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ATLAS PODCAST: Network News with Regional Managers

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

This week Atlas regional managers Brad Lips, Colleen Dyble, Allegra Hewell and Cindy Cerquitella discuss network news from think tanks around the world. The Atlas Podcast series appears each Friday with a new theme each week of the month: (We've gotten a little out of turn this month, but we'll be back on schedule next week with International Thursday.) Week 1: Network News with Regional Officers Week 2: An Interview with Intellectual Entrepreneur Week 3: Atlas International Thursday guests discuss their topics Week 4: Monthly Management tip You can subscribe to this and future Atlas podcasts by clicking on the iTunes icon. [...]
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June Arunga to Host Pangea Day!

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

June Arunga, a journalist, free market economist and filmmaker from Kenya, will be one of the hosts of Pangea Day! Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones. [...]

Liberty Forum Event Report Now Available!

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation hosted its global network of free market think tank leaders, policy experts, and allies for its 8th Atlas Liberty Forum on April 25-27, 2008 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The Liberty Forum had over 270 participants from 50 countries and 26 U.S. states, representing over 120 public policy organizations! A full Report of the 2008 Atlas Liberty Forum is now available! This report features: Updated program with speaker presentations Speaker Profile Photo Gallery Video Gallery To View the Report, Click Here. [...]

Independence Institute Video Puts a Human Face on Eminent Domain

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

In this Independence Institute video, Daniel Gallegos gives his personal account of RTD's deception regarding his family's properties some 20 years ago. This historical account is important information that must be shared, especially in Colorado's current climate of eminent domain and FasTracks. It's imperative that those who may be in the path of such transportation projects learn as much as they can before they are faced with the same prospects Daniel and his family encountered in the late 1980's.. [...]

International Leaders Summit-Washington, DC-May 14th, 2008

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Single-Payer Health Care for Maryland: Two Analyses

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The Maryland Public Policy Institute of Rockville, Maryland and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) of Halifax, Nova Scotia have released a joint evaluation of the proposal for a universal health care system in Maryland, providing both an American and Canadian prospective.

“Single-Payer Health Care for Maryland: Two Analyses” responds to a bill proposed by Del. Karen S. Montgomery (D–Montgomery) in the recently ended session of the Maryland General Assembly. It evaluates Montgomery’s proposal and addresses the flaws in a statewide universal health care system including the high cost to the state budget that would inevitably lead to rationing of services by government officials. The 15-page report also issues strong warnings to Maryland from Canadians living under a single-payer system.

New Publication from the Murray Rothbard Institute: The Fundamental Principle of Law

Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The Fundamental Principle of Law "Het Fundamenteel Rechtsbeginsel - een essay over de grondslagen van het recht" ("The fundamental principle of law - an essay on the foundations of law") by dr. Frank van Dun. This masterpiece, available again for the first time in a quarter of a century, is a groundbreaking foundational text on the subject of natural law. This magisterial work is recommended for anyone seriously interested in the questions of law, justice, and the legitimacy of the state. We think it's worth learning Dutch for. [...]

ATLAS PODCAST: Liberty Forum Keynote Speech by Frank Hanna

Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

After a week-long absence the Atlas Podcasts have returned! Last week, (May 25-27, 2008) Atlas hosted the annual Atlas Liberty Forum in Atlanta, GA. The Liberty Forum had over 270 participants representing over 120 public policy organizations from 50 countries and 26 U.S. states. We were privileged to have Frank Hanna, CEO of Hanna Capital, and longtime think tank collaborator and contributor, offer a keynote adress at the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award Dinner. [...]
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The Atlas Experience

Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Join us for The Atlas Experience! The Atlas Experience will take place from July 17-19th at the picturesque Queen's Landing Inn & Conference Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, a short ride from Niagara Falls, and home of the famous Shaw Festival Theatre. Our July 18th dinner keynote speaker is George Gilder. George Gilder is Chairman of Gilder Fund Management, LLC and host of the Gilder Telecosm Forum, a powerful network of talented, tech savvy investors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. He is also a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute where he directs Discovery's program on high technology and public policy, and the fomer Editor in Chief of the Gilder Technology Report (published by Forbes Inc., 1996-2007). [...]

New Stockholm Network Publication: The State of the Union

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The State of the Union tracks reform across all 27 EU countries, with each chapter contributed by a regional expert from our network of Europe’s most influential think tanks and brightest policymakers and thinkers. In the wake of expansion and increasing levels of both economic and political integration, this publication seeks to track the progress of market oriented reform in each EU member state. [...]

Templeton Enterprise Awards Now Accepting Nominations

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The prestigious Templeton Enterprise Awards are given annually to the best books and articles published in the previous year on the culture of enterprise. The awards are designed to encourage young scholars (thirty-nine or younger at the time of publication) to explore and illuminate the process by which economics and culture are related throughout the world. Individual award amounts exceed those of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Book Awards First Place $50,000 Second Place $7,500 Third Place $2,500 Article Awards First Place $25,000 Second Place $3,000 Third Place $2,000 Edited collections and books or articles with more than two authors are not eligible for consideration. [...]

Spring Highlights Includes Profiles of FVG Winners

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

In April, Atlas published the Spring 2008 edition of its Highlights newsletter, which is now available via PDF. The issue includes profiles of the nine members of inaugural class of Fisher Venture Grantees, among them Cathay Institute for Public Affairs, which is featured on the cover under the headline, "Promoting Limited Government in China." The Spring Highlights also contains an interview on CEO succession planning at think tanks, with Bill Becker of the Maine Heritage Policy Center; an institute profile on the Show Me Institute of Missouri; a report on an academic conference run under the auspices of Atlas's Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders; an article on think tank communications campaigns by Robert Fanger of the 1816 Institute; a profile of Atlas support Kurt Schuler; and a story about the major event in Argentina this March that attracted six former presidents of countries -- and a number of violent leftist protesters. [...]

North Dakota Policy Council Launches Sunshine on Schools

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The North Dakota Policy Council launched Sunshine on Schools, an easily searchable website containing North Dakota K-12 school budget data. Sunshine on Schools is an effort to bring out the facts in the K-12 school funding debate. It is designed to be a tool for school board members, school administrators, policymakers, and taxpayers. Check out www.SunshineonSchools.org to look at how much money North Dakota school districts are spending!. [...]

Release of the 2008 Tennessee Pork Report

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

New Center for the Study of Judaism and Economics

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

New Center for the Study of Judaism and Economics JIMS is pleased to announce that In May 2008, we will open a new Center for the Study of Judaism and Economics (CSJE). The aim of the center is to conduct research and run educational programs in the field of Judaism and Economics. [...]

European Resource Bank- Tbilisi, Georgia- October 9-12, 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

THE 2008 EDITION OF THE RESOURCE BANK Between October 9 and 12, 2008 The New Economic School - Georgia (NES) is hosting in Tbilisi the Fifth European Resource Bank Meeting (ERBM), the largest annual congress of free market think-tanks in Europe. [...]

Ugandan Journalist, Andrew Mwenda, Arrested

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Ugandan journalist and founder of an independent newspaper in Kampala, Andrew Mwenda, was arrested on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at his office. A bold advocate of free speech and a champion in promoting the dangers of foreign aid, Mwenda was arrested for being critical of President Yoweri Museveni’s government. As of this morning (Monday, April 29, 2008), Andrew is out of jail on bond and will be reporting to the police tomorrow. Mwenda is not dissuaded by the recent government intimidation. [...]

Property Rights Protection in Pakistan

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Khalil Ahmad of the Alternate Solutions Institute documents violations of the rule of law in Pakistan and advocates for improved protections of property rights. .

Global warming tax hikes heading your way

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Deficient computer models drive policies that destroy jobs, profits and family budgets Paul Driessen America is in the throes of a major housing and financial downturn, soaring food and energy costs, rising unemployment and near recession. But legislators, bureaucrats and presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to restrict fossil fuel use, advance climate change legislation – and thereby increase energy prices, oil imports, and costs for families and businesses. Now even President Bush wants action on climate change. [...]

ATLAS PODCAST: April International Thursday

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Listen in to Atlas's new weekly podcast series! This week we listen in on Atlas's monthly International Thursday event, held at Atlas headquarters the third Thursday of each month, from 10:00-11:30am. If you are in town, please join us, contact Allegra Hewell to be added to the mailing list. This week's guests: Joe Grieboski- President, The Institute on Religion and Public Policy The economics of religious freedom Dr. [...]
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Burkina Faso Think Tank Counters Anti-Globalization Movement

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Le Centre des Affaires Humaines (CEDAH) held a conference on ‘IT and globalization’ at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Saturday, April 12, 2008. The topic was selected in response to a recent meeting of the Burkina Social Forum (an anti-globalization movement) that was heavily attended by university students and which attacked free-market ideas. “I had to find a topic that [could] counter those ideas by showing the beneficial part of what they call liberal globalization. [...]

Nigerian Think Tank Discusses Government Interference in Business

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Welcome Remarks by IPPA- Nigeria Executive Director, Thompson Ayodele March 31, 2008, Sheraton Hotel (Lagos, Nigeria) On behalf of the board and staff of Initiative For Public Policy Analysis (IPPA), let me use this medium to welcome you to this event. The fact that you can attend this forum despite your extremely tight schedule simply shows the high esteem you hold us. As you all know, economic development does not depend on just mere luck or chance. It is largely based on sound economic policies put in place which favour building of market institutions. [...]

Universal Health Care System: US and Canadian Perspectives

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

ROCKVILLE, April 16, 2008-The Maryland Public Policy Institute of Rockville, Maryland and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) of Halifax, Nova Scotia have released a joint evaluation of the proposal for a universal health care system in Maryland, providing both an American and Canadian prospective. "Single-Payer Health Care for Maryland: Two Analyses" responds to a bill proposed by Del. Karen S. Montgomery (D-Montgomery) in the recently ended session of the Maryland General Assembly. It evaluates Montgomery's proposal and addresses the flaws in a statewide universal health care system including the high cost to the state budget that would inevitably lead to rationing of services by government officials. [...]

Franklin Cudjoe Speaks to TV AFRICA About the Global Food Crisis

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Franklin Cudjoe speaks to TV Africa about the global surge in food inflation, its effects, and ways to arrest the situation. AfricanLiberty.org columnnist and IMANI's Development Director, Bright Simons speaks on the same subject in Akan (Ghana's predominant language) on TV Africa. Please listen to the 15-minute interview http://africanliberty.org/audio/TV%20AFRICA-FOOD%20INFLATION.mp3. [...]

Zim CSOs Launch Resistance Campaign

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Make Our Vote Count Campaign! DECLARATION BY ZIMBABWE CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE 2008 HARMONISED ELECTIONS We, the leaders of civil society organisations of Zimbabwe; Deeply conscious of the mandate given to us by the citizens of Zimbabwe through various democracy initiatives including, but by no means limited to, the All Stakeholders Conferences, culminating in the 2008 People’s Convention, as well as post March 29 nationwide Consultations, to continuously and consistently work, individually and collectively, towards bringing to an end the multi-faceted crisis facing Zimbabwe today; Recalling the longstanding and unheeded calls by Civil Society prior to the election, for greater efforts to ensure democratic conditions conducive for a free and fair election process through amongst other things a people driven constitutional reform process, repeal of repressive legislation and greater commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights;Recognising and commending the people of Zimbabwe for peacefully participating in the harmonised elections of 29 March 2008, in spite of the adverse political, socio-economic and humanitarian conditions and despite an unsatisfactory election environment, with the express intention of contributing to the democratisation process in Zimbabwe; Bearing in mind, that the deepening crisis, as exacerbated by the Harmonised Elections of March 29 have their roots in the country’s flawed constitutional dispensation; Emphasizing that, the failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] to expeditiously release the election results is essentially a gross violation of citizens’ fundamental rights and freedoms that must be guaranteed in the Constitution; Recognise with alarm and concern that the 2008 post-election period has since deteriorated, as being marred by politically motivated violence and other disturbances to people’s social and economic lives; Noting with growing concern the rapidly deteriorating political, social, security and human rights climate which has disrupted the lives of citizens and further rendered it increasingly difficult for humanitarian and human rights organisations to dispense life-saving support services to the most vulnerable societal groups; We hereby:Observe with great concern, the continued abuse of executive and military powers to subvert the expressed will of the people;Recognise the glaring extent to which Zimbabwe has sunk deeply into a crisis of legitimacy, democracy and governance; Condemn the ZEC failure to properly carry out its constitutional mandate within a reasonable time thus causing anxiety and suffering among the people of Zimbabwe particularly through the protracted and unjustifiable delay in the finalisation of the 2008 Harmonised electoral processes Express our firmly held belief that the continuation of this untenable situation poses a serious threat to democracy, socio-economic development and peace in Zimbabwe;Re-iterate the long-standing position of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that the failure by duty bearers to respect the rights of all citizens is the greatest threat to peace, democracy and development in Zimbabwe;Note the disappointing failure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) led mediation, to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis; Recognise, the need for much bolder regional and continental interventions to assist the people of ZimbabweAcknowledge the growing global solidarity toward the people of Zimbabwe in their efforts to contend with the manifold challenges emanating from the 2008 elections; Now therefore, resolve to:1. [...]