Incubators for Socialism: Can the Universities Be Saved?

Educating for Liberty: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Recorded in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025. Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family and Greg Roe for sponsoring this event.

Incubators for Socialism: Can the Universities Be Saved?

Mises Institute president, Dr. Tom DiLorenzo critiques the current state of higher education, highlighting issues like lack of accountability, government influence, and the rise of ideological agendas, while emphasizing the importance of free-market principles and academic freedom. Recorded in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025. Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family and Greg Roe for sponsoring this event.

Current Trends in Higher Education and Red State Strategies

Dr. Jason Jewell discusses the demographic and financial challenges facing American higher education, the declining public trust in universities, and how red states are responding with reforms to reduce ideological bias and increase accountability. Recorded in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025. Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family and Greg Roe for sponsoring this event.

Training Young Economists

Dr. Jonathan Newman emphasizes the power of storytelling in teaching children economic principles, using classic narratives and engaging parables to introduce key concepts like opportunity cost, entrepreneurship, and monetary policy in an accessible way. Recorded in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025. Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family and Greg Roe for sponsoring this event.

Money for Nothing: Why We’re Spending More and Getting Less in American Education

Dr. Tim Terrell explores how rising government subsidies in higher education have fueled tuition inflation, administrative bloat, and declining academic standards, leaving students burdened with debt and questionable returns on their investment. Recorded in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025. Here is the handout that Dr. Terrell references in his talk: https://bit.ly/MisesCircle25Terrell [https://bit.ly/MisesCircle25Terrell] Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family and Greg Roe for sponsoring this event.