Independent Institute ✓

@IndependentInst · Oakland, CA · joined 17 Feb 2009

Public policy research and education boldly advancing peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity.

33 785Followers

8 036Following

38 494Posts total

3.9KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views536this account2 896median for 10K–100K

Reach, %1.59%this account9.51%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.72%this account1.56%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	536	2 896	0.19×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.59%	9.51%	0.17×
Engagement rate	0.72%	1.56%	0.46×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

1.9K3 Aug

4157 Aug

443

536

6029 Aug

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.05%3 Aug

0.72%7 Aug

1.35%

1.12%

0.17%9 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.56%.

What the audience does

Likes50.0%9 in total

Reposts22.2%4 in total

Replies22.2%4 in total

Bookmarks5.6%1 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

The technology made big promises. Does the evidence support them? Acoustic gunshot detection has been promoted as a breakthrough for public safety. But after years of implementation, independent research has raised important questions about whether it delivers the outcomes https 602 views · 0 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 09 Aug 2026 A culture fixated on the present is fueling America’s decline. | Richard K. Vedder https://t.co/A1YdTqoXLl 536 views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 07 Aug 2026 Nearly a century after the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act helped deepen the Great Depression, one of its long-dormant provisions has been revived to justify new tariffs. Critics argue the move sidesteps Congress's constitutional authority over tariffs, relies on obsolete law, and risks 443 views · 3 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 07 Aug 2026 The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism is now available as a free, open-access resource. In his chapter on education, Senior Fellow Williamson Evers explores how greater educational freedom can foster stronger communities, meaningful choice, and opportunities for human ht 415 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 07 Aug 2026 Why do the same ideas keep coming back? History of the Future connects history, economics, and today's biggest headlines to better understand what's next. Coming Wednesday! https://t.co/UmlIEW3cV2 1.9K views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 03 Aug 2026