Independent Institute
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| Motto | The Power of Independent Thinking |
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| Founder(s) | David J. Theroux |
| Established | 1986 |
| Focus | Public policy |
| President & CEO | David J. Theroux |
| Faculty | 10 |
| Adjunct faculty | 249 |
| Staff | 21 |
| Budget | Revenue: $3,130,588 Expenses: $2,694,303 (FYE June 2015) |
| Address | 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 |
| Website | Independent.org |
The Independent Institute is an American think tank based in Oakland, California. Its stated mission is "to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies, grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity." Founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux, the Institute focuses on political, social, economic, legal, environmental and foreign policy issues. It has more than 140 research fellows. The Institute was originally established in San Francisco, was re-located in 1989 to Oakland, and since 2006, has had an office in Washington, D.C. The Institute is organized into seven centers addressing a range of issues. According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), the Institute is ranked number 54 (of 60) in the "Top Think Tanks in the United States".
The results of the Institute's work are published as books and other publications and form the basis for conferences and media programs. Since 1996, the Institute has published the quarterly, scholarly journal, The Independent Review, whose Founding Editor and Editor at Large is the economist and historian Robert Higgs and Co-Editors are Christopher Coyne, Michael Munger, and Robert Whaples (Wake Forest University). The Independent Review is peer-reviewed and includes articles in economics, political science, law, history, philosophy and sociology.
Articles on the Institute's findings are published in newspapers, magazines and journals, and its fellows appear on various television and radio programs. In addition, the Institute conducts conference programs for scholars, business leaders, the media, policy makers and the general public. The Institute's Independent Policy Forum includes seminars by historians and economists including James M. Buchanan, legal scholars, foreign policy experts, criminologists, authors of such disparate personality and political temperament as Gore Vidal and P. J. O'Rourke, human rights leaders, scientists, jurists, journalists, and business leaders.
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