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Futurist and economist George Gilder, author of Gaming AI," talked about the future of artificial intelligence and the belief that AI machines will one day take over the planet. This virtual…

James Tooley, vice chancellor and president at the University of Buckingham in England, argued that many private schools in poor countries are setting an example that other countries can lea…

Stephen Halbrook talked about his book, Gun Control in the Third Reich: Disarming the Jews and "Enemies of the State", in which he argues that the Nazi regime used gun control to disarm and …

Robert Higgs, author of Delusions of Power: New Explorations of the State, War, and Economy, and Anthony Gregory, author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King’s Prerogative…

Robert Nelson argues that environmentalism and economics are the leading secular religions in the U.S. today. He says that this becomes obvious when one looks at the debate over global warmi…

Mr. Stinnett talked about his book Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor, published by Free Press. The author argues in the book that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was eager…

A panel discussion was held on the merits of withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan. The panelists also talked about what did and did not work in Iraq and President Obama’s plans for Afghanis…

Ivan Eland talked about his book, Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty (Independent Institute; January 9, 2009). The book ranks the presidents on the …

Mike Moore talked about his book, Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance, published by the Independent Institute. His book takes a critical look at U.S. outer space policy since the…

Benjamin Powell talked about the book he edited, Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development, published by Stanford Economics and Finance. He was joine…

Mr. McWhorter discussed some of the themes of his book Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America, published by The Free Press. In his book Mr. McWhorter argues that the black community…

Mr. Greenhut talked about his book Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain, published by Seven Locks Press. In June 2004, his book documented this growing use of local gove…

The panelists discussed solutions to the current problems of U.S. involvement in Iraq that despite recent elections in Iraq include a constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a Sunni rebe…

Mr. Bamford talked about the results of his research into the inner workings of the National Security Agency. His book is Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agenc…

Hans Eicholz and Joyce Appleby talked about their books on the American Revolution. Mr. Eicholz’s book is Harmonizing Sentiments: The Declaration of Independence and the Jeffersonian Idea of…

Mr. Higgs talks about his book Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society, published by The Independent Institute. The author described his views of the mismanagement of the eco…

Mr. Conquest talked about his book Reflections on a Ravaged Century, published W.W. Norton and Company. He described the rise and fall of the Soviet Union to evince the “power of fanaticism”…

Professor Henderson, the author of The Joy of Freedom: An Economist’s Odyssey, published by Prentice Hall, talked about the virtues of economic and social libertarian theory. He criticized m…

Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams talked about individual liberty and the role of government in society. Among the issues he addressed were the role of the Constitution, race relations, a…

Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) and Representative Charles Stenholm (D-TX) made remarks on health care reform along with other panelists at a conference held by the Independent Institute. Followi…