Evers, and Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., examine COVID-19 vaccine mandates and passports; school shutdowns; critical race theory and propaganda; Bill of Rights; border crisis; and much more.

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine immigration, the unprecedented border crisis and the welfare state; the filibuster and the new threats to liberty; mass shootings and the attacks on the Second Amendment right to self-defense; woke racism/supremacy and critical race theory; the "For the People Act" (H.R. 1) partisan power grab; and much more.

Shelby Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his book, "The Content of Our Character: A Vision of Race in America," the Bradley Foundation Prize for Outstanding Achievement, and the National Humanities Medal. In 1991, his work on the documentary, "Seven Days in Bensonhurst," was recogni...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine the massive political pork in the COVID Relief Act; bailouts of insolvent blue states and cities; the looming threat of inflation; voter fraud; teachers unions and the tragedy of school closings; free speech and freedom of the press and assembly; cancel culture and Dr. Seuss, Dumbo, and Peter Pan; the growing rebellion against wokeness; an...

Independent Outlook, Independent Research Fellow Jonathan J. Bean joins with Williamson Evers and Graham Walker to examine the people and ideas of the anti-racist, classical-liberal tradition of individual liberty and equality, demonstrating how it has inspired individuals to boldly advance race relations in the United States. Rooted in the Judeo-Christian natural-law tradition, classical liberals...

This Lighthouse Briefing video features Independent Institute Executive Director Dr. Graham H. Walker and Independent Research Fellow Dr. Phillip W. Magness discussing Dr. Magness's article, "Case for Mask Mandate Rests on Bad Data," including the politicization of science, the folly of lockdowns and mask mandates, and the need for "Focus Protection" to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve "...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine: What is the second Trump Impeachment trial distracting us from? This being Black History Month, how has Big Government been used to harm African Americans? How are Biden's Executive Orders rewarding interest groups that have supported him? What is the difference between classical liberalism and progressivism? Why are teachers unions fight...

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine: What is in store with President Joseph Biden signing a record number of Executive Orders instead of Congress acting? What is going on at America's southern border? Are California policies a model or an omen for the nation? And more.

David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine: Should we be worried about policy reactions or overreactions after last Wednesday’s events at the Capitol; what’s going on with de-platforming, censorship, and Parler; now that the Biden Administration doesn’t have to worry about persuading a Republican-led Senate, what will their policy agenda be; what about vaccine distribution; and mor...