Free People, Free Markets: The Foundations of Liberty
June 27, 2009
The Independence Institute is proud to offer a first-of-its-kind course on the moral and philosophical case for free market capitalism:
Free People, Free Markets: The Foundations of Liberty!
The class will take place on 5 Saturdays, from 9am to noon, starting June 27th and ending August 1st. (Skips July 4th).
This class is open to everyone. And you may obtain college credit through the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (Good for credit at CU-Boulder and CD-Denver).
This course makes the moral and philosophic case for free-market capitalism. One of the most important concepts of Western Civilization is the acquisition of property as an unalienable right. The course develops the relationship between economic liberty and political liberty. Participants learn the principles behind wealth-creation. They are introduced to the philosophy of the Austrian School of economics and its connection to the founding ideas of the American experiment. Participants are awakened to their heritage of economic liberty.
Here are what some former students had to say about the course: "...Logical connections to liberty that I never thought of" - "...great review of what I learned thirty years ago" - "Dr. Paul Prentice should challenge Bill O'Reilly...on Bill's false economic assumptions!" - shows "the real connection between the rich and the poor, liberty and slavery, greed and price structure, limited resources including time, space, talent, and ability, power" -David Ottke
"...Learn economics amongst engaging and well-read people" - "Do you want to do more than believe in capitalism? Do you want clarification and a solid rationale for your beliefs? Then attend this class!" - "A chance to understand your belief in capitalism" Joy Bowman
"Good job mixing history, politics, and economics" - "Taking a look at how free market economics not only has made America the great country it is, but is revolutionizing the global market all around us!" Dom Dezzutti
"Excellent overview of free market purpose and origin of economics" Russ Randall
"Well-rounded approach" - "Thought provoking class that may alter your preconceived notions of free market principles, while challenging you to begin to articulate and reason through economic thought." Debi Brazzale
"Now I know why Hoover was so BAD...It has been a great class!" Kathleen LeCrone
