Latest Past Events

SCOTUS Decisions on the Chevron Doctrine and the Administrative State with Adam White & Todd Zywicki

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Washington DC hosted an event with Adam J. White, Executive Director of the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, on August 22, 2024.

“Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Potential Threat to Freedom” with Norbert Michel

Navy League Building – Conference Center (Lobby Level) 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Washington DC will host an in-person luncheon event with Norbert Michel, vice president and director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives in Washington, DC. The IMF and governments around the world are advocating the transformation of their national currencies into central bank digital currencies or “CBDCs.” Governments

“The Progressive Left’s Push to Reset the Fed’s Legal Mandates” with Paul Kupiec

Navy League Building – Conference Center (Lobby Level) 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington

AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, DC will host an in-person event with Paul Kupiec, a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. The Biden administration and Democrats in Congress are only a few Senate votes away from reimagining the Federal Reserve as an institution that would enforce the progressive Left’s climate-change and

“America’s Cultural Void as a Tool of the Deep State” with Bob Barr

Navy League Building – Conference Center (Lobby Level) 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington

AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, DC will host an in-person event with Bob Barr, former U.S. Congressman from Georgia and the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States. Bob Barr is a renowned expert on the U.S. Constitution and public policy issues pertaining to personal liberty and freedom. Mr. Barr will discuss

“How the Fed Failed to Achieve its Mandate of Stable Prices” with Thomas Hogan

Navy League Building – Conference Center (Lobby Level) 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington

AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, DC and Students for Liberty will co-sponsor a special in-person event with Thomas Hogan, Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). Price inflation is now at a 40-year high in the United States and has become the main economic concern for the average American. Thomas Hogan will examine

Is It Time to Rethink the Federal Reserve?

AEI, Auditorium 1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington

https://youtu.be/gjMPzSvrD0o Event Summary On July 26, AEI’s Paul H. Kupiec led a panel discussion on the state of the Federal Reserve. As inflation in the country approaches double digits, trust in the nation’s central bank appears to be wavering. The panel discussed what reforms could be instituted to improve the Fed’s operations. Clemson University’s Gerald

“A Personal Journey from Marxism to Freedom” with Ismael Hernandez

Navy League Building – Conference Center (Lobby Level) 2300 Wilson Blvd, Arlington

AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, DC will host an in-person event with Ismael Hernandez, founder and executive director of the Freedom & Virtue Institute. Ismael Hernandez, a black Hispanic American and founder & executive director of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, tells his personal story of transformation from an anti-American Marxist to a pro-American, freedom-loving,