Dr. Peter Boettke (George Mason University and a board member at FEE) discusses what we have learned from the collapse of communism and the transition away from that system.
Filmed at the 2011 FEE Advanced Austrian Economics seminar in Irvington, NY.
To learn more about these seminars, visit http://www.fee.org/seminars
I this week's episode, Antony & James talk about alternative facts and how false, partisan data skews important discussions about public policy.
Learn more here:
http://fee.org/articles/the-problem-with-alternative-facts
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David Hart of The Liberty Fund spoke at an Evening At FEE about Frederic Bastiat, author of The Law.
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http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf
Looking for an internship this coming summer? Former FEE interns tell you why you should apply for one at FEE.
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We're really excited to present the first episode of what will be an on-going video podcast featuring Dr. Antony Davies, Professor of Economics of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Dr. James R. Harrigan, Senior Research Fellow at Strata, in Logan, Utah.
Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new short video featuring Antony and James talking about the economics and political science of current events. We hope you enjoy the show and look forward to your input on what topics Antony and James should cover in the future.
Today's episode is about everybody's favorite subject: Taxes!
Learn more about that issue here: https://fee.org/articles/the-customer-is-always-taxed/
Dr. Bradley Birzer discusses the American founding, the right of association, Hayek, Tocqueville, and the rise of the Democratic man in this lecture at the 2011 Freedom University: History summer seminar.
Government-led humanitarian efforts have created more harm than good. Despite spending an enormous amount of resources, these good intentions are not producing their desired results. Do we need more government intervention in economic development? FEE Board of Scholars and George Mason University professor Christopher Coyne introduces his book "Doing Bad by Doing Good" where he discusses how by "doing good", government intervention produces bad results.