Independent Institute - Revision history

Tom Griffin: /* Funding */

2013-05-19T01:16:34Z

Funding

Claire Harkins: /* Board of Advisors */

2011-09-27T07:26:02Z

Board of Advisors

David: /* Funding */

2011-04-20T10:45:49Z

Funding

David: /* Independent? */

2011-04-20T10:40:19Z

Independent?

David: /* Board of Advisors */

2011-04-20T10:31:13Z

Board of Advisors

David: /* Contact info */

2010-07-30T08:08:00Z

Contact info

David at 19:37, 29 July 2010

2010-07-29T19:37:53Z

Lynn Hill: added category

2009-02-18T14:09:41Z

added category

Tom Mills: /* Board of Advisors */ James Buchanan link

2008-11-03T08:54:36Z

Board of Advisors: James Buchanan link

Suzanne Garnham: /* Staff */

2007-08-07T13:18:34Z

Staff

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 ''Grants according to 'Media Transparency'''
-*The [[John M. Olin Foundation]] gave in 1996 to The Independent Institute $40,000 for "''The promotion of two books: The Diversity Myth, by [[David O. Sacks]] and [[Peter a Thiel]]; and The Melting Pot, by Richard K. Vedder and [[Lowell E. Gallaway]]''" and in 1998 another $25,000 for "''The Institute's book program''".
+*The [[John M. Olin Foundation]] gave in 1996 to The Independent Institute $40,000 for "''The promotion of two books: The Diversity Myth, by [[David O. Sacks]] and [[Peter A. Thiel]]; and The Melting Pot, by Richard K. Vedder and [[Lowell E. Gallaway]]''" and in 1998 another $25,000 for "''The Institute's book program''".
 *The [[ David H. Koch Charitable Foundation]] gave in 1995 - 2001 in total $160,000 for "''General Operating Support''".
 *The [[Earhart Foundation]] gave in 1998 - 2001 in total $46,095 to support editor Dr. [[Robert Higgs]].

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 *[[Gore Vidal]], National Book Award-Winner, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Author of the ''American Chronicle'' Series of Historical Novels (Burr, 1876, Lincoln, Empire, Hollywood, The Smithsonian, The Golden Age, and Washington D.C.)
 *[[Richard E. Wagner]], Hobart R. Harris Professor of Economics, [[George Mason University]]
-*Sir [[Alan Walters]], Vice Chairman, AIG Trading Company
+*Sir [[Alan Arthur Walters|Alan Walters]], Vice Chairman, AIG Trading Company
 *[[Paul H. Weaver]], Author, News and the Culture of Lying
 *[[Walter E. Williams]], Distinguished Professor of Economics, [[George Mason University]]

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 == Funding ==
-The Independent Institute received from Philip Morris in 1997 a donation of $10,000 [http://www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?if=&DOCID=2063351196/1220&PGNO=2063351215] and in 1998 a donation of $25,000. [http://www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?DOCID=2065243965/3979&PGNO=2065243972]
+The Independent Institute received from Philip Morris in 1997 a donation of $10,000<ref>[http://www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?if=&DOCID=2063351196/1220&PGNO=2063351215]</ref> and in 1998 a donation of $25,000.<ref>[http://www.pmdocs.com/getimg.asp?DOCID=2065243965/3979&PGNO=2065243972]</ref>
-[[Exxon]] donated $10,000 in 1998  [http://web.archive.org/web/20011031010631/www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html] and again $10,000 as [[Exxon Mobil]] in 2002. [http://www2.exxonmobil.com/files/corporate/public_policy1.pdf]
+[[Exxon]] donated $10,000 in 1998  [http://web.archive.org/web/20011031010631/www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html] and again $10,000 as [[Exxon Mobil]] in 2002.<ref>[http://www2.exxonmobil.com/files/corporate/public_policy1.pdf]</ref>
-'The San Francisco Foundation' gave in fiscal year 2000 (July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000) to 'The Independent Institute' $10,000 ([http://www.sff.org/giving/advised.html])
+'The San Francisco Foundation' gave in fiscal year 2000 (July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000) to 'The Independent Institute' $10,000 <ref>[http://www.sff.org/giving/advised.html]</ref>
 ''Grants according to 'Media Transparency'''

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 TII seems to be not as independent as the name suggests.
 === Microsoft ===
-The New York Times had on September 18, 1999 an article by Joel Brinkley called "&#8216;Unbiased&#8217; Ads for Microsoft Came at a Price". The 'Ads' had the form of a letter signed by 240 academic "experts" and purported to be a scholarly, unbiased view of why the government had gone overboard in its case against the [[Microsoft]]. In reality, according to that article, Microsoft had not only paid for the ads, but was in fact the single largest donor to 'The Independent Institute'. [[David J. Theroux]], the founder and president of this institute, confirmed in his reply that they received money from Microsoft. However, that was &plusmn; 8% of their total revenues and he stated that Microsoft was not their largest supporter. Despite [[Jacob Sullum]]'s denail, it later turned out that Microsoft paid $203,217 to 'The Independent Institute' in 1999 which made Microsoft the largest supporter. [http://www.urielw.com/reasonfdn.htm]
+The New York Times had on September 18, 1999 an article by Joel Brinkley called "&#8216;Unbiased&#8217; Ads for Microsoft Came at a Price". The 'Ads' had the form of a letter signed by 240 academic "experts" and purported to be a scholarly, unbiased view of why the government had gone overboard in its case against the [[Microsoft]]. In reality, according to that article, Microsoft had not only paid for the ads, but was in fact the single largest donor to 'The Independent Institute'. [[David J. Theroux]], the founder and president of this institute, confirmed in his reply that they received money from Microsoft. However, that was &plusmn; 8% of their total revenues and he stated that Microsoft was not their largest supporter. Despite [[Jacob Sullum]]'s denail, it later turned out that Microsoft paid $203,217 to 'The Independent Institute' in 1999 which made Microsoft the largest supporter.<ref>[http://www.urielw.com/reasonfdn.htm</ref>
 === Tobacco Industry ===
-[[Robert D. Tollison]], [[Richard E. Wagner]] and [[Thomas Gale Moore]] are members of the Board of Advisors at TII, [[Gary M. Anderson|Gary Anderson]], [[Robert Ekelund]], [[Dwight R. Lee]], [[Mark Thornton]] and [[S. Fred Singer]] are Research Fellows at TII and [[Richard Vedder]] is Senior Fellow at TII. Most of them have a long history of working for the [[Tobacco Institute]] (TI) and/or [[Philip Morris]] and all nine were also members of the 'Academic Advisory Board' for the pro-tobacco junk science report '[[Science, Economics, and Environmental Policy: A Critical Examination]]' published by the [[Alexis de Tocqueville Institution]] (AdTI) on August 11, 1994. AdTI received money from both TI and Philip Morris. (''See:'' [[Sourcewatch:AdTI-Funding|AdTi-Funding]])
+[[Robert D. Tollison]], [[Richard E. Wagner]] and [[Thomas Gale Moore]] are members of the Board of Advisors at TII, [[Gary M. Anderson|Gary Anderson]], [[Robert Ekelund]], [[Dwight R. Lee]], [[Mark Thornton]] and [[S. Fred Singer]] are Research Fellows at TII and [[Richard Vedder]] is Senior Fellow at TII. Most of them have a long history of working for the [[Tobacco Institute]] (TI) and/or [[Philip Morris]] and all nine were also members of the 'Academic Advisory Board' for the pro-tobacco junk science report '[[Science, Economics, and Environmental Policy: A Critical Examination]]' published by the [[Alexis de Tocqueville Institution]] (AdTI) on August 11, 1994. AdTI received money from both TI and Philip Morris.<ref>''See:'' [[Sourcewatch:AdTI-Funding|AdTi-Funding]]</ref>
 == Funding ==

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 *[[Charles Wolf, Jr.]], Senior Economist and Corporate Fellow, International Economics, [[RAND Corporation]]
-''In Memoriam Board of Advisors''
+===In Memoriam Board of Advisors===
 *[[Stephen E. Ambrose]], Professor of History Emeritus, University of New Orleans
 *[[M. E. Bradford]], Professor of English, University of Dallas
 *[[Arthur A. Ekirch Jr.]], Professor of History, State University of New York, Albany
 *[[Jonathan Kwitny]], Author, Endless Enemies and The Crimes of Patriots
 *[[Merton H. Miller]], Nobel Laureate in Economic Science; Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Professor of Finance Emeritus, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
-*[[Murray N. Rothbard]], S. J. Hall Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
+*[[Murray N. Rothbard]], late S. J. Hall Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
 *[[Julian L. Simon]], Professor of Business Administration, University of Maryland
 *[[William E. Simon]], Former Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
-*[[Aaron B. Wildavsky]], Class of 1940 Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
+*[[Alan Walters]] Vice Chairman, AIG Trading Company
 == Staff ==

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 Fax (510) 568-6040</blockquote>
 web site: [http://www.independent.org http://www.independent.org]
 == Related Links ==

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 *Uriel Wittenberg, "[http://www.urielw.com/deception2a.htm The Independent Institute&#8217;s Response]", May 8, 2000
 *[http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1119 Independent Institute, Oakland, CA], ''Media Transparency'', 2002
+==Notes==
 [[Category:Think Tanks]]

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	*Uriel Wittenberg, "[http://www.urielw.com/deception2a.htm The Independent Institute’s Response]", May 8, 2000		*Uriel Wittenberg, "[http://www.urielw.com/deception2a.htm The Independent Institute’s Response]", May 8, 2000
	*[http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1119 Independent Institute, Oakland, CA], ''Media Transparency'', 2002		*[http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?recipientID=1119 Independent Institute, Oakland, CA], ''Media Transparency'', 2002
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		+	[[Category:Think Tanks]]

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 *[[Thomas E. Borcherding]], Professor of Economics, Claremont Graduate School
 *[[Boudewijn R. A. Bouckaert]], Professor of Law, University of Ghent, Belgium
-*[[James M. Buchanan]], Nobel Laureate in Economic Science, University Professor, [[Center for the Study of Public Choice]], [[George Mason University]]
+*[[James Buchanan]], Nobel Laureate in Economic Science, University Professor, [[Center for the Study of Public Choice]], [[George Mason University]]
 *[[Allan C. Carlson]], President, [[Howard Center for Family]], Religion and Society
 *[[Robert D. Cooter]], Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley

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 == Staff ==
-*Ken Barnes, Controller
+*[[Ken Barnes]], Controller
-*Nichelle Beardsley, Customer Service Director
+*[[Nichelle Beardsley]], Customer Service Director
-*Bruce L. Benson, Senior Fellow
+*[[Bruce L. Benson]], Senior Fellow
-*Martin Buerger, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
+*[[Martin Buerger]], Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
-*John Campbell, Development Director
+*[[John Campbell]], Development Director
-*Carl P. Close, Academic Affairs Director
+*[[Carl P. Close]], Academic Affairs Director
-*Keshima T. Colter, Administrative Assistant
+*[[Keshima T. Colter]], Administrative Assistant
-*Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow
+*[[Ivan Eland]], Senior Fellow
-*Gabriel Gasave, Research Analyst
+*[[Gabriel Gasave]], Research Analyst
-*William J. Griffith, Fulfillment Coordinator
+*[[William J. Griffith]], Fulfillment Coordinator
-*Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow in Political Economy
+*[[Robert Higgs]], Senior Fellow in Political Economy
-*Tommi Hill, Executive Assistant to the President
+*[[Tommi Hill]], Executive Assistant to the President
-*Wendy Honett, Public Affairs Assistant
+*[[Wendy Honett]], Public Affairs Assistant
-*Christopher Layne, Research Fellow
+*[[Christopher Layne]], Research Fellow
 *[[Ray Lehmann]], Former Public Affairs Director
-*J. Victor Marshall, Research Fellow
+*[[J. Victor Marshall]], Research Fellow
-*Ray Massie, Publication Director
+*[[Ray Massie]], Publication Director
-*Wendy McElroy, Research Fellow
+*[[Wendy McElroy]], Research Fellow
-*Brigid O'Neil, Research Assistant
+*[[Brigid O'Neil]], Research Assistant
-*Pat Rose, Public Affairs Director
+*[[Pat Rose]], Public Affairs Director
-*Sanjeev K. Saini, Librarian
+*[[Sanjeev K. Saini]], Librarian
-*Alice E. Schmidt, Director, Independent Scholarship Fund
+*[[Alice E. Schmidt]], Director, Independent Scholarship Fund
-*Jonah Straus, Sales and Marketing Director
+*[[Jonah Straus]], Sales and Marketing Director
-*Alexander Tabarrok, Research Director
+*[[Alexander Tabarrok]], Research Director
-*David J. Theroux, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
+*[[David J. Theroux]], Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
-*Mary L. G. Theroux, Vice President
+*[[Mary L. G. Theroux]], Vice President
-*Paul J. Theroux, Publication and Production Assistant
+*[[Paul J. Theroux]], Publication and Production Assistant
-*Charlotte Twight, Adjunct Fellow
+*[[Charlotte Twight]], Adjunct Fellow
-*Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Research Fellow
+*[[Alvaro Vargas Llosa]], Research Fellow
 *[[Richard K. Vedder]], Senior Fellow