Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

Economist, Senior Fellow & Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation at @IndependentInst. Author of California Dreaming & Director of @CAGoldenFleece independent.org/aboutus/person… San Francisco Bay Area Joined May 2013

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

a week ago

Find out how zucchinis, mountain lions, shadows, & human voices are used by #NIMBYs in #California to block needed #housing (no joke). READ new/excellent report by my colleague @ChrisCalto91066. @IndependentInst @KristianFors_ @MaryTheroux1 #housingCrisis independent.org/article/2025/0…

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

2 weeks ago

OUT TODAY: superb report by my colleague @ChrisCalto91066 on how #NIMBYs block #California #housing & what reforms will spur housing development. Send it to your #YIMBY friends! @IndependentInst @KristianFors_ #housingCrisis independent.org/article/2025/0…

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The Atlas Society @TheAtlasSociety

a month ago

Only the individual thinks, chooses and acts. youtube.com/watch?v=m_an4V…

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3 months ago

We Asked Robots Why California Should Repeal Its Prohibition on Autonomous Agricultural Technology: See their revealing responses | @Econ_Doc @KristianFors_

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

We asked the robots: “Please write a 400–500 word op-ed using free market economics about why automated farming should be permitted in California, from your perspective as fellow artificial intelligence. End with a call to action that robots of the world should unite.” |…

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Independent Institute @IndependentInst

a month ago

It’s National Whistleblower Day. California law protects those who report waste, fraud, and abuse—and we want to hear from you. Nominate your candidate for a California Golden Fleece® Award today and help us hold public officials accountable.

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

3 months ago

A lot of wisdom in this short blog on sound money: mises.org/power-market/s…

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

4 months ago

How #PopeLeoXIV can best help to liberate the poor. @IndependentInst #poverty #CatholicChurch #PopeLeo #Pope #PopeFrancis independent.org/article/2025/0…

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Libertarian Party @LPNational

4 months ago

MAGA and Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will add $20 trillion to our national debt, bringing it to $56 trillion. MAGA seeks to financially ruin this country, while the Libertarian Party would take a chainsaw to the federal budget. We would pass the Balanced Budget Act to enforce…

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

4 months ago

Best way for #PopeLeoXIV to help the poor is to use his global megaphone to preach the truth about #capitalism: free markets & private property rights have lifted more people out of poverty than govt redistribution of income & wealth. @IndependentInst independent.org/article/2025/0…

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4 months ago

86 the Federal Reserve.

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Independent Institute @IndependentInst

5 months ago

A Venezuelan asylum-seeker was deported to a foreign prison—no trial, no crime, just a tattoo. ICE used a secretive, flawed gang “points” system to justify it. Guilt by association isn’t justice. It’s tyranny cloaked in public safety. | Jonathan Hofer, Jonathan Fuentes,…

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4 months ago

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4 months ago

Pope Francis called for state-led wealth redistribution to help the poor, but this approach has failed. Government transfers often empower corrupt regimes and foster dependency. True compassion comes from voluntary charity, not coercion. | @Econ_Doc

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4 months ago

How the Next Pope Can Liberate the Poor: Pope Francis’s ‘redistribution of economic benefits by the State’ strategy made the problem worse, not better. | @Econ_Doc

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4 months ago

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Lawrence McQuillan @Econ_Doc

4 months ago

#Chicago native #PopeLeoXIV can best help the poor by calling for the worldwide expansion of economic freedom and secure private property rights. #Capitalism will liberate the poor. @IndependentInst independent.org/article/2025/0…

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Independent Institute @IndependentInst

4 months ago

California’s insurance market is failing homeowners, and outdated laws are a big part of the problem. The California Golden Fleece® Awards Report breaks down how we got here and how to fix it.