Events

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville, in partnership with the Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU, will host an event with Ismael Hernandez, Founder and Executive Director of the Freedom & Virtue Institute. About the event: Ismael will tell his personal story of his journey away from the ideas of Marxism and the discovery…

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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event on May 2 at the Richland Country Club in Nashville with William Ruger, President of the American Institute for Economic Research. About the event: Freedom has been a touchstone word in America since well before our Revolutionary War. But what is freedom and what…

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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event on March 28, 2023, with Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Many libertarians argue that the welfare state isn’t all that bad. Caplan argues, however, that long-standing libertarian objections to the welfare state have stood the test of time. They may…

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The PERI was honored to welcome Joe Scarlett, former CEO of Tractor Supply Company and founder of the Scarlett Family Foundation, as keynote speaker during Ethical Leadership Week for students at the MTSU Jones College of Business. The Jones College of Business at MTSU has a commitment to enhance students’ ethical decision making. As…

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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event on Feb. 28 with Ramon DeGennaro, Haslam College of Business Professor in Banking and Finance (emeritus) at the University of Tennessee. About the Event: Some people want to use business and investing for social change. Is that possible? If so, then what’s the best…

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Is Russian Culture Responsible for Putinism? An evening of complicated questions and tricky answers. Feb. 20, 2023  |  6 p.m. Tennessee Room at the James Union Building at MTSU The MTSU Distriguished Lecture features Russian dissident Dmitry Bykov, one of the leading figures of the Russian opposition. Bykov is a writer, poet, author…

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Dr. Ming Wang’s Cosmopolitan Initiative Lecture SeriesFeb. 9, 2023  |  6 p.m.Location: Redstone Federal Credit Union (Stones River Room) 2404 Medical Center ParkwayMurfreesboro, TN About the Event: Dr. Ming Wang’s Cosmopolitan Initiative Lecture, presented in partnership with the MTSU African American History Month Committee, features a panel discussion between five business leaders and scholars…

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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event at the Richland Country Club in Nashville on Jan. 17, 2023 with Justin Owen, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Beacon Center of Tennessee and Beacon Impact.  This event was sponsored by the Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU. About the Event:…

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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event on Nov. 29, 2022, with William J. Luther, associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University and director of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project.   About the Event: Prices have risen rapidly over the last two years. Some claim…

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AIER Bastiat Society: “Why It’s OK to Want to Be Rich” with Jason BrennanThursday, Oct. 20, 2022  |  6 p.m.  |  Richland Country Club, 1 Club Dr, Nashville, TNHosted by the AIER Bastiat Society. Sponsored by the Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU. About the Event: Finger-wagging moralizers say the love of money is the…

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