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More Markets? More Government? Wrong Question!

by Michael C. Munger September 10, 2012

Michael Munger is Professor of Political Science, and Director of the PPE Certificate Program. His primary research focus is on the functioning of markets and regulatory policies. His other work includes a variety of policy monographs and reports, for private organizations and government agencies at the federal, state, and local level. He has taught at Dartmouth College, University of ...

The Trouble with Aid

by Claudia R. Williamson May 3, 2012

Claudia R. Williamson is a post-doctoral fellow at the Development Research Institute of New York University. Her research focuses on applied microeconomics, the political economy of development, and the effectiveness of development policies, such as foreign aid.

Benjamin Powell: “No Sweat: How Sweatshops Improve Lives and Economic Growth”

by Benjamin Powell April 23, 2012

Benjamin Powell is an associate professor of economics at Suffolk University, the President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, a senior economist with the Beacon Hill Institute, and a senior fellow with the Independent Institute. He earned his B.S. in economics and finance from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from ...

Scott Sumner: “The Crash of 2008 and Its Implications”

by Scott B. Sumner March 19, 2012

Scott Sumner is Professor of Economics at Bentley University. His areas of interest are macroeconomics, monetary theory and policy, and history of economic thought. He has published articles in the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the Bulletin of Economic Research. He also runs a blog entitled "Themoneyillusion.com"

Charles K. Rowley: “Liberty and the State: A Virginia Political Economy Perspective”

by Charles K. Rowley November 7, 2011

Charles K. Rowley is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and General Director of The Locke Institute in Fairfax, Virginia. Editor (Joint) of Public Choice since May 1990. Member of the Mont Pelerin Society. Listed in Mark Blaug's Who's Who in Economics (since 1986). Honorary Lifetime President of The European Public Choice Society. Founding Editor of The International Review of Law and ...

James Bovard: “Obama’s War on Prosperity and Freedom”

by James Bovard September 7, 2011

On September 7, 2011 James Bovard gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "Obama's War on Prosperity and Freedom" can viewed above in its entirety. The Economic Liberty Lecture Series is a co-sponsored event of The Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Society.

Tom G. Palmer: “Democratic Liberalism, Limited Government, Free Markets: Necessary Partners?”

by Tom G. Palmer March 7, 2011

On March 7, 2011 Tom G. Palmer gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "Democratic Liberalism, Limited Government, Free Markets: Necessary Partners?" can viewed above in its entirety. The Economic Liberty Lecture Series is a co-sponsored event of The Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Society.

Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights Against Progressive Reform

by David E. Bernstein February 7, 2011

On February 7, 2011 David E. Bernstein gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights Against Progressive Reform" can viewed above in its entirety. David E. Bernstein is Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where he has been teaching since ...