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Classroom Debate: Government should often intervene to control economic activity

Classroom Debate: Government should often intervene to control economic activity

by Sean Mulholland | Apr 30, 2025 | Events, News, Previous Events, The Director's Blog

As part of the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise’s goal of enhancing free and open discussion and debate, the Barnes Student Fellows, Tryston Weiss and Kevin Lavery, led two classroom debates on April 29th. The resolution was: Government should often...
Campus-wide debate No. 1 on the 2024 Election was a success!

Campus-wide debate No. 1 on the 2024 Election was a success!

by Sean Mulholland | Sep 26, 2024 | Events, Previous Events, The Director's Blog

On September 25th, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, Braver Angels, and the College Debate and Discourse Alliance cohosted a debate on the resolution: Is Donald Trump a threat to democracy? Over 95 students, faculty, and staff offered their views in support...
Campus-Wide Debate: Gun free zones make people safer

Campus-Wide Debate: Gun free zones make people safer

by Sean Mulholland | Apr 25, 2024 | Events, Previous Events, The Director's Blog

Learning how to fully listen to others and respectively debate ideas is crucial to growth and learning. On April 22nd, Braver Angels and The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University, with support from the Barnes Family Foundation,...
Liberty over lunch: Economist Rachel Sederberg

Liberty over lunch: Economist Rachel Sederberg

by Sean Mulholland | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog

On December 2nd, the Liberty over Lunch student hosted Lightcast Economists and Research Manager, Rachel Sederberg. Sederberg and her team collect labor market data in real time by collecting job postings and candidate availability post in online job search websites....
Liberty over lunch: Economist Craig Richardson

Liberty over lunch: Economist Craig Richardson

by Sean Mulholland | Nov 14, 2023 | Events, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog

On November 10th, the Liberty over Lunch students hosted Craig Richardson where he presented his work on housing availability and affordability. Through a discussion of his paper, “Did the 2010 Dodd–Frank Banking Act Deflate Property Values in Low-Income...
Liberty over lunch: Economist Celeste Carruthers

Liberty over lunch: Economist Celeste Carruthers

by Sean Mulholland | Nov 7, 2023 | Events, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog

On November 3rd, the Liberty over Lunch students hosted Professor Celeste Carruthers of the University of Tennessee. Professor Carruthers holds the William F. Fox Distinguished Professorship of Labor Economics in the Haslam College of Business. Professor Carruthers...
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