Events

AIER Bastiat Society: “A Personal Journey to America” with Ismael Hernandez

MAY 23 2023

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 Marx…

AIER Bastiat Society: “What Would A Free and Flourishing Society Look Like? An Agenda for the Future In a Decaying World” with William Ruger

MAY 2 2023

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville hosted an in-person event on May 2 at the Richland Co…

AIER Bastiat Society: “Libertarianism Against the Welfare State” with Bryan Caplan

MARCH 28 2023

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 …

MTSU Ethical Leadership Week: Keynote Address with Joe Scarlett

MARCH 27 2023

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…

AIER Bastiat Society: “Stakeholder Theory and ESG: Why Should I Care?” with Ramon P. DeGennaro, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 28 2023

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, t…

MTSU Distinguished Lecture with Russian Dissident Dmitry Bykov

FEBRUARY 20 2023

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 Distriguis…

Learning from Diversity: A Forum of Business Leaders and Scholars

FEBRUARY 9 2023

Dr. Ming Wang’s Cosmopolitan Initiative Lecture Series
Feb. 9, 2023  |  6 p.m.
Location: Redstone Federal Credit Union (Stones River Room)
2404 Medical Center Parkway
Murfreesboro, TN

AIER Bastiat Society: “How Fixing Education in TN Makes Us Freer and More Prosperous” with Justin Owen

JANUARY 17 2023

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

AIER Bastiat Society: “Why Are Prices So High?” with William J. Luther

NOVEMBER 29 2022

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.

Debating Democracy: Do We Need More or Less?

OCTOBER 20 2022

1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at MTSU Student Union Ballroom

Professor and author Jason Brennan visited MTSU to discuss topics from his latest book, Debating Democracy. “Democracy does not convert popular opinion into power. Instead, for most voters, politics is less about policy than …