by | Apr 16, 2017 | Events
Join us for the next installment of Western Carolina University’s Free Enterprise Speaker Series sponsored by the Center for Free Enterprise. Two guest speakers, Amity Shlaes and Roy Cordato will look at the fairness of federal tax reform from 5:00- 6:15 p.m. Monday,...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Events
Donald J. Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a Mercatus Center Board Member, and a professor of economics and former...
by | Feb 20, 2017 | Events
Co-hosted with the Department of Political Science / Public Affairs and the International Studies Program. The international trafficking of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs, with the U.S. being a major distribution destination, is a highly...
by | Feb 16, 2017 | Events
Michelle Albert Vachris, professor of economics at Christopher Newport University, will present a talk based on her recent co-authored book Pride and Profit: The Intersection of Jane Austen and Adam Smith. Adam Smith was a mid-18th-century philosopher who is best...
by | Nov 7, 2016 | Events
Philosopher Fernando Teson will present a talk based on his book, co-authored with Loren E. Lomasky (Cory Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia), Justice at a Distance: Extending Freedom Globally. The current global-justice literature starts from the premise...
by | Oct 13, 2016 | Events
Virginia Postrel has spent a career writing about the intersection of commerce, culture, and technology. Her books and columns explore issues of expressive consumerism, the art and science of persuasion, and interesting yet neglected topics like what really is...
