Why Government Schools Don’t Want You to Understand Economics: Mises Circle in Raleigh
“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.”
—Murray Rothbard
The government’s stranglehold on education has a purpose: Produce a mass of economically ignorant citizens. How else would the government be able to destroy the purchasing power of money, administer massive redistribution schemes (with bureaucrats taking their own cut, of course), and impose regulations on every industry?
Economic understanding is the antidote to state power. Students need to learn Austrian economics to be able to question the narratives surrounding big government.
Join the Mises Institute in Raleigh as we are joined by those countering the state’s indoctrination of students.
Schedule
We’ll meet at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel on Saturday, September 12. Registration is $70 for Mises Members and $85 for nonmembers. Each ticket includes all lectures and a catered meal.
Tentatively, the event will open with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Talks will go from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with intermittent breaks. The event will conclude around 1:00 p.m.
More details forthcoming.
Speakers
Jonathan Newman: Henry Hazlitt Research Fellow at the Mises Institute
Paul Cwik: Fellow of the Mises Institute and Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Mount Olive
Tate Fegley: Fellow of the Mises Institute, Chair of Business and Economics at Montreat College, and Research Fellow at the Independent Institute
Nearby Hotels
While there are rooms available at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills, there are several other hotel options within 15 minutes of the property. Some options are:
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