In his book, Foundations of a Free Society, Dr. Eamonn Butler, director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, lays out the economic and moral case for small government, rule of law, strong private property rights, and free trade. How might these bedrock principles be realized as the world emerges from an international pandemic?...
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Libertarian Club Libek, an Atlas Network partner based in Belgrade, Serbia, celebrated the release of the English language translation of Abusing the People: Global Challenges of Authoritarian Populism on March 8. The book is an in-depth examination of the rise of authoritarian populism in twelve countries, among them Greece, Hu...
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In the age of big government, an 800-year-old piece of parchment may yield a surprising amount of guidance in examining the place that individual rights ought to have in society. As Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer describes it, “The Magna Carta is the basis, it is the root of the kinds of freedom, and democracy, and equal d...
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In 1980, the Free To Choose documentary series brought the insights of Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman and his clear explanations of sound economic principles to millions of public television viewers. Building on that unprecedented success, its producer, Bob Chitester, founded Free To Choose Network and continued creati...
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The world is filled with problems, but few people recognize how markets have dramatically improved quality of life throughout the world in recent decades. Advocates of free markets are often drowned out by mistaken cries for protectionism, so the London-based Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) established its Think Conference l...
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It’s essential to understand the ideas of individual freedom in order to promote them successfully. Millions of people around the world, however, have never been exposed to the fundamental works of classical liberal thought. The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), an Atlas Network partner organization based in Kochi, India...
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Market activity fosters peace and cooperation, because making a profit hinges on the desire and ability to make other people happy — a fact that an increasing number of people have discovered throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since the beginning of the “Arab Spring” protest and reform movements that began six ye...
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Successfully leading a think tank program, or an entire organization, takes much more than natural leadership and organizational skills — it requires an array of skills and strategies that must be learned from those who have already spent years in the trenches. Atlas Leadership Academy’s Think Tank MBA (TTMBA) training is an ann...
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The ideas of liberty can be summed up simply, but their implications and the world they illuminate are endlessly complex and require rigorous analysis. Every year, Atlas Network presents the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award to an institute that has published a book, magazine, report, monograph, or study that, in th...
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Students throughout the world need a broad primer on the ideas of liberty, and the book Why Liberty: Your Life, Your Choices, Your Future has been translated into more than a dozen languages, including a recent translation into Armenian by the student group Armenian Liberty Students organization, and with the support of Atlas Ne...
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Working toward a free society can often seem like an uphill battle, but that struggle is shared by Atlas Network partners across the globe. They all have valuable ideas and proven strategies for success to learn and to share with each other. Think Tank MBA (TTMBA), Atlas Network’s flagship training program within Atlas Leadershi...
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Higher education plays a vital role in advancing the ideas of a free society, especially in an era when much of academia is blanketed with a left-wing progressive bias. Students who love liberty and free markets don’t always have the resources to fund high-quality postgraduate programs, so Atlas Network partner the Adam Smith In...
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The modern traditions of free markets, limited government, the rule of law, and peace can be laid squarely at the feet of classical liberal thinkers dating back to the 17th century — and perhaps earlier. U.K.-based Atlas Network partner the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has published a brand-new book explaining the history...
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Europe is in the middle of a severe immigration crisis, with waves of migrants washing up on Mediterranean shores from North Africa. Migrants arrive in shoddy boats, filled to the brim with desperate people looking for a safe haven and a better life. Many of them are refugees escaping turmoil in the Middle East, particularly Syr...
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Atlas Network CEO Brad Lips shared a working paper, “Defeating Piketty’s Charge,” at Atlas Network’s 2014 Liberty Forum while chairing a panel discussion, “How to Win the Inequality Argument” featuring Yaron Brook (Ayn Rand Institute) and Eamonn Butler (Adam Smith Institute).
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