The Charles Koch Foundation supports scholars and students working to understand and advance a culture that values free expression. We provide grants for research that explores free speech issues—across college campuses, in the media, through arts and culture, and within the ranks of established journalists. A new national survey, conducted by UCLA public policy professor … Continued
Today, the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at Saint Francis University launched a comprehensive online database on occupational licensing regulation that tracks how state regulations impact licensed professionals in the U.S. workforce. The first of its kind, this interactive database will track state regulatory barriers based on occupation, starting with medical professionals such … Continued
Today, the Charles Koch Foundation is proud to announce our sponsorship of Techdirt’s free speech initiative, alongside other foundations and organizations. This sponsorship will enable Techdirt to continue and expand its coverage of threats to free speech and the chilling efforts of those attacks. Techdirt is in the midst of a First Amendment fight for its life. … Continued
Texas A&M economist Korok Ray on how he uses fiction to teach finance—and why he’s so fascinated by innovation.
“Can I see your license?” Professor Ed Timmons thinks we use this phrase in way too many jobs. Here, the case for reform.
University campuses should be safe spaces—safe for students and community members to be free from physical violence, safe for intellectual stimulation, and safe for students and faculty to express themselves.
A summary of the schools, scholars, and projects the Charles Koch Foundation supported in 2015.
The United States’ approach to foreign policy influences individual and societal well-being on a daily basis. A better understanding of the connection between U.S. foreign policy, freedom, and well-being will allow for a more productive discussion about potential solutions to pressing problems—an understanding informed by, and developed through, academic research. “Foreign policy—especially its grand strategy … Continued
For the past two years, Professors Alberto Dávila and James Boudreau have led a dynamic program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with support from the Charles Koch Foundation.
In a new course, Professor Anthony Bradley challenges students to consider the costs—to individuals and to whole communities—of overcriminalization and mass incarceration.
