English Liberty Camp 2010
I’m preparing to leave this Saturday for Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, where I’ll be joining my colleague Dr. Tom Palmer for the Central Asian Free Market Institute‘s English Liberty Camp. The five day program is designed to help participants improve their English at the same time they discuss the principles of a free market. This year’s program [...]
Rickshaws and the Free Market
A friend sent along a documentary today entitled “The Third Wheel: A Documentary on Economic Freedom for the Urban Poor” that highlights the fight for free market transportation in India. However, it’s a theme that will resonate with many around the world. Here’s some information from the film’s organizers: “The Third Wheel: A Documentary on [...]
AIPE in Hong Kong: Only 5 Days Left
Just a reminder that students interested in attending The Fund for American Studies summer program in Hong Kong have only a few days left to submit their applications. For those who have forgotten: Experience Hong Kong this summer in a unique educational environment with university students from Asia and the United States. The Asia Institute [...]
Opportunity for “Enviropreneurs”
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute (PEI). Seventeen fellows will be selected to participate in PEI, which will take place in Bozeman, Montana from June 27–July 9, 2010. PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute is an intense, two-week educational experience in Bozeman, Montana, for environmental entrepreneurs who want to have a better understanding of how [...]
Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Namibia
The Institute for Public Policy Research, located in the capital city Windhoek in Namibia recently released a policy paper which provides an overview of poverty, inequality and growth in post-Independence Namibia. The main findings of the paper entitled “Poverty, Inequality and Growth Linkages: National and Sectoral Evidence from Post-Independence Namibia” are: • Inequality remained at [...]
Interested in 105 Free Market Texts?
At Atlas we’ve learned over the years that some of the most valuable contributions one can make to an organization is that of free market books and literature . The International Policy Network understands this as well, and they have put together a CD called Ideas for a Free Society. This CD included texts from [...]
From “A Templeton Conversation: Does the free market corrode moral character?”
The John Templeton Foundation has a series of conversations among leading scientists, scholars, and public figures about the “Big Questions“. The fourth issue of this series, “A Templeton Conversation” is particularly interesting to those who care about the free market, and even to those who prefer more government intervention. This latest issue asks,“Does the free [...]
