The Independent Review Magazine - Winter 2024/25

In this issue

Is economics just the study of how people make and use money? Not according to the symposium "Humanomics: Do Morals Have a Place In Economics?" which analyzes the connection between humanity and economics. For example, how community-led (NOT government-led) programs in postwar nations helped cool tensions and avert further humanitarian crises by protecting private property, and why so much charitable giving tragically ends up being ineffective, and more. Also in this issue: why deregulation might actually increase regulatory burdens; the micro-targeting of voters in American elections; and the winners of our 2024 Student Essay Contest

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