Hoover Institution is having a screening of The Price of Peace. Following the screening, Peter Robinson, host of Uncommon Knowledge, will interview Victor Davis Hanson about the film. Tickets are free but you must register here. Screening Information: Date: Wednesday, March 7th. Time: 5:00 PM Doors open / Reception 5:30 PM Screening Post-film Conversation to follow with Victor Davis Hanson and Peter Robinson Please arrive no later than 5:15 PM Location: Hoover Institution Hauck Auditorium, David and Joan Traitel Building 435 Lasuen Mall Stanford, CA 94305 About The Price of Peace: Leading up to the onset of World War II, …
Traverse City, Michigan Residents – The State Theatre is having a screening of The Price of Peace followed by a Q/A discussion with our filmmakers and other experts of the International Affairs Forum of Traverse City. Tickets are free but you must obtain a ticket from the State Theatre box office or online here. Screening Information: Date: Monday, March 5th. Time: Doors open at 5:15 PM, screening starts at 6:00 PM. Location: State Theatre 233 E. Front St. Traverse City MI 49684 231-947-3446 About The Price of Peace: Leading up to the onset of World War II, western democracies …
Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare is now streaming on FreeToChoose.TV, YouTube, Vimeo and Roku. The welfare system has the best of intentions – to help those in need. But it often turns out to be a quagmire, difficult to escape. Trying to save money? Penalty. Trying to work and earn money? Penalty. Getting married? You guessed it. Penalty. It’s also a full-time job just to keep up with the appointments and confusing paperwork. Join noted author and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg as he meets real people whose dreams and aspirations are defined and confined by a …
Having both spent many years in the developing world working on poverty issues, Phil Harvey and I found our interests turning to poverty in our own country. Despite the fact that the United States leads the developing world in so many ways, 15% of Americans still live in poverty. How could this be?, we wondered, and we decided to investigate. We turned to the programs in place to help the poor – or vast, trillion-dollar-a-year welfare entitlement system – to find answers. We were informed also by America’s founding documents. Our own Declaration of Independence tells us we are entitled to pursue happiness. …
Q: What attracted you to Free To Choose Network? A: I saw an advertisement for “Free To Choose Network” and immediately thought: “That has to be about Milton Friedman!” But good looks only go so far in a relationship. After I met with the entire team in Erie, I knew their culture of self-management and determination to grow the organization would draw me in like a magnet. Q: It’s always a daunting challenge to fill the shoes of a founder. What will your FTCN shoes look like? A: Probably J&M slip-ons, with a tassel… We need to be flexible to …