Top 5 Books of 2010
A wide variety of Libertarian scholars contributed to the 2010 list of the top five books on advancing liberty. While backgrounds varied amongst the scholars, one predominant theme emerged: economic history. With one book focusing on a single century, and another focusing on the history of humanity, it is clear that 2010 has been a [...]
Think Tank 101 Trains 19 Leaders from 14 Countries
The 2010 Think Tank 101 program was held November 6-8 at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC. Nineteen participants from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East came together to re-charge their batteries and re-visit the ideas of liberty that motivate their incredible work. After a welcome dinner, the participants took [...]
Mario Vargas Llosa: a Nobel for the Pen of Liberty
by Alejandro Antonio Chafuen Many articles have been written about why Mario Vargas Llosa received his well deserved Nobel Prize in Literature. What follows will perhaps explain why he got it so late. Hopefully, it will also provide some hints about why this award can contribute so much to create a new positive language and [...]
Event Report- Asian Resource Bank 2005
From September 29th to the 30th, Atlas sponsored the 2nd Asian Resource Bank Meeting in Phuket Island in order to spread the ideas of classical liberalism among Asia’s intellectual entrepreneurs. The conference took the form of a colloquium, focusing on Hayek’s The Constitution of Liberty “to raise the intellectual level of the institute leaders who [...]
Liberty Café: A Local, Global Event
On July 22nd, Atlas hosted its second Liberty Café which focused on Europe and the Financial Crisis. More than 20 guests were in attendance to listen to our guest speakers. It was a joy to see such a mixed audience of young and old, young freedom champions and veterans of the cause. Atlas’s Liberty Café seeks to bring [...]
July 2nd Deadline for TFA Awards
The July 2nd deadline to apply for the Templeton Freedom Awards is just a few weeks away. Be sure to submit your application as soon as possible. Two winners from each category will be chosen and will receive an award of $ 10,000. Winners will also have the opportunity to take part in the award [...]
Even A Volcano Cannot Stop An Atlas Seminar
On April 18-22 Atlas’s Russian program InLiberty.ru held a seminar in the beautiful city of Odessa, Ukraine despite major travel restraints due to the volcano in Iceland. Several participants and speakers were unable to attend (including Professor of Russian Literature and Cultural History at Oxford University, Andrei Zorin). But as they say, “the show must [...]
Atlas Trains 24 New Leaders in Think Tank Management
For two weeks in April, twenty-four enthusiastic leaders in the liberty movement attended Atlas’s intensive Think Tank MBA (TTMBA) course. The advanced program provided hands-on training in effective organizational management and sound business practices to think tank professionals from as far away as Hong Kong, Argentina, Mozambique and Kyrgyzstan. Participants learned how to create a business [...]
Tom Palmer on John Stossel
Last week Tom Palmer, and other Atlas friends, like Johan Norberg and June Arunga joined John Stossel on his program to discuss the merits of Free Trade. This is Part 1 of 6 portions of the show.
Event Report: Atlas Experience 2010
Thank you to all who joined us at this year’s Atlas Experience in Miami. Below, you will find presentations from many of our speakers as well as audio and video of the talks. Images from the event can be viewed on our Flickr Page. WEDNESDAY, April 21St 9:30-10:45am AUDIO The History of Liberty: From Ancient [...]
Ethnic America
At the end of March 2010 there was an obituary for President Carter’s White House aide, Midge Costanza. She was appointed assistant for public liaison and held the office for 20 months. She had been elected first women on Rochester, NY City Council, seconded Carter’s 1976 nomination and co-chaired Carter’s campaign in NY. Carter’s success [...]
Think Tanks – Transforming the Chilean Economy
This month Atlas has hosted several events in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Libertad y Desarrollo, and the republication of Hernán Büchi’s book, The Economic Transformation of Chile, A Personal Account. Atlas’s president Alex Chafuen also drafted this article, originally published in Spanish in La Estrella de Panama. A few months ago, it was [...]
Tocqueville’s Political Economy, A Review by Leonard P. Liggio
To read a history of Alexis de Tocqueville’s live read Leonard’s previous post, I opened Richard Swedberg’s Tocqueville’s Political Economy (Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2009) with much anticipation. Swedberg is professor of sociology at Cornell University and author of Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology, and Schumpeter: A Biography. Sadly, Swedberg is [...]
University of Buckingham Honors Atlas Board Member John Blundell
Atlas wishes to congratulate John Blundell, board member and former president of Atlas, on his Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science from the University of Buckingham. This degree was issued in appreciateion for John Bllundell’s “outstanding contributions” on February 27th. Learn more on the Institute for Economic Affairs’ website, where you can also read the presentation [...]
World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader Award
Franklin Cudjoe, 2010 Young Global Leader Award, World Economic Forum The IMANI Center for Policy & Education was founded in the capital city of Accra, Ghana six years ago. Franklin Cudjoe, a young libertarian student was inspired by the ideas of freedom and liberty, and sought to put those ideas into action in his home [...]
Atlas Staff Around the Web
Please take the time to read this interview with Tom Palmer featured in the Washington Examiner last week. And, In case you haven’t seen this lovely video in honor of Leonard Liggio put together by the Institute for Economic Studies-Europe on their 20th Anniversary,do take a look.
Atlas Announces Winner of the 2010 Freda Utley Prize for Advancing Liberty
Atlas is pleased to announce that it has selected the Free Market Foundation of South Africa as the recipient of the 2010 Freda Utley Prize for Advancing Liberty. From the Press Release: FMF was established at a time when South Africa’s Prime Minister John Vorster was steadily increasing intervention in the economy in preparation for [...]
Final Chance to Apply for TTMBA
Today is your final opportunity to apply for this year’s Think Tank MBA program. Don’t Wait, Apply Now!
Think Tank Year in Review
Happy New Year to all of our friends! Many of you have already had the opportunity to read Atlas’s Year in Review, outlining Atlas’s events and programs over the course of 2009, if you haven’t please take a look below: Atlas Year in Review 2009 We’ve received several exciting year end reports from some very [...]
APPLY TODAY for Think Tank MBA
Just a reminder that today is the deadline to apply for Atlas’s annual Think Tank MBA program. Take a look at some of the posts below to get an idea of what you’ll expect, and submit your application by COB today! 2nd Annual Think Tank MBA Round-up Atlas Think Tank MBA Round-up Images from the [...]
Contests Galore
It’s the holiday season and non profits around the world are getting in on the act of giving. Today I bring you three separate contests, in 3 regions : Don’t forget Atlas’s Sound Money Essay Contest, which awards up to $5000 to the student or professor with an excellent idea on the topic of money. [...]
Last Chance to Nominate your Institutes Publication
Today is the deadline for nominations for Atlas’s Fisher Memorial Award for Publications. Nominations of excellent publications, copyrights between 2008-2009, can be submitted here for the opportunity to win $10,000. Past winners here: 2009 Fisher Award Winners Press Release 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998,1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, Lifetime Achievement Award
Livestreaming International Thursday Now!
Join us as we learn from friends of freedom around the world. Jacek Spendel, Globalization Institute, Poland Marion Smith, Common Sense Society, Hungary Shane Frith, Progressive Vision, United Kingdom Streaming live video by Ustream
