Speaker Series

Our speaker series give students and the campus community the opportunity to hear from high caliber academics and business leaders on topics related to individual liberty, economic freedom, principled entrepreneurship, etc.

Mercer students, faculty and the local business community are all invited to attend.

Tony Gill

It was great to host Tony Gill from the University of Washington. Tony’s topic was The Economics of Tipping.

Rosolino Candela

We were delighted to host Rosolino Candela from George Mason University. He spoke on the topic Taxi vs Uber: Lessons from the More Lightship.

Carlos Sánchez Berzáin

We were happy to host Carlos Sánchez Berzaín from the Interamerican Institute for Democracy. He spoke on the topic The Two Americas: Dictatorship and Democracy.

Dean Ball

Great visit from Dean Ball of Mercatus of George Mason University. Dean led a colloquium on Artificial Inteligence and then gave a lecture explaining how AI works. The lecture also explored the policy implications of the new technology.

Julio Cole

We were delighted to host Julio Cole from Francisco Marroquin University. Julio led a colloquium on the importance of defending Western culture and then gave a lecture on utopias and dystopias through the ages.

Dan Smith

Fantastic visit of Dan Smith from Middle Tennessee State University. Dan led a colloquium on the morality of markets (hence the Adam Smith’s slide) and then gave a lecture of lawlessness at the Fed during Covid-19.

Art Carden

Another great lecture. Our good friend Art Carden presented his book Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich this past April 21:

Judith Miller

Full house at Judith Miller’s talk this past March 24: