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Economic Liberty Series

The Future of Freedom Foundation, in conjunction with the students in the George Mason University Economics Society, is pleased to present our Economic Liberty Lecture Series. Every month, FFF provides a lecture on the principles of economic liberty to the students of George Mason University and the general public. For a schedule of future events, please see our upcoming events.

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

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

David Friedman: “Market Failure: An Argument Both For and Against Government”

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On October 5th, 2011 David Friedman gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech ""Market Failure: An Argument Both For and Against Government"" 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.

Lawrence H. White: “The Threat to Sound Money and the Free Banking Solution”

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On April 4, 2011 Lawrence H. White gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "The Threat to Sound Money and the Free Banking Solution" 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 ...

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

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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

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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 ...

Liberty, Legislation, and Law with Donald Boudreaux

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On October 4, 2010 Donald Boudreaux gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "Liberty, Legislation, and Law" can viewed above in its entirety. Professor Donald J. Boudreaux was the Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, from August 2001 to August 2009. Previously, he was ...

Immigration Restrictions: A Solution Searching for a Problem

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On September 13, 2010 Bryan Caplan gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "Immigration Restrictions: A Solution Searching for a Problem" can viewed above in its entirety. Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the Journal of ...

The New Road to Serfdom and the Continuing Relevance of Austrian Economic

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On April 5, 2010 Richard Ebeling gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.” The speech "The New Road to Serfdom and the Continuing Relevance of Austrian Economics" can viewed above in its entirety. Richard M. Ebeling, former Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College in Michigan and former President of the ...