Libertarian Miscellany


A Quick Endorsement

A great way to reach people with the message of liberty is through letters-to-the-editor. The master of the genre is Don Boudreaux, chairman of the economics faculty at George Mason…

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Libertarianism in Burkina Faso

A new libertarian think tank has been organized in Burkina Faso, the Centre des Affaires Humaines. It advertises itself as “Un Think Tank pour la Prosperité.”

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Time Capsule 2033

I noticed I can’t hear it on my computer……Not sure if it’s my computer or a lack of audio input….

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Liberty Around the Globe

After some meetings and consultations in New York, I’m off tomorrow to the Cato University seminar in California. Then it’s off to Germany and Belgium for two of the joint…

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Libertarianism in Africa

Adedayo Thomas of Lagos and Dr. Kofi Bentil of Accra From my workshop today on “Foundations of Public Policy Analysis and Journalism” A question on incentives and institutions

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High School Essay Contest

The Institute for Humane Studies has announced their first annual essay contest for high school seniors: “2008 Essay Contest Topic: George Orwell’s Animal Farm.” Essays should address the following question:…

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What Manuel Ayau and His Colleagues Have Wrought

Leftist thinking left off the syllabus “Francisco Marroquin University is a bastion of libertarianism, drawing potshots from both sides of the political spectrum,” says the Los Angeles Times. (Actually, there…

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Milton Friedman Prize Award Ceremony

The ceremony for the award of the 2008 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to Yon Goicoechea was simply awesome. The various videos will be posted later, I am sure….

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