Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa

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The state has a stranglehold on education. From kindergarten to post-graduate programs in public institutions, students are indoctrinated with state narratives wokeism, and the virtues of economic interventionism. 

Some conservative governors are battling the progressive leftists’ takeover of the education system by banning DEI programs, altering curricula, and appointing new college presidents and trustees. Moreover, homeschooling has skyrocketed in popularity as concerned parents follow Murray Rothbard’s advice in Education: Free and Compulsory: “For anyone who is interested in the dignity of human life, in the progress and development of the individual in a free society, the choice between parental and State control over the children is clear.” 

Education is a critical arena in the battle of ideas. It’s why the Mises Institute is dedicated to teaching and promoting Austrian economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard. The only way to achieve a free society is by countering, reversing, and replacing state propaganda with sound economics and critical thinking. 

Join the Mises Institute for a fifth year in a row in Tampa, FL, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, for an event on “Educating for Liberty.” Tom DiLorenzo, Jonathan Newman, and Timothy Terrell will speak on their experience in academia, the future of education, and promising alternatives to state-controlled education. 

Preliminary Schedule

9:00 a.m. - Registration and breakfast begin

10:00 a.m. - Opening and welcome remarks

10:10 a.m. - Jonathan Newman

10:40 a.m. - Timothy Terrell

11:10 a.m. - Break, bookstore open

11:20 a.m. - Tom DiLorenzo

11:50 a.m. - Closing remarks

12:00 p.m. - Adjourn

Registration

We’ll meet at the Centre Club, 123 S West Shore Blvd., 8th Floor. Tentatively, the event will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 12:00 p.m. Registration is $70 for Mises Members and $75 for nonmembers. Registration includes all lectures and a catered breakfast. 

The dress code for the Centre Club is business casual or business traditional. Nice denim is permitted, but no T-shirts, shorts, or athletic attire.

Social Hour

We will have an optional social hour on Saturday afternoon after the event at World of Beer in Tampa from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $65 and will include an appetizer buffet, beer, and wine. All event speakers will attend.

Nearby hotels to the Centre Club: 

• The Westshore Grand
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore
• Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore - Airport Area
• SpringHill Suites Tampa Westshore Airport

Special thanks to Liberty Villages and the Shrader family for sponsoring this event.