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May 7, 2011 Economic Liberalism and the Free Society in the Developing World Emily C. Skarbek
December 9, 2010 Is U.S. Justice Broken? Overcoming Government Legal Failure Edward J. López, David D. Friedman, Alex A. Kozinski
October 7, 2010 Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in America Robert H. Nelson, Steven F. Hayward, Max L. Stackhouse
July 22, 2010 The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights (Oakland) Stephen P. Halbrook, Donald E. J. Kilmer, Jr.
June 8, 2010 The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights (Washington, D.C.) Stephen P. Halbrook, Nelson Lund
May 20, 2010 Understanding Today's Economy A Summer-Seminar Preview for Teens and Their Parents Gregory Rehmke, Michael Winther, Emily C. Skarbek, Anthony Gregory, José Maria J. Yulo
December 9, 2009 Can the U.S. Withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq? Ivan Eland, Peter Galbraith, Charles V. Peña
September 30, 2009 Out of the Storm A Conference on Property Insurance Reform
June 4, 2009 Understanding Today's Economy Preview for Homeschoolers from the Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars Gregory Rehmke, Michael Winther, Brian C. Gothberg, José Maria J. Yulo, Anthony Gregory
April 7, 2009 What President Obama Should Learn from His Predecessors Ivan Eland, Andrew R. Rutten
January 7, 2009 Bush, Obama, and Presidential Power Ivan Eland, Ron Paul, Richard Shenkman
November 13, 2008 Lessons from the Poor The Power of Entrepreneurship Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Jorge Quiroga, William R. Easterly
September 16, 2008 A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institute’s Gala Reception and Dinner Presentation of the Alexis de Tocqueville Award Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Andy Garcia, William K. Bowes, Jr.
July 2, 2008 What the Second Amendment Means Today Stephen P. Halbrook, Don B. Kates, Jr.
June 9, 2008 Is the Second Amendment an Individual Right? Stephen P. Halbrook, Joyce Lee Malcolm
April 15, 2008 Is the “War on Terror” Creating Terrorism? Ian S. Lustick, Ivan Eland, D. Gareth Porter
March 7, 2008 The New International Arms Race in Space And How to Avoid It Peter L. Hays, Theresa Hitchens, Jeff Kueter, Mike M. Moore
February 21, 2008 The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich Benjamin Powell, Alvaro Vargas Llosa, George B. N. Ayittey
February 12, 2008 Is the U.S. Now Provoking an Arms Race in Space? Mike M. Moore
January 9, 2008 Is the U.S. Provoking an Arms Race in Space? Mike M. Moore
December 6, 2007 Why Are Politicians Always Trying to Scare Us? Robert Higgs
November 6, 2007 New Directions for Peace and Security Carl P. Close, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, James L. Payne, Edward P. Stringham
September 21, 2007 Troop Withdrawal Looking Beyond Iraq Ivan Eland, Leon T. Hadar, David R. Henderson
August 4, 2007 A Reception Honoring Bruce N. Ames World-renowned Pioneer in Biochemistry and Nutritional Science Bruce N. Ames
June 21, 2007 Living With a Nuclear Iran and North Korea? Ivan Eland, Charles V. Peña, Trita Parsi, Doug Bandow
May 8, 2007 Is Walmart Good or Bad for America? A Debate Richard K. Vedder, Ken Jacobs
February 9, 2007 P.J. O’Rourke “On the Wealth of Nations” P. J. O’Rourke
December 6, 2006 The 2006 Thomas S. Szasz Awards and An Evening With Robert Higgs Thomas S. Szasz, Robert Higgs, Robert Spillane
October 17, 2006 The Reality and Legacy of the Iraq War Ivan Eland, Mark Danner
September 28, 2006 Private Solutions for Reducing Road Congestion, Fuel Costs, Travel Time, and Waste Based on the new book, STREET SMART: Competition, Entrepreneurship and the Future of Roads Daniel B. Klein