Italians Try to Ban Smoking in Cars, IBL Strikes Back
Smoking bans and taxes are sweeping the United States and Europe,. Most bans stop at business places, but now, Italian lawmakers are considering a ban on smoking while driving, citing distraction similar to mobile phone use as the reason. Istituto Bruno Leoni’s Alberto Mingardi has an article in both the European and U.S. versions of [...]
New CEOs, Awards and Conferences- A North American Update
Blogging has been light here over the holidays, but rest assured, we’ll get back to promoting global think tank work on a regular basis soon! For now, I’d like you offer a few exciting highlights from think tanks across the United States: The Fraser Institute, in Canada, gets a new CEO, Dr. Brett Skinner -Brett’s [...]
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 [...]
European Resource Bank 2010- Sept 8-10
Mark your Calendars for the annual European Resource Bank, taking place in September 2010 in London, United Kingdom. This event, which draws think tank professionals from free market think tanks across Europe and the United States, provides discussions, and dialog on think tank management and current issues facing Europe. Look for more information in the coming months…
Top Ten Pro-Liberty Books of the Decade
As 2009 draws to a close we (gladly) wave goodbye to a decade of government decadence where respect for the principles of liberty, free exchange, and limited government was scarce. For those who hold Adam Smith’s maxim of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice” dear to their hearts, the 2000s could not [...]
Audio from Atlas’s December International Thursday
Listen in on Atlas’s December International Thursday event featuring the following speakers : The Chilean Presidential Election- commentary by Alex Chafuen, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, with up to date analysis by phone from Cristián Larroulet at Libertad y Desarollo in Chile. Ray Walser- Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation. Topic: the recent elections in [...]
The Progress of Freedom
Universidad Francisco Marroquin has video of a truly amazing panel discussion, featuring some of the great modern heroes of the freedom movement, Jeff Sandefer (Acton MBA for Entrepreneurship) Alex Chafuen (Atlas Economic Research Foundation), Roger Ream (The Fund for American Studies) and Father Robert Sirico (Acton Institute). Each takes the time to outline their vision [...]
German Market Champion Count Otto Lambsdorff Dies
Former chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), German Economy Minister, and reparations negotiator for victims of Nazi labor camps, Otto Lambsdorff died on December 4 at the age of 82. Lambsdorff served as Minister of Economics under Chancellors Schmidt and Kohl and led the classical liberal Free Democratic Party from 1988-93. According to 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. [...]
Freedom to Trade: Against “Green Protectionism”
The Freedom to Trade Campaign has launched a new petition in advance of the upcoming Copenhagen meetings next week. This petition, against ” green protectionism” requests that global leaders not bend to the will of uncompetitive industries and vested interests, and instead stand in favor of competition. Here is some excerpted text: We call upon [...]
Book Forum with Atlas’s Tom Palmer December 1st.
Tomorrow, December 1st, the Cato Institute will be hosting a book forum for Tom Palmer, where he will be discussing his recent book, Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History and Practice. Tyler Cowen of the Mercatus Center will also offer comments. For further information, and to watch the event live tomorrow visit here.
Upcoming Meeting on the Fall of Communism in Croatia
On December 4th, The Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe in collaboration with the Croatian Center for the Renewal of Culture will be hosting an international conference in Zagreb, Croatia on The Fall of Communism: 1989-2009, Lessons Learned with an exciting list of panelists, including Mart Laar, Former Prime Minister of Estonia and John [...]
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
Tearing Down the Walls in Namibia
While all eyes were on the celebrations surrounding the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, another 20th anniversary was almost completely eclipsed in the news last week. In Africa’s last colony, Namibia, the first free and fair elections were held on November 7th, 1989, two days before the Wall dividing East and [...]
Event Report:Freedom Dinner & Templeton Freedom Award Conference 2009
Thank you to all who joined us at this year’s Freedom Dinner and Templeton Freedom Award Conference. Below, you will find presentations from many of our speakers-audio and video of the talks will be available over the course of the week as well, be sure to check this page often. Freedom Dinner 2009 photos. ( [...]
Commerce 21: A New Resource for Liberty
I recommend visiting a new project, Commerce 21, which offers European liberals more opportunities and resources to advance freedom. Commerce21 (http://www.commerce21.org) is a new online forum dedicated to those who share the principles of individual liberty, free market and the rule of law. Its aim is to give an online space for dialogue where young [...]
How Tyranny’s Loss Became Liberty’s Gain
Funding the Next Generation of Slovenian Freedom Fighters By Alejandro Chafuen I’m grateful that totalitarians have not been able to perfect their art of coercion and tyranny. They build walls, they strengthen their borders, but some of their victims will always escape to tell the story. Such is the refreshing case of Bojan Ribnikar and [...]
Freedom Dinner and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Last night, we celebrated the end of Communist rule in East Berlin with the Fall of the Berlin Wall. We’ll post video and audio of the dinner and the conference later this week, but please, take a look at the tribute video we have put together to commemorate the occasion.
Apply Now for Think Tank MBA
If we can change the climate of ideas, politics will follow. If we can sway the hearts and minds of citizens of the world, freedom will reign. This premise is behind the aspirations of virtually everyone who is attracted to the world of free-market think tanks. But good ideas do not sell themselves. To have [...]
Sweden: Never forget the evils of communism
The Institute for Information on the Crimes of Communism of Sweden is awarded the Initiative in Public Relations Templeton Freedom Award for its approach in communicating the essential facts about communism and the consequences of communist ideology and rule.
Join us Live at SPN’s Annual Meeting
Several of us from Atlas are currently at the State Policy Network’s Annual Meeting in Asheville, NC, a gathering of free market think tanks from across the United States. The mix of policy and hands on discussions can be useful for anyone running a think tank. Luckily, SPN is live streaming much of the event [...]
The Anglican Rite and the Vatican’s New Project
A newly published novel, Wolf Hall by Hilary Martel, concerns Thomas Cromwell who rose from assistant to Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of Henry VIII, to the monarch’s chief minister noted for his efficient confiscation of the properties of the English monasteries. Many will recall Cromwell’s portrayal in the film of Sir Thomas More, A Man [...]
Microwork for the next billion
Samasource, a non-profit based in San Francisco is recognized by the Templeton Freedom Awards for its work training small businesses in poor parts of Africa, and linking them to profitable opportunities working for U.S. clients.
A Noble Move
On the heels of Barak Obama winning the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, it seems to be unusual that the most valuable individual annual award in the world is not being given this year. The Mo Ibrahim Prize consists of US$5million over 10 years and US$200,000 annually for life thereafter. It is the largest annually awarded [...]
