The Classical Liberalism seminar series is open to faculty of different backgrounds and perspectives, spanning the arts, sciences, and humanities who are willing to debate ideas and policy issues with rigor, even when doing so may challenge orthodoxy.
Classical liberalism seminars are held bi-weekly on Thursday, unless otherwise indicated.
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 2:00pm Zoom |
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Hoover Institution |
I will pay your student debt, if you give me your freedom. |
| Nov 12 10:30am Zoom |
Bruce Caldwell Duke University |
F.A Hayek Life and Ideas |
| Dec 10 10:30am Zoom |
Glenn Loury Brown University |
Why does racial inequality persist? |
| Dec 17 10:30am Zoom |
Jonathan Haidt New York University Stern School of Business |
Why it is so hard to find the truth, and why viewpoint diversity is essential for the search |
| Jan 14 10:30am Zoom |
Bjorn Lomborg Copenhagen Consensus Center |
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| Jan 22 10:30am Zoom |
Harvey Silverglate Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP |
Free speech in academia in the USA – its current status and its prospects for the future |
| Jan 28 10:30am Zoom |
Deirdre McCloskey University of Illinois at Chicago |
Why Liberalism Works:How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All |
| Feb 4 10:30am Zoom |
Josiah Ober Stanford University |
 Democracy Before Liberalism |
| Feb 11 10:30am Zoom |
Ian Morris Stanford University |
How Democracies Die: A Very Long-Term View |
| Mar 11 10:30am Zoom |
Stephen Kotkin Princeton University |
Modern Authoritarianism: What is it, What can we do about it? |
| Mar 19 10:30am Zoom |
Steven Pinker Harvard University |
An (Unnecessary) Defense of Reason and a (Necessary) Defense of Universities’ Role in Advancing It |
| Mar 25 10:30am Zoom |
Daniel Jacobson University of Colorado Boulder |
Mill Does Not Have A Harm Principle (and Why it Matters for Liberalism) |