Each year the Independent Institute holds The Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar for college and high school age students. These clips are highlights from our 2012 and 2011 sessions.

Perspectives on the 2012 Summer Seminars

• Student Perspectives: Interviews with 2012 College Seminar Attendees
• Student Perspectives: Interviews with 2012 High School Seminar Attendees
• Overview of 2012 Summer Seminars: Radio Interview with Kyle Marchini

Each day consists of presentations by key university professors and Independent Institute research fellows around a specific theme.  A sample of presentations from the last two years are listed below:

The Rise of Liberty

• José Yulo on Ethics and Liberty (August 1, 2011)
• Anthony Gregory on Marginal Revolution and the Austrians (August 3, 2011)

Economics Fundamentals

• Ivan Pongracic on Austrian Economic Theory (August 1, 2012)
• Randy T. Simmons on Public Choice Theory (July 31, 2012)
• Ivan Pongracic on Money and Banking Without the State (July 31, 2012)
• Benjamin Powell on Sweatshops (June 19, 2012)

Economic Interventionism

• Randy T. Simmons on Public Goods and Market Failures (July 31, 2012)
• Randy T. Simmons on Environmental Regulation (July 31, 2012)
• Ivan Pongracic on Regulation and Interventionism (July 31, 2012)
• Ben Powell on Monopoly and Antitrust (June 20, 2012)

Contemporary Issues and Government Failure

• Benjamin Powell on Globalism and Development (June 19, 2012)
• Ben Powell on Immigration and Economic Growth (June 20, 2012)
• Robert Higgs on The Great Depression vs. Great Recession (August 2, 2012)

The Nation State and the Future of Freedom

• Robert Higgs on a Century of Crisis and Leviathan (August 5, 2011)