Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women Florida Women’s Summit November 4 – November 6, 2022 Doubletree Hotel 5555 Hazeltine National Drive Orlando, FL 32812 REGISTER HERE Hear top female conservative leaders speak, grow in policy knowledge, and get to network with fellow students and leaders! Confirmed speakers include: K. T. McFarland, Foreign Policy Expert and Frequent...
Russell Kirk Center Event A Tribute to Gerald Russello on his First Anniversary Monday, November 14 from 6 – 9pm EST REGISTER HERE Last year, the world of letters lost one of its most energetic, cheerful, and gregarious contributors: Gerald Russello, longtime editor of The University Bookman (2005–2021). Please join us on Monday, November 14, 2022, for...
The Russell Kirk Center Virtual Event The Book Gallery: James Panero on Russell Kirk’s Ghostly Tales October 25, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST REGISTER HERE Bookman editor Luke Sheahan will be joined by executive editor of The New Criterion James Panero and Hollywood screenwriter Adam Simon to discuss Russell Kirk’s ghostly fiction. Panero wrote a...
6th Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics 2022 Conference Program Universidad Rey Juan Carlos October 27th and 28th, 2022
The Acton Institute’s Poverty Cure Summit provides an opportunity for participants to listen to scholars, human service providers, and community leaders address the most critical issues we face today that can either exacerbate or alleviate poverty. These speakers will join panel discussions to discuss the legal, economic, social, and technological issues pertaining to both domestic...
History teaches us that free market economies have lifted people out of poverty around the world. One of their earmarks is competition; yet monopolies persist and co-exist with free markets in various ways. Using a case study of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil, Lawrence W. Reed will illuminate the pros and cons of monopolies...
As the Reformation took hold throughout Europe, much ink and blood was spilt over the question of what is right to do when the government is wrong. As a movement that challenged Roman Catholic civil authorities and established Protestant ones, the Reformation prompted many occasions to consider the who, what, when, and why of disobeying,...
Quick! Think of a classic, unique-to-Northwood class. Chances are the first philosophy course you took and reading essays in “When We Are Free” come to mind. That foundational class (Philosophy of American Life and Business) introduces NU students to the importance of freedom and free enterprise to human progress and prosperity, as well as to...
Suppose that one evening as the sun was setting and dusk was settling in, a strange mist fell over the United States that resulted in the entire population of the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, falling into a deep and restful sleep. Similarly, as evening settled in across the Russian Federation, the same...
Robert Chatfield, president and CEO of the Free to Choose Network, will be visiting Midland, Michigan, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, as part of Northwood University’s Omniquest program. Omniquest is a university-wide program in which a committee selects a provocative and challenging book each semester. The book’s theme is then adopted for discussion and analysis during...
Heroes define a civilization, argues David Gelles in The Man Who Broke Capitalism. And of Americans, he says, “We put our chief executives up on pedestals.” No one has been more elevated than Jack Welch, the Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 to 2001 and a media celebrity until his death in...
Northwood University is announcing the latest in an online series of lessons about freedom and free-market economics. The lesson posted Sept. 16, “The Constitution, Rules and Games,” is taught by Dr. Glenn Moots, who chairs Northwood’s Political Science and Philosophy Department. “Viewers from all education levels and backgrounds will appreciate Dr. Moots’ engaging lecture,” stated...
Editor’s note: This is a feature from the September edition of When Free to Choose, a signature publication by Northwood University. Since first being published in November 2020, When Free to Choose has become a monthly habit for people who seek a substantive, thoughtful examination of the principles of liberty. Northwood is proud to provide...
Dr. Kevin McCormack and Todd Brundrett are professors in the Operations and Supply Chain Management program at Northwood University. Doug Hentschel chairs that department. This piece is featured in the September 2022 When Free to Choose, a signature publication by Northwood University. With the current supply chain challenges on everyone’s mind, numerous questions are on...