Bastiat’s Weekend in Poland
Last week PAFERE hosted it’s first,in a hopefully annual, conference on the life and legacy of Frederic Bastiat. This young institute, which has won several awards from Atlas for it’s excellent products it seems has done an excellent job again, take a look at this post about the event by Sheldon Richman, who spoke. Last [...]
Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Taught to High School Students in Slovakia
One year ago 4 different organizations received a generous grant of $10,000 to fund projects that would spread the ideas of Ayn Rand ‘s novel Atlas Shrugged. Among the winners of the 2008 Atlas Shrugged Grants was the Hayek Foundation in Slovakia. The institute invested the grant in a high school project by creating a [...]
Liberte World Now Available in English
Exciting news from Poland. I’ve mentioned Liberte!, the Polish online newsletter that addresses global economic issues on this site before. This great online magazine has just this week come out with an English version, so now even more people are able to enjoy this publication. The magazine addresses issues related to free market economics, and [...]
A Report on the Financial Crisis and Sound Monetary Policy
Marius Gustavson, project manager at Civita where he conducts research on monetary policy, has written a report, “The Financial Crisis: Market Failure or Government Failure,” for this Norwegian free-market think tank . Citing both domestic and global factors as contributing to what he calls the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, he finds that [...]
Growing Networks throughout Europe – The European Resource Bank 2009
*Update: The Economic Thinking blog has a great collection of photos from the event. In November 2003, forty free-market colleagues gathered at the Theodor Heuss Academy in Germany, to discuss ways to strengthen the free-market think tank network in Europe. I still remember the energy and camaraderie that we shared as we gathered in the [...]
Think Tank Diary: Plans for the Future
This series features guest blog posts from think tank leaders around the world. This is the last entry from Instytut Globalizacji (The Globalization Institute) in Poland, written by the institute’s founder, Tomasz Teluk. Below, Tomasz discusses Globalization Institute’s plans and hopes for the future. We look forward to the Globalization Institute’s growth in the years ahead. [...]
Civitas Release: Obama Should Look to Europe, not NHS
With all the talk about Healthcare reform taking place in the United States this recent publication from Civitas in the United Kingdom is perfectly timed. The organization offers their thoughts and lessons to learn from the mistakes of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom The claims by both sides in the emerging furore [...]
Mont Pelerin Society and European Resource Bank, All in one Week!
This week marks two very exciting international free market events. August 16-19th the Mont Pelerin Society will be hosting a meeting in Stockholm Sweden on the topic ” The Market Economy in the Welfare State”. Visit here for further information on this exciting event. This MPS meeting is being hosted by the Ratio Institute. From [...]
Think Tank Diary: Energy for Poland
This new series will feature guest blog posts from think tank leaders around the world. This month, we’ll learn about the work and experiences of Instytut Globalizacji (The Globalization Institute) in Poland, written by the institute’s founder, Tomasz Teluk. Below, Tomasz discusses Globalization’s Institutes new project, studying nuclear energy, and the need for a plant in [...]
Think Tank Diary: Our Current Projects
This new series will feature guest blog posts from think tank leaders around the world. This month, we’ll learn about the work and experiences of Instytut Globalizacji (The Globalization Institute) in Poland, written by the institute’s founder, Tomasz Teluk. Below, Tomasz discusses the several projects that helped The Globalization Institute establish itself in Poland and other [...]
Some Love for Liberty from the New York Times
Over the weekend two articles published in the New York Times highlights the work of some good friends of Atlas. The first, the article “Give BB&T Liberty, not a Bailout” is a profile of John Allison, who was the keynote speaker for Atlas’s Liberty Forum in Philadelphia in 2007. BB&T bank is also the main [...]
Think Tank Diary: Our Strategy for Success
This new series will feature guest blog posts from think tank leaders around the world. This month, we’ll learn about the work and experiences of Instytut Globalizacji in Poland, written by the institute’s founder, Tomasz Teluk. This week we learn about the several projects that helped The Globalization Institute establish itself in Poland and other [...]
Happy Birthday, Alexis de Tocqueville
While many are preparing to celebrate Milton Friedman’s birthday on Friday, those who cherish freedom would be remiss to overlook the birth of another great champion of liberty, French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville – born on this day in 1805. Tocqueville’s ruminations on American civil society and the French Revolution continue to guide classical [...]
Think Tank Diary: Instytut Globalizacji
This new series will feature guest blog posts from think tank leaders around the world. This month, we’ll learn about the work and experiences of Instytut Globalizacji in Poland, written by the institute’s founder, Tomasz Teluk. This organization is a testament to the impact and value of a a strong global free market network. I [...]
70 Recommendations for Prosperity in Bulgaria
Many of you are aware of the numerous Indexes ranking nations based on economic freedom, property rights, human rights, tax rates etc. Many of you are involved with preparing the information that goes into these rankings, or promote these indexes in your own countries, as a means for encouraging your governments to reform. The Institute [...]
What’s Happening at AGI this Week
A new article, “Learn Arabic Even in Washington” by Muhamad al Dahme discusses the desire to learn the Arabic language in the US was publishedin Minbaralhurriyya. Chiraiazadi.org finished their translation of Not a Zero-sum Game, it should be ready for print in the next couple of months. It’s been a busy week for OrdemLivre.org, “Direito, [...]
General Bela Kiraly, 97, RIP
Bela Kiraly was someone who I knew and respected as a history colleague in New York. Kiraly was a hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. That autumn I had begun my graduate studies in the history of international relations at Fordham University in The Bronx. I had a lecture course and a seminar with [...]
Croatian Prime Minister Resigns, Adriatic Institute Plays Key Role
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader resigned over the weekend, shocking the Balkan country and the European Union. Since being elected in 2003, Sanader and his cronies have, according to Jeffrey Kuhner of the Washington Times, “Dismantled democratic institutions…controlled much of the media…intimidated or murdered opposition journalists…and turned Croatia into a gangster state.” Atlas’s friends at [...]
Democracy and the European Union
Last week, on July 2nd, Sweden took over the rotating presidency of the European Union. As the Czech Republic gave up its reigns, Matthew Elliott of the Taxpayers’ Alliance wrote to the leaders of Sweden, to encourage them to adopt sound policies as they take over this new leadership position. Published originally in Swedish newspaper [...]
Atlas Global Initiative Highlights
Tom G. Palmer was just awarded The Legion of Liberty Award! The Legion of Liberty is an award provided by the El Instituto Cultural Ludwig von Mises -ICUMI and the IPEA Instituto de Pensamiento Estratégico Ágora A.C to, “Those extraordinary individuals, promoters of liberty, that have distinguished themselves for contributing to the advancement of this [...]
PAFERE’s Liberty Weekend Dedicated to Frederic Bastiat
This fall, September 19th & 20th, mark your calendars for the first PAFERE Liberty Weekend. This two day international conference, to take place each year will encourage deep study and research into the works of a particular economic thinker. This year’s conference will focus on the work of Frederic Bastiat. In addition this conference will [...]
Global Protest Against The Violation of Freedom of Expression
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This Thursday, June 25th, there will be a worldwide protest for the freedom of expression. The idea for this manifestation originated in Venezuela. A group of students wanted to protest Hugo Chavez’s attempts to shut down Globovision, a private Venezuelan news station. Word of the protest spread and students in over 30 different cities have [...]
Upcoming Global Networking Events
Often, when we meet with new organizations, one of the first things we suggest to them is that they attend a Resource Bank style meeting, whether it be Liberty Forum, the African Resource Bank or the Economic Freedom Network meetings in Asia. These meetings allow you to meet and network with organizations operating in your [...]
