Full video of the Independent Institute’s 30th Anniversary Gala for the Future of Liberty. We celebrated our past successes and honored with the Alexis de Tocqueville Award world-renowned, tech-entrepreneur Timothy C. Draper; Nobel Laureate economist Vernon L. Smith; and North Korean refugee, defector, and human-rights activist Yeonmi Park.

A conversation about the Future of Liberty with Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Vernon L. Smith, North Korean refugee and human rights activist Yeonmi Park, and entrepreneur Timothy C. Draper, moderated by author P.J. O'Rourke at the 30th Anniversary Gala for the Future of Liberty held on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco, CA.

Independent Institute presented the Alexis de Tocqueville Award to Vernon L. Smith, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, at the Gala for the Future of Liberty held on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco, CA.

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Join with us for an elegant Gala to celebrate the Independent Institute’s 30th Anniversary! In 1986, Independent began its tradition of boldly advancing the timeless principles of liberty by combining scholarly rigor with extensive communications and media coverage of the results, engaging new audiences in innovative, enterprising solutions.

At our Gala for the Future of Liberty, we will celebrate our past successes as we look forward by honoring world-renowned, tech-entrepreneur Timothy C. Draper; Nobel Laureate economist Vernon L. Smith; North Korean refugee, defector, and human-rights activist Yeonmi Park; all exemplary champions of liberty, entrepreneurial innovation, and human well-being. P.J. O’Rourke, bestselling author and America’s leading political humorist, will be our master of ceremonies.

Sunday, 26 June 1994

Co-sponsored by the Independent Institute, Kids Voting Kansas, Koch Crime Commission, and the University of Kansas
Kansas Union
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Moderator:
Arthur R. Miller, Professor of Law, Harvard University

Participants:
Randy E. Barnett, Professor of Law, Boston University
William P. Barr, former Attorney General of the United States
Pasco M. Bowman II, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Steven J. Davies, Superintendent of Schools, Kingman Norwich, KS
Williamson M. Evers, Fellow, The Independent Institute and Hoover Institution
Joan M. Finney, Governor of Kansas
Raymond W. Kelly, Former Police Commissioner, New York City
William I. Koch, Chairman, Oxbow Corporation
W. Walter Menninger, President and CEO, Menninger Foundation
Gale A. Norton, Attorney General of Colorado
Eric S. Rosen, State District Court Judge, Shawnee County, KS
Nadine Strossen, National President, American Civil Liberties Union
Bailus M. Tate, President, Board of Police Commissioners, Kansas City, MO

Executive Producer:
William I. Koch, Chairman, Oxbow Corporation

Producer and Director:
David J. Theroux, Founder and President, The Independent Institute