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with Donald Boudreaux
September 30, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arlington, VA
 Join AIER's Bastiat Society in Washington, DC with Donald Boudreaux, Senior Research Fellow with AIER and the F.A. Hayek Program. In this talk, Boudreaux will explain why Frederic Bastiat is among the greatest of all applied economic theorists, why his work should be more widely known, and why it deserves much greater professional respect.
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with Deirdre McCloskey
October 1, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Great Barrington, MA
Join
AIER's Bastiat Society program in Great Barrington
for a talk with the well-known economist and historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, who will answer Adam Smith's question. She has discovered that the nature and causes of the wealth of nations depends on liberty - not on investment or exploitation or even science. It was "liberalism" correctly defined, a society without masters.
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with Asantha Sirimanne and Jeffery A. Tucker
October 2, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka
 Join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Sri Lanka and The Nightwatchman Society for a discussion on "The Battle of Ideas: Marx vs Mises. Should Wise Men Plan the Economy for Us?". This event will feature a special pre-release screening of AIER's Rap Battle video,"March of History: Marx vs Mises"
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con José Joaquín Fernández
October 2, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
San José, Costa Rica
 Join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Costa Rica for their next event with José Joaquín Fernández, President of Instituto Libertad. He will present public policies that must be promoted in order for Costa Rica to achieve first world development.
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with Sarah Ruger
October 3, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wichita, KS
 Join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Wichita for a talk with Sarah Ruger, Stand Together Vice President of Free Expression. She will discuss freedom of expression and the civil discourse and toleration when someone shares a different perspective or points of view.
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with Phil Magness
October 4, 2019
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
 AIER's Phil Magness, Author and Research Fellow, will speak at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He will present the anti-discriminatory traditions in the public choice policy.
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More Upcoming Events
Visit our calendar for more information on these events.
October 24 | Dallas, TX
October 30 | Charlottesville, VA
October 30 | San Jose, CA
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Event Video: "The Wisdom of Politicians" with Peter Calcagno
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AIER's Bastiat Society of Dallas hosted Dr. Peter Calcagno to speak about issues with public funding and subsidies for businesses. Dr. Calcagno is a Professor at the College of Charleston and Director of the Center for Public Choice & Market Process.
The chapter recorded the entire talk for you to watch at home. Watch the full talk here.
State and local officials regularly steer public funding / subsidies to politically favored companies and industries to encourage investment in their communities. These officials believe the subsidies help companies create jobs, income, and tax revenues that are essential to the community's economic and social well-being.
But are they right? Should politicians really be picking winners and losers in the business community? Are we, in fact, getting the outcomes they promise?
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New Chapter: The Bastiat Society of Kenya
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We are excited to welcome our newest chapter to our international network! Our 36th chapter worldwide and 2nd chapter in Africa just opened in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Bastiat Society of Kenya is led by Belinder Odek, businesswoman and CEO of Young Africans For Opportunities. Through AIER's Bastiat Society program and its partnership with YAFO, her chapter will work with businessmen and women in Kenya to help them learn about and appreciate the principles of a free society.
Belinder hopes to enlighten and lift people out of poverty, with a goal of at least 500 individuals every year. She will accomplish this by teaching principles of a free society and sharing opportunities that people can leverage to learn business and sell their products and services. |
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All of our chapter directors are volunteers who are dedicated to advancing liberty and spreading economic education both in their cities and around the globe.
Consider helping them today by donating to the general Bastiat Society program, or selecting a chapter from the drop-down menu.
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