Go beyond the basics of free markets to explore more sophisticated arguments for liberty in the humanities and social sciences. Vigorously discuss competing ideas with your peers as you assess thinkers such as Hayek, Mises, Rand, Rothbard, Nozick, and others. Discover classical liberal perspectives in difficult areas such as ‘spillover effects’ in economics, utilitarianism vs. natural rights in philosophy, and historical episodes such as the Great Depression. Wrestle with tough policy questions as the seminar relates individual freedom to enduring political and social issues.

The best of all worlds! Sessions this year will include topics such as:

• Does Wal-Mart reduce social capital?
  How large companies like Wal-mart affect labor markets, poverty (both domestically and abroad), and new regulations.

• Classical Liberalism and the Women’s Rights Movement
  The importance of the ideas in the growth and success of the women’s rights movement in the United States.

• Government and Morality
  What does philosophy have to say about the attempt to promote morality through government? What does it mean for government itself to be moral?

• Public Choice and Education
  Public choice meets school choice- addressing the school choice debate from a public choice economics perspective. Which interest groups benefit from keeping schools the way they are?

Hear participants talk about the seminar.

	This seminar encouraged an academic openness rarely found even at a university. Whether one was discussing ideas informally at night or sitting in more formal lectures during the day, there was a constant push to think, ask questions, and learn. - Michael Reasonover, Emory University