Motivated as much by a need to increase revenues as by desire to do good, politicians often claim that ‘sin taxes’ will fund projects that promote public health and curb unhealthy behavior. This panel will feature a discussion of topics from Adam Hoffer and Todd Nesbit’s book, For Your Own Good: Taxes, Paternalism, and Fiscal […]
On Tuesday, October 22 at 5 pm, Ken Langone, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of Home Depot, will join Dr. Edward Lopez of the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise for a Fireside Chat.
On October 25, 2018, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise is excited to present our second installment of the 2018-19 Free Enterprise Speaker Series, Your Vote: Democracy in Decline. Presented by Professor Loren Lomasky, who considers himself a Churchillian democrat, this event will explore the undersides of voting and troubling developments in democratic […]
The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise is excited to present our third installment of the 2018-19 Free Enterprise Speaker Series, Bus Stop Jobs: A Film-screening and Discussion about Poverty and Economic Mobility in North Carolina On November 12, 2018 at 5 pm. The public event, which will take place in the A.K. Hinds […]
Western Carolina University’s Free Enterprise Speaker Series and Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda will host Mr. Jeff Percival of Percival Enterprises on Wednesday, February 6, at 5 p.m. in Forsyth Building Room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Jeff Percival has spent the last 33 years building, molding and […]
Our second annual K12 teacher training workshop, this day-long professional development seminar is geared towards middle and high school social studies, and economics, and CTE teachers in North Carolina. The cost of the workshop is free and substitute teacher reimbursement is available. For more information, and to register, please visit teachfinancenc.org
On April 3, 2019, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University will host Dr. Steve Ha from Western Carolina University and Dr. Samuel Myers from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as part of the Free Enterprise Speaker Series. “Race Inequality: A discussion with Samuel Myers and Steve Ha on Race Neutrality” […]
Join us as we welcome Phil Drake to the University Distinguished Speaker Series on April 24, 2019. Phil entered the accounting arena and began developing Tax Software in 1977. His company now has over 900 people employed either full-time or part-time in Macon, Clay and Haywood counties of NC, in Nashville TN, in Pennsylvania, and […]
Charles Duke official NASA portrait, September 21, 1971 The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, is excited to host An out-of-this-world chat with Charlie Duke, Apollo Astronaut, Moonwalker & Community Leader. Charlies Moss “Charlie” Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for […]
WCU’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise (CSFE) is teaming up with Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF) to organize an awareness campaign for September, 2019, capped off by a town hall event on October 3 on WCU’s main campus in Cullowhee, NC. located on the 3rd floor of the University Center. Town Hall Event Agenda: 8:15 […]