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Spend a Day in the World of Ideas...
Free Markets: Adam Smith to the 21st Century
A FREE Workshop for Middle and High School History and Economic Teachers!
Monday, November 20th- Houston Baptist University
Speakers:
Roger Meiners, is professor of Economics at the University of Texas
at Arlington. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech and a J.D.
from the University of Miami School of Law. He has a been a visiting senior
scholar at the Political Economy Research Center and a faculty member
at Texas A&M, Emory University, the University of Miami and Clemson Univeristy.
He also served as director of the Atlanta office of the Federal Trade
Commission.
Burton Folsom, Jr. is Historian in Residence at the Center for the American Idea. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Pittsburgh and has taught American History at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Nebraska, Northwood University, Hillsdale College, and Murray State University, where he was tenured full professor. Also he is the editor of Continuity: A Journal of History. He is the author of The Myth of the Robber Barons, Empire Builders, and Urban Capitalists, among other books.
Tentative
Lecture Topics:
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How Comparative Advantage Helps Explain Economic Progress Since the Founding of the U.S.
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The New Deal and the 100% Income Tax
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Slavery in Sudan: Is the Economic Solution a Curse or a Cure?
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The Great Society
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Immigration and the Labor Market: Are Jobs Being Lost or Created/ The Role of New Technology
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The Entrepreneurs that Helped America Rise to Greatness
Important Details:
There is no charge to attend American Idea Workshops.
Continental breakfast and lunch included.
Books will be available for purchase at reduced cost. MasterCard, Visa, Cash & Checks accepted.