A Cause for Optimism

I’ve met quite a few remarkably impressive libertarians and classical liberals from African countries at the Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Kenya. After hearing so much pessimism about Africa (and there’s still plenty of reason to be pessimistic; I’m sitting at the moment next to a woman from Zimbabwe, which is disintegrating), but I’ve been introduced to good reasons to be optimistic about Africa, including positive rates of economic growth in many African countries and, more importantly, well educated, sharp, and dedicated African friends of liberty.

Cato’s work is better known than I had expected (the internet is a wonderful thing) and I’m hoping to get more distribution of ideas throughout the continent from Cato and our other friends around the world.

James Shikwati of the Inter Region Economic Network and Linda Whetstone of the International Policy Network have done a great job of putting this program together.