The Calvert Institute provides a forum for the exchange of ideas by means of the written word and through meetings and conferences. The Calvert Issue Brief series, in-depth analysis. The Calvert News series, our newsletter. In addition to the printed word, the institute brings together opinion leaders and policy makers to discuss issues and ideas in a variety of formal and informal settings. These include luncheon lectures, conferences and debates.
Topics cover a host of subjects, including reform of education, the tort system, taxation and more.
The Calvert Institute for Policy Research is an independent, non-partisan public policy research institution committed to generating new ideas based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government and personal responsibility. The state's per capita personal income taxation is the third-highest in the country. Additionally, Maryland's per capita combined state and local taxation rose 16.4 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars from 1984 through 1992. And in 1989, Maryland's rate of illegitimate teenage births as a percentage of all its teenage births was the highest of all states. The commitment form on the other side of this panel explains our donor program and the benefits accrued at each level of giving.