Bastiat Society of Raleigh

11/15/2024

See the full video! https://youtu.be/JVeGzlZ1tUg
"What Messages Did North Carolina Voters Send in 2024?" with Mitch Kokai, Director of Communications at John Locke Foundation
https://youtu.be/JVeGzlZ1tUg

10/28/2024

Do you believe in unicorns? Our very own Professor Munger discusses unicorns in the context of idealistic government programs that are supposed to help.

It’s easy to imagine a perfect system, one in which all are taken care of, where our cars run on recycled emissions, and where everyone can afford healthcar...

10/04/2024

Hello!

As we continue our fourth year of the Bastiat Society of Raleigh, we want to thank our members and supporters. We proudly offer excellent content and speakers to promote free markets, liberty and entrepreneurship in the Raleigh Triangle community and beyond.

Next Wednesday, the Bastiat Society of Raleigh/AIER and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal present "Donors Under Fire: The Critical Importance of Donor Intent to Higher Ed Philanthropy" with Joanne Florino of the Philanthropy Roundtable.

Please join us on October 9, 2024 at 6pm at the MacGregor Downs Country Club. See the link for details and location.
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1716/1728511200000

At a time when philanthropy and wealth are under attack – and even cited as “failures” of both capitalism and democracy – it is critical to understand what donor intent is, and is not. Donor intent is best understood as an expression of our values and principles in our charitable giving, and protecting donor intent demonstrates respect for individual differences and choice, maintains the integrity of private philanthropy over time, and encourages continued voluntary action to sustain civil society.

This event is free FOR FIRST TIME VISITORS and open to the public . Please make a $25 donation to help sustain the chapter.

You can register here.

See you soon!

Brad Taylor
Director
Bastiat Society of Raleigh

Wed 9 Oct, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM [EDT]: AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Raleigh will host an event with Joanne Florino. This event is being co-sponsored by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. At a time when philanthropy and w

09/04/2024

The "free" stuff isn't freehttps://johnlocke.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891&id=48c4a59c4a&e=96374b4fd6

09/02/2024

“My father and my uncle were always conscious of America’s image abroad because of our nation’s role as the template for democracy, a role model for democratic processes and the leader of the free world. Instead of showing us her substance and character, the DNC and its media organs engineered a surge of popularity for Vice President Harris based on nothing. No policies, no interviews, no debates, only smoke and mirrors and balloons in a highly-produced circus. There, in Chicago, a string of Democratic speakers mentioned Donald Trump 147 times, just on the first day. Who needs a policy when you have Trump to hate? In contrast, at the RNC convention, President Biden was mentioned only twice in four days.”

Full speech:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his 2024 campaign and endorses President Trump

09/02/2024

“In the name of saving democracy, a Democratic Party set itself to dismantle it. Lacking confidence that its candidate could win a fair election at the voting booth, the DNC waged continual legal warfare against both President Trump and myself. Each time that our volunteers turned in those towering boxes of the signatures needed to get on the ballot the DNC dragged us into court, state after state, attempting to erase their work, and to subvert the will of the voters who had signed those petitions. It deployed DNC-aligned judges to throw me and other candidates off the ballot and to throw President Trump in jail. It ran a sham primary that was rigged to prevent any serious challenge to President Biden. Then, when a predictably awful debate performance precipitated a palace coup against President Biden, the same shadowy DNC operatives appointed his successor, also without an election. They installed a candidate who was so unpopular with voters that she dropped out in 2020 without winning a single delegate.”

See full text here:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his 2024 campaign and endorses President Trump

08/23/2024

Do you think the Soviet Komisars reward virtuehttps://youtu.be/RWsx1X8PV_A?si=w53goKrkLPH9Iv3v

08/14/2024

Donald Boudreaux of AIER writes about subsidies to compete with Chinese EV makers. He addresses Bastiat's "seen versus unseen," i.e., what putting resources toward one industry does to markets in other industries. Would free trade in EV be so bad for America, i.e. not imposing barriers, and not giving subsidies for American EV manufacturers? Would free markets without price controls and subsidies really put America at a disadvantage, or would it force China to put resources into an EV industry that would still remain competitive worldwide, and which may funnel resources away from markets that China could otherwise develop? Maybe playing the subsidy game plays right into Chinese Communist Party hands.

"Protectionist subsidy of American EV producers necessarily diverts resources away from other industries in the US. What is the value of the production that declines in America because of EV protection?" ~Donald J. Boudreaux

06/26/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to our last event, "Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: The Case for Separation of Powers" with Chief Justice Mark Martin!

Watch the recording here:

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Raleigh hosted an event with Chief Justice Mark Martin.History teaches that separation of powers—the division of government...

06/11/2024

🚨🚨Tomorrow night 6-8 PM!

Join us for “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: The Case for Separation of Powers” with Chief Justice Mark Martin.

Find more information and get tickets at this link!

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Raleigh, NC provides a platform for scholars and policy experts to share their insights and experiences with the general business community. Our events address sound economic principles, personal freedom, and opportunities created through markets. Testimonials I.....

05/08/2024

⏰🚨Tonight 6-8 PM!

Join us for "Junk Labor Economics" with David Barker.

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raleigh-junk-climate-economics-with-david-barker-tickets-865992174907?aff=oddtdtcreator