Summer Seminars for Students High-school and college students are invited to explore the fascinating world of economics and public policy at the Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars. A blend of lectures, multi-media presentations, and class discussion, these seminars teach students “the economic way of thinking” in order to better understand competition, monopoly, entrepreneurship, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, ethics, and foreign policy. August 10-14 More information
Depression, War, and Cold War by Robert Higgs
The award-winning book on the harmful effects of government economic interventionism in the New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, refuting many popular myths that have led to the current economic malaise and the mania for gigantic bailouts and other reckless and foolish federal measures.
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Anatomy of a Train Wreck: Causes of the Mortgage Meltdown by Stan J. Liebowitz
We are experiencing one of the worst financial panics of the post WWII era and the increase in mortgage defaults has been the primary driver for these financial difficulties. But why did the mortgage market melt down so badly? Why were there so many defaults when the economy was not particularly weak? And why weren’t the securities based upon these mortgages considered anywhere as risky as they actually turned out to be?
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Housing America Edited by
Randall G. Holcombe, Benjamin Powell The authoritative book on housing costs and availability and the government measures that have caused the mortgage and housing crisis.
Recarving Rushmore By Ivan Eland Profiles each U.S. president on the merits of his policies and whether those strategies contributed to peace, prosperity, and liberty. Watch Video
The Decline of American Liberalism By Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr. The classic history of the growth of government power and its harmful effect on individual liberties in America.
Vietnam Rising By William Ratliff As the result of major market-based reforms, Vietnam is experiencing one of the fastest growing economies in all of Southeast Asia, second only to China.
Partitioning for Peace By Ivan Eland An important political perspective that offers a practical exit strategy for U.S. armed forces in Iraq.
Race and Liberty in America Edited by Jonathan J. Bean Abolitionism and the struggles against Chinese exclusion, abuse of native Americans, Japanese internment, Jim Crow and other race-based law.
The Founders’ Second Amendment By Stephen P. Halbrook The authoritative book on the Founders’ intent in the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights to protect the individual right to own and bear arms.
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Recarving Rushmore, discusses Obama's first 100 days with political scientist Andrew R. Rutten at a recent Independent Policy Forum. The full-length video is also available for viewing : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
