Friday, April 29, 2011

The Constitution of Liberty

Featuring Bruce Caldwell, editor, The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek; Richard Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University Law School; George Soros, Founder and Chairman, Open Society Foundations; moderated by Ronald Hamowy, Fellow in Social Thought, Cato Institute. About 85 minutes.

Monday, April 18, 2011

The Decline and Triumph of Classical Liberalism

Prof. Stephen Davies discusses the decline of classical liberalism This lecture is about 47 minutes.



This second lecture by Prof. Davies discusses the role classical liberalism played in politics and how it helped inspire the abolition of slavery, the extension of the franchise and international trade. Lecture is about 52 minutes followed by about 3o minutes of Q&A.



Ayn Rand and Classical Liberalism


Prof. Jennifer Burns discusses the role of Ayn Rand within the classical liberal tradition.