A debate was held on the usefulness of the Federal Reserve in light of the recent economic downturn. Participating in the debate were Warren Coats and John Fund, who defended reforming the Federal .. Read More

A mock trial was held to determine whether free market capitalism caused the 2008 economic meltdown. Jeff Madrick, author of The Case for Big Government acted as the prosecutor against free .. Read More

Former New York City high school teacher Steve Mariotti talked about teaching entrepreneurship to inner city youth in America. He talked about his problems controlling unruly students and his .. Read More

Alexander Green talked about personal investment advice. He focused on the concept of "spiritual wealth", or what a person has that they personally enjoy such as friends and family. He said that .. Read More

A panel discussion was held on where American conservatism is headed and what needs to be done to increase its influence. They talked about the differences between local and national races. They .. Read More

Peter Schiff talked about the crisis in the U.S. economy. He focused on spending that he argued was the real cause of the economic problems and that the stimulus programs could not solve it. He also .. Read More

Thomas Woods talked about his book Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse (Regnery Publishing; .. Read More

A debate was held on two different approaches to capitalism: the Randian model (pure profit driven capitalism) versus conscious capitalism (capitalism driven by some societal purpose). Edward .. Read More

David Boaz talked about his book The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right and Threats to Our Liberties (Cato Institute; February 25, 2008). He talked about ways he thinks .. Read More