Spreading the ideas of liberty.
The Institute for Liberal Studies is a non-profit organization that creates non-partisan environments for students, professors, and the public to explore, learn, and engage with the ideas of freedom. At our events, you'll hear from leading scholars and experts on the economic, philosophical, and political underpinnings of a free society and the classical liberal tradition, and engage with these id
06/24/2026
Darrell Bricker - Is Canada At A Breaking Point? Alex speaks with Darrell Bricker about whether Canada is at a breaking point, drawing from Bricker and John Ibbitson’s book Breaking Point to explore Canada’s economic stagnation, regional alienation, generational anxiety, and fragile national identity. Bricker argues that Canada’s challenges ...
06/17/2026
James Harrigan - What Does Pop Culture Say About A Society? In this episode from 2022, Alex speaks with James Harrigan about popular culture as a source of social change and the many ways in which the export of American pop culture has shaped the world. References 1. “Brown v. Board of Education” by the National Archives Link: https://www.archives.gov/mi...
06/12/2026
Our last lecture of the PPE Summer Seminar by Casey Pender on "Giving Hume Credit where Credit is Due: Credit, Capital Mobility, and Adjustment Under a Commodity Standard"
06/12/2026
Starting off the day at the PPE Summer Seminar with Emily Skarbek's presentation on "Analytic Narratives"
06/11/2026
The ILS Summer Seminar learning about plasma donations from Peter Jaworski
06/11/2026
Great to hear from Dr. Andrew Irvine on the Ethics and Economics of Liberal Democracies today at the PPE Summer Seminar
06/10/2026
Emily Skarbek speaking on Keynes, Hayek, and the Challenges of Liberalism at the PPE Seminar
06/10/2026
Talking "The Potlatch as Memory" with Casey Pender this morning at the PPE Summer Seminar
06/10/2026
Last night with Brad Epperly on Political Foundations of Judicial Independence for our PPE Seminar
06/10/2026
Matt Zwolinski - Are Markets Coercive? In this episode, Alex speaks with Matt Zwolinski about whether markets are coercive, and why the answer is more complicated than either “markets are voluntary” or “capitalism is coercion.” They discuss Robert Hale’s classic argument, the limits of standard libertarian responses, and why a ...