Free Markets & Civil Society

Adam Smith and other philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment provided a social and moral justification for commerce. The American Founders were deeply influenced by the thought of these Scottish thinkers. The mixture of free markets with the civic vibrancy of early America created a new form of social life. The Founders wanted to "promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty" through civic activity, religious life, and commerce.

	Name	Possible Lectures
	Andrew Abela Chairman, Department of Business and Economics, The Catholic University of America Washington, District of Columbia	Consumerism: The Achilles Heel of the Market Economy Distributism: Is It a Realistic Option for the 21st Century? Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy
	Doug Bandow Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Washington, District of Columbia	America's Debt Crisis: The Bills Students Will Be Paying Throughout their Lives What's a Bankrupt Superpower to Do: A Foreign Policy for a Republic Globalization: The Best Way to Help the World's Poor--and Americans
	Bryan Caplan Professor of Economics, George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia	Why Should We Restrict Immigration? The Myth of the Rational Voter The Case Against Education
	James Capretta Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center Washington, District of Columbia	The Policy and Politics of Health Care Debt, Deficits, and Entitlement Reform
	Alejandro Chafuen President, Atlas Economic Research Foundation Washington, District of Columbia	Christianity and the Roots of Free Market Economics Systems Do Not Cry for Me US: Is our Country Heading the Argentine Way? Corporate Social Responsibility: a Free-Market Perspective
	Marshall DeRosa Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida	Private Property: The Forgotten 'Unalienable' Right McDonald v. Chicago: Selective Incorporation Theory Run Amok Robert E. Lee: The Last American?
	Brian Domitrovic Chair and Associate Professor of History, Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas	The Coming of the Supply-Side Revolution How to Solve Economic Crisis: The Lessons of History Restoring American Prosperity: The Blueprint
	Samuel Gregg Director of Research, Acton Institute Grand Rapids, Michigan	Benedict XVI and the Crisis of Europe The Financial Crisis: Its Causes and the Future Europe: A Continent in Cultural and Economic Crisis Thomas More and the Crisis of Faith and Morals
	Ryan Hanley Associate Professor, Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Adam Smith
	Peter "P.J." Hill Professor Emeritus, Wheaton College Manhattan, Montana	The Morality of Markets Why Constitutions? The Not So Wild, Wild West
	Daniel Klein Professor of Economics, George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia	Adam Smith Classical Liberalism Diagnosing Statism
	Dwight Lee O'Neil Chair of Global Markets and Freedom, Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas	Morality: Politics vs. Markets Why Markets are commonly thought to be immoral The Increasing Impotence of Keyness politicy
	Yuri Maltsev Professor, Carthage College Kenosha, Wisconsin	Gone But Not Forgotten: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Socialism The Fall of the Evil Empire and the Rise of 21st Century Socialism The End of the Cold War: Personal Reflections from Moscow and Washington, DC
	John Medaille Instructor in Theology and Busines, University of Dallas Irving, Texas	Equity and Equilibrium: The Political Economy of Distributism Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Order Science, Ideology, and Economics
	Andrew Morriss D. Paul Jones Jr. Chairholder in Law, University of Alabama School of Law	The False Promise of Green Energy Why Offshore Financial Centers Are Good for America Why Gasoline Costs So Much
	Charles Murray WH Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Washington, District of Columbia	Coming Apart: The Rise of Cultural Inequality Why the BA Is the Work of the Devil and What to Do About It
	James Otteson Professor of Philosophy and Economics, Yeshiva University New York, New York	Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx Adam Smith: Can Markets and Morality Mix? Why Not Socialism?
	Benjamin Powell Associate Professor of Economics, Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts	No Sweat: How Sweatshops Improves Lives and Economic Growth Immigration: An Economic Case for Open Borders Somalia After State Collapse, Chaos or Improvement: Implications for African Development
	Lawrence Reed President, Foundation for Economic Education Irvington-on-Hudson, New York	Great Myths of the Great Depression Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy Witch-Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story
	Shawn Ritenour Professor of Economics, Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	Freedom and Prosperity The Economics of Arts Subsidies Why Stimulus Does Not Stimulate
	Robert Sirico President, Acton Institute Grand Rapids, Michigan	Defending the Free Market The Moral Adventure of the Free Society
	Edward Stringham L.V. Hackley Distinguished Professor for the Study of Capitalism and Free Enterprise, Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina	Embracing Morals in Economics: The Role of Morality for a Market Economy An Introduction to Public Choice Economics What Every Student Should Know About Austrian Economics and Economic Freedom
	Gary Wolfram William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? Regime Uncertainty as a Cause of Unemployment Characteristics of a Market Capitalist Economy
	Thomas E. Woods Jr. Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute Auburn, Alabama	A Politically Incorrect Gallop Through American History 'Without Our Wise Overlords We'd All Be Dead': The Propaganda that Justifies Big Government, and How to Refute It State Nullification: Jefferson's Solution to Today's Problems
	Dr. Andrew Michael Yuengert Professor of Economics, Pepperdine University Malibu, California	Ethics and Markets, in Thought and Deed Subsidiarity, Community, and Economic Efficiency Roman Catholic Economics