Ben Wilterdink
Research Fellow
Ben Wilterdink
Research Fellow
Ben Wilterdink is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of Programs at the Archbridge Institute. He has served as Director of Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC); Research Manager for Tax and Fiscal Policy in the Center for State Fiscal Reform at ALEC; and Economic Policy Advisor for the electoral campaign of Andrew Griffin for U.S. Congressman. He received his B.S. in government from Liberty University.
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{content}COVID-19 Is Disrupting the Future of Higher Education
COVID-19 has catalyzed the mainstreaming of alternatives to a traditional...
How Rent Control Threatens the American Dream
There is a very real shortage of affordable housing across America’s most dynamic...
How to Talk to Millennials About Socialism
The possibilities of technology and innovation to improve people’s lives serve as...
Playing Fast and Loose with the Economic Facts
Many of the most popular tropes are based on findings that are misleading at best...
Let Kids Be Kids Again
Their Future Depends on It
More States Consider Protecting Parents Who Give Kids the Chance to Grow
Given what we now know about mental health risks among...
Let’s Take a Break (From Gov)
When it comes to relationships riddled with debt issues, extreme micromanagement of choices, and...
A Bitter Tax to Swallow
A Sin Tax Takes its Toll in Philadelphia
Give In to the Cliché
Be Thankful at Thanksgiving
Is Gov Paranoid?
Spying for Your Protection
