- ESFL Regional Conference - Istanbul
Happy Halloween! Join us for a not-so-spooky day in Istanbul, Turkey for the livestream of the 2nd annual ESFL Regional Conference. Program includes:
Keynote Speech:
Dr. Tom G. Palmer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and director of Cato University, the Institute’s educational arm. Palmer is also the executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and is responsible for establishing operating programs in 14 languages and managing programs for a worldwide network of think tanks.
Speech: The Libertarian Movement: Where We Are, Where We Are Going
James W. Lark, III is a professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering and the Applied Mathematics program in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He has also served as a professor in the Department of Statistics and the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. In addition, he has served as Assistant to the Athletics Director for Special Projects at the University of Virginia.
Speech: The Liberal Case For Open Borders
Sven Gerst is a PhD student at the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. His research mainly focuses on matters of political and moral philosophy —in particular, Global Justice, Open Borders, and Business Ethics.
Speech: Victimless Crime and Drug Prohibition
Yunus Emre Kocabaşoğlu is a libertarian activist in Turkey. He completed his major in Hacettepe University in Ankara. He was an instructor in Netherlands at Groningen University.
- SFL LIVE — Gun Control on College Campuses
Join Cory Massimino, Marisa Salazar, and Sam Dunkovich as Students For Liberty is working to protect the right to own a gun on college campuses nation-wide with their "Not Just a Gun" activism grants.
Check out Cory's article on Pizzatarianism (the idea that we should have fun while fighting for freedom).
- Free Association #9 — Limited Government
Sheldon Richman and Lucy Steigerwald, liberty extraordinaires, will grace your screen once more with another solid episode of Free Association! Tune in this week for his views on limited government.
- Let's Talk: Left-Libertarianism
What is libertarianism? Why is there a constant dialogue about left versus right? Are these distinctions useful?
Sheldon Richman and Walter Block explore these ideas.
Pour a glass of wine with Lucy as she navigates the intricacies with these two giants.
Jeff Riggenbach recently revived this topic on Liberty.me with his piece "Why I Am a Left Libertarian."
- Beer & Bastards #15 [with the Blue Republican]
The Bastards interview Robin Koerner of Blue Republican, the organization of Ron Paul–supporting Democrats. Robin has appeared on Fox News and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.
The Bastards:
Matt Palumbo of Being Classically Liberal
Mike Lee of Being Liberal Logic
Will Ricciardella of The Analytical Conservative
Kevin Ryan of Unbiased America
For more from The Bastards, check out Being Classically Liberal on Liberty.me!
- JulieBorowski.com Launch Party!
Julie Borowski, one of the most entertaining names in liberty, is launching her new website. And she's on Liberty.me LIVE to celebrate it with Jeffrey Tucker — and you! All are welcome to attend.
Check out Julie's new blog on Liberty.me too!
- FFF Presents: Libertarianism, Social Cooperation, and the Tackling of Strawmen
Not a member? No problem! You can attend too through this link -- click "Enter as a Guest."
Are libertarians self-centered and anti-society? Mainstream critiques of liberty and individualism often portray libertarians as rugged hermits who care nothing for others and idolize self-sufficiency, but Sheldon Richman argues that this is hardly the case. Why did this misconception propagate, and how can we combat it? Join us as the Future of Freedom Foundation presents this frank discussion with Richman Tuesday, December 16th at 8pm EST!
- Author's Forum: A Dinosaur's Guide to Libertarianism by Godfrey Bloom
A book that lays bare the failings of the British political establishment and system, penned by a famously robust critic of the European Union and its politically correct tyranny.
"I have been called “a dinosaur” more times than I can remember - usually by some politically correct policy wonk who can’t be bothered to debate the issues and prefers to insult his opponents. Nothing wrong with dinosaurs. They dominated Earth for over 120 million years. Political correctness has managed 15 years so far. Classical liberalism and libertarianism is the only possible salvation for mankind, it looks to the future not the past. This book is about why we are governed or why we are governed in the hopelessly inefficient, corrupt and incompetent way we are. It contains more questions than answers yet I make no apology for that. I believe in the English speaking world in the last hundred years we have stopped asking appropriate questions, without which we can never find answers, right or wrong." - Godfrey Bloom
Join Godfrey for a discussion of his book, libertarianism, his time in the European Parliament, and more Tuesday, December 2nd at 3pm ET!
- A Student's Essay that Changed the World with Larry Reed
In 1785, 25-year-old Thomas Clarkson entered a Cambridge essay contest with the prompt "Is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will?" His response, and his subsequent 46-year fight against the evils of slavery truly changed the face of the Western world. Join Larry Reed to learn more about this inspiring tale and perhaps take home some inspiration of your own in the modern fight for liberty Tuesday, September 23rd at 9pm EDT!
- Liberty Classics: Conscience of an Anarchist by Gary Chartier
Professor Gary Chartier's concise, yet beautiful, introduction to the philosophy of anarchism is a modern anarchist manifesto, written to appeal to even the most ardent of statists. This simple but powerful book explains why the state is illegitimate, unnecessary, and dangerous, and what we can do to begin achieving real freedom. Join Jeffrey Tucker to discuss "The Conscience of an Anarchist" Sunday, September 14th at 8pm EDT!
- Liberty Classics: The Law by Frederic Bastiat
"The Law" is one of the oldest, yet one of the most influential, classically liberal texts. Frederic Bastiat's works are still repeatedly cited today. Why is "The Law" still so influential and what can you learn from it? Join Jeffrey Tucker for a discussion of this book and its legacy August 17th at 8pm EDT!
- Author's Forum: FREEDOM! by Adam Kokesh
What does it mean to own yourself? What does it mean to voluntarily interact with your fellow human beings? What does it mean to be free? And does the government acknowledge your status as a self owner with rights? Adam Kokesh from Adam vs. the Man discusses his new book, FREEDOM! August 12th at 9:30 EDT!
- Author's Forum: Why Not Capitalism? by Jason Brennan
In response to the bad rap capitalism gets in the mainstream, philosopher Jason Brennan makes a stunning moral defense of the economic system. Is capitalism exploitative? Immoral? Destructive? Brennan addresses these criticisms and more.
Join Jason to discuss his book and ask your questions August 6th at 9pm EDT!
Jason Brennan (Ph.D., 2007, University of Arizona) is Assistant Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University, where he teaches courses in ethics, political economy, moral psychology, entrepreneurship, and public policy. He was formerly Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Research, at Brown University.
He is the author of Why Not Capitalism? (Routledge Press, 2014), Compulsory Voting: For and Against, with Lisa Hill (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2012), The Ethics of Voting (Princeton University Press, 2011), and, with David Schmidtz, A Brief History of Liberty (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).
He is currently writing Markets without Limits (Routledge, under contract, with Peter Jaworski), and Against Politics (Princeton University Press, under contract).
- Left-Libertarianism with Gary Chartier
"Left" is usually a dirty word in libertarian circles, but there are some libertarians who staunchly identify as left-wing. So what is left-libertarianism? Professor Gary Chartier lays out the tenets and principles of left-libertarianism and what distinguishes it from other forms of libertarianism.
Join Gary for discussion Tuesday, August 5th at 10am EDT, and bring your questions!
- Clarifying Libertarian Theory with Stephan Kinsella
Everyone seem to have an opinion about what the "correct" libertarianism is. What are its limits? What are the areas in which libertarians get bogged down in semantic arguments and minutiae, and what are the arguments that really matter? Stephan Kinsella believes that he has the answers, and will share them Monday, July 14th at 9pm EDT!
- Defending the Non-Aggression Principle with Walter Block
The non-aggression principle has been under attack by many libertarians as of late. Mr. Libertarian, Walter Block, argues the non-aggression principle is libertarianism itself --that the philosophy of libertarianism is about when it is appropriate to initiate the use of force. Nothing more, nothing less. Join Walter as he defends the NAP July 12th at 4pm EDT!
