Freedom University: History
June 11 – 16, 2012
The contrast between liberty and power in the history of the United States is the special focus of this seminar. Study begins at the American Founding, proceeds through the Great Depression and its lasting effects, and concludes with an analysis of communism in the 20th century.
Location: Students will be housed at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta. The seminar will take place in the Georgia-Pacific building.
Schedule:
Monday June 11, 2012
1:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Economics Icebreaker (optional)
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Registration
5:30 pm – 7:45 pm: Social at the Hyatt
Tuesday June 12, 2012
8:00 am – 9:00 am : Breakfast at the Hyatt
9:00 am – 10:00 am: The Fall of Rome (Lawrence W. Reed)
10:15 am – 11:15 pm: A Student’s Essay that Changed the World (Lawrence W. Reed)
11:30 pm – 12:00 pm: Faculty Q&A
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Economic Development of the Colonies (Rob McDonald)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: The Anglo-American Roots of Liberty (Rob McDonald)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm: The Meaning of Liberty During the American Founding (Rob McDonald)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Dinner
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm: Reading Discussion
Wednesday June 13, 2012
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast at the Hyatt
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Jacksonian America & the Rise of the Democratic Man (Brad Birzer)
10:15 am – 11:15 am: The Myth of the Robber Barons (Burt Folsom)
11:30 pm – 12:00 pm: Faculty Q&A
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm: Free afternoon and evening
Thursday June 14, 2012
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast at the Hyatt
9:00 am – 10:00 am: One Nation Under Bigger Gov’t: The Civil War (Brad Birzer)
10:15 am – 11:15 pm: FDR and the Great Depression (Burt Folsom)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Faculty Q&A
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: FDR’s War (Burt Folsom)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Progressivism of the 20th Century (James Harrigan)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Theory of Rights & Property (James Harrigan)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Dinner
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm: Movie
Friday June 15, 2012
8:00 am – 9:00 am : Breakfast at the Hyatt
9:00 am – 10:00 am: History of Going to War (Tom Woods)
10:15 am – 11:15 am: History of Inst. of Limited Gov’t & Property (James Harrigan)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Faculty Q&A
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Liberty and the Long Run Growth of Government (Tom Woods)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Radical Ideologies and the Killing Fields of the 20th Century (Brad Birzer)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Communicating Liberty Workshop
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm: What Can FEE Do For You?
Saturday June 16, 2012
No events scheduled- travel day.
