2021 Supporters Summit

Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America

Tags: Cronyism and Corporatism, U.S. History

11/05/2021 Patrick Newman

Includes an introduction by Jeff Deist and audience question and answer period. Recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 21, 2021.

Find Dr. Newman’s new book, Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849: Mises.org/CronyismBook

The weekend revolves around a discussion of strategy. Nearly 25 years ago, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe delivered his famous “What Must Be Done” speech on the pressing topic of how—and whether—to engage the state. Today his prescription for a bottom-up ideological revolution beginning at the local level rings more true than ever. With Hoppe’s admonitions in mind, all of our speakers and panels will consider three vital questions: Where are we? How Bad is it? And what should we do now?

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