The Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar is designed as an introductory course on the principles and applications of liberty, natural rights, and free markets. Each day consists of presentations by a faculty of key university professors and Independent Institute fellows on the moral and economic foundations of a free society and their application in our everyday lives. 

The following videos, taken from a selection of lectures over the years, will give you a sense of what students experienced as they attended a summer seminar.

The Rise of Liberty

• Ethics and Liberty with Jose Yulo
• Philosophical Origins of Truth and Freedom with Jose Yulo

Economics Fundamentals

• Austrian Economic Theory with Ivan Pongracic
• Economic Freedom with Lawrence McQuillan
• Competition, Prices, and the Invisible Hand with Gregory Rehmke
• Monopoly and Antitrust with Ivan Pongracic

Economic Interventionism

• The True Cost of Wind with Ryan M. Yonk
• Taxation with Benjamin Powell
• Health Economics with James Bailey

Contemporary Issues and Government Failure

• The Surveillance State with Abigail Hall
• Crime and Punishment with Kyle Swan
• Public Choice and Government Failure with Ivan Pongracic

The Nation State and the Future of Freedom

• The Self-organizing & Sharing Society with Mary L. G. Theroux
• The Race Between Tyranny and Liberty with Robert P. Murphy
• Overpolicing and Rights with Mary L.G. Theroux
• Liberty and Responsibility with Art Carden

Check out our Youtube playlist of all available videos of past seminars.