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 [...]

Each week we bring you some of the Atlas staff’s favorite online videos:
Atlas’s president, Alex Chafuen has several video recommendations this week:
Alan Kors, trying to summarize the history of the world in 1 minute 20 seconds

The Federal Reserve, with Warren Coates and Tom Woods

Stop Spending our Future: The Crisis

Allegra’s video choice comes from [...]

The Islamic Resource Bank (IRB) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) held a joint event last Saturday to discuss various topics facing the American Muslim community and US policy toward the Middle East and Muslim world.
Atlas’s  president, Alex Chafuen gave the opening presentation on the topic, “Speaking to Policy Makers.”  Dr. Chafuen discussed [...]

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 [...]

Rev. Robert Sirico addressed a turn-away crowd at the annual banquet of the Acton Institute for Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 30, 2008. In less than two decades the Acton Institute has become a major center for scholars and clergy focused on religion and liberty. In the early 1990s’ Father Sirico began [...]

Election Day is upon us here in the U.S. I got to the polls at 5:30 AM, a good 30 minutes before they opened here in Arlington, Virginia, and found myself about 30 people back. 15 minutes later the line stretched well around the block, so I imagine the wait times are easily an hour [...]

The Acton Institute has done a great job in recent years of producing compelling, high-quality videos that explore common economic misunderstandings. In one of their more recent videos, they discuss the negative externalities that can arise from good-hearted, but misguided attempts at helping the needy.
hat tip: The Insider

Below is a list of events and news items from think tanks in our network!

August 6th: Breakfast Discussion: Business in the Social Doctrine of the Church (Asociacin Cristiana de Dirigentes de Empresa -Buenos Aires, Argentina)
August 13th: Urban Crime: Social Degradation and its Consequences (Fundacion Atlas1853- Argentina)
August 14th: Acton Lecture Series: The Birth of Freedom (Grand [...]

The Acton Instiute and The Heritage Foundation invite you to attend a special screening of the new documentary, The Birth of Freedom, a film which takes a historical look at the perception of human freedom, and asks the question, “How is Freedom Born?” The screening will be followed by a discussion with Jay W. Richards, [...]

Center for Independent Studies‘ 10th Annual Acton Lecture
Must Religion be a Threat to Liberty?
Father Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute (United States) will present this year’s Acton Lecture. Is liberty compatible with religion in general, and Christianity in particular? The arguments to the contrary have been advanced since the Enlightenment, and many today [...]