Can Religion Serve as a Fundament for a Free Society?

Director of research of the Acton Institute, Samuel Gregg, shares the outlines of the main points made in his paper titled Does religion support the free society? He says, “it depends”. This is not a subject that is just a question of polite intellectual inquiry, it has very real implications for the relationship between free […]

Patrik Schumacher: Architecture’s Contribution to the Progress of Freedom

Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects shares his ideas on the contribution of architecture to the progress of freedom, which in his opinion is one way to think about societal progress. He says, this contribution takes several forms, such as the free-flowing space of modernism, the freedom afforded by the indifference of the grid, […]

EconClub: Consumer Sovereignty and Natural vs. Contrived Scarcities

The economist Richard Ebeling belies one of the great myths about the capitalist system, which is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the expense of consumers and workers in society. He explains how in reality, entrepreneurs only can earn profit by satisfying the consumers’ wants. What enables this system to be guided by our […]

Unplanning Cities: Finding Order in Chaos

City planning is a process with the purpose of improving the environment, transportation, communication and more, but often the effects of this centralized orders are not positive for the citizens. Nolan Gray presents different types of cities and what makes them great in relation to whether or not to have a centralized order. Cities are emergent […]

Startup Cities Weekend: Interview with Surse Pierpoint

Surse Pierpoint comments on how his family initially arrived in Panama to work in the Canal and since, he has been working at the Colon Free Trade Zone Association. He also talks about his recent involvement in a variety of liberty related projects in that country. He relates on the history and mission of the […]

Public Finance and Governance of a Free City

Based on philosophical liberal ideas, every society has the right to establish its own type of government, as well as to change it whenever it fails to satisfy the basic needs and obligations of its citizens. In this conference Fred E. Foldvary describes what the fundamental political and economic system of free cities would be, based on […]

Blue Ocean Liberty: A Free Market Strategy for a Free Society

Fredy Kofman speaks about a strategy through free market economic ideas for the creation of free cities around the world. He explains this approach focusing on the limitation of governments, not by the person that is currently empowered, but in the system that empowers him. He illustrates how these institutions have manipulated and used power […]

Free State Project

During this interview Jason Sorens discusses the Free State Project with Luis Figueroa. They talk about the main reasons for the creation of such initiative and explain the primary goals they wish to achieve. Sorens describes the impact these cities have had in the public spectrum and elaborates on the enormous acceptance it has had in many […]

Different ways to Design a Free Market City

The free market, rather than the government, is the most efficient mechanism by which individuals choose what they think can satisfy their needs. Gonzalo Melián portrays this idea through the free cities project, explaining the different techniques that can be used for the creation of these decentralized social communities. Melián presents the Hong Kong example […]

¿Conoces las obras más recientes de Ricardo M. Rojas?

En esta entrevista, se cuenta con la participación de Carmina Valdizán, directora de Free Cities Institute, como entrevistadora, y Ricardo Manuel Rojas, un destacado escritor argentino, doctor en economía y abogado. Durante esta entrevista Ricardo cuenta sobre las diversas obras que ha realizado desde sus primera publicación y responde algunas dudas del público con respecto […]

2011 – Michael Strong:
Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology

Michael Strong is the Chief Visionary Officer of FLOW, Inc. He is also the author of «The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice». Michael’s work is featured in academic journals (The Journal of Business Ethics, Economic Affairs, Critical Review, etc.), specialty publications (Microfinance Insights, Policy Innovations, Carnegie Ethics, etc.), and popular media […]

Carmina Valdizán

Carmina Valdizán es directora de Free Cities Institute, empresaria y miembro fundadora de la Fundación Libertad. Fuente: www.newmedia.ufm.edu Última actualización: 11/10/2011

Can Religion Serve as a Fundament for a Free Society?

Director of research of the Acton Institute, Samuel Gregg, shares the outlines of the main points made in his paper titled Does religion support the free society? He says, “it depends”. This is not a subject that is just a question of polite intellectual inquiry, it has very real implications for the relationship between free […]

Patrik Schumacher: Architecture’s Contribution to the Progress of Freedom

Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects shares his ideas on the contribution of architecture to the progress of freedom, which in his opinion is one way to think about societal progress. He says, this contribution takes several forms, such as the free-flowing space of modernism, the freedom afforded by the indifference of the grid, […]

EconClub: Consumer Sovereignty and Natural vs. Contrived Scarcities

The economist Richard Ebeling belies one of the great myths about the capitalist system, which is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the expense of consumers and workers in society. He explains how in reality, entrepreneurs only can earn profit by satisfying the consumers’ wants. What enables this system to be guided by our […]

Unplanning Cities: Finding Order in Chaos

City planning is a process with the purpose of improving the environment, transportation, communication and more, but often the effects of this centralized orders are not positive for the citizens. Nolan Gray presents different types of cities and what makes them great in relation to whether or not to have a centralized order. Cities are emergent […]

Startup Cities Weekend: Interview with Surse Pierpoint

Surse Pierpoint comments on how his family initially arrived in Panama to work in the Canal and since, he has been working at the Colon Free Trade Zone Association. He also talks about his recent involvement in a variety of liberty related projects in that country. He relates on the history and mission of the […]

Public Finance and Governance of a Free City

Based on philosophical liberal ideas, every society has the right to establish its own type of government, as well as to change it whenever it fails to satisfy the basic needs and obligations of its citizens. In this conference Fred E. Foldvary describes what the fundamental political and economic system of free cities would be, based on […]

Blue Ocean Liberty: A Free Market Strategy for a Free Society

Fredy Kofman speaks about a strategy through free market economic ideas for the creation of free cities around the world. He explains this approach focusing on the limitation of governments, not by the person that is currently empowered, but in the system that empowers him. He illustrates how these institutions have manipulated and used power […]

Free State Project

During this interview Jason Sorens discusses the Free State Project with Luis Figueroa. They talk about the main reasons for the creation of such initiative and explain the primary goals they wish to achieve. Sorens describes the impact these cities have had in the public spectrum and elaborates on the enormous acceptance it has had in many […]

Different ways to Design a Free Market City

The free market, rather than the government, is the most efficient mechanism by which individuals choose what they think can satisfy their needs. Gonzalo Melián portrays this idea through the free cities project, explaining the different techniques that can be used for the creation of these decentralized social communities. Melián presents the Hong Kong example […]

¿Conoces las obras más recientes de Ricardo M. Rojas?

En esta entrevista, se cuenta con la participación de Carmina Valdizán, directora de Free Cities Institute, como entrevistadora, y Ricardo Manuel Rojas, un destacado escritor argentino, doctor en economía y abogado. Durante esta entrevista Ricardo cuenta sobre las diversas obras que ha realizado desde sus primera publicación y responde algunas dudas del público con respecto […]

2011 – Michael Strong:
Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology

Michael Strong is the Chief Visionary Officer of FLOW, Inc. He is also the author of «The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice». Michael’s work is featured in academic journals (The Journal of Business Ethics, Economic Affairs, Critical Review, etc.), specialty publications (Microfinance Insights, Policy Innovations, Carnegie Ethics, etc.), and popular media […]

Carmina Valdizán

Carmina Valdizán es directora de Free Cities Institute, empresaria y miembro fundadora de la Fundación Libertad. Fuente: www.newmedia.ufm.edu Última actualización: 11/10/2011

Facultad de Arquitectura UFM: Pasión por la Arquitectura y el Diseño

Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects shares his ideas on the contribution of architecture to the progress of freedom, which in his opinion is one way to think about societal progress. He says, this contribution takes several forms, such as the free-flowing space of modernism, the freedom afforded by the indifference of the grid, […]

The Future of Free Cities

Based on philosophical liberal ideas, every society has the right to establish its own type of government, as well as to change it whenever it fails to satisfy the basic needs and obligations of its citizens. In this conference Fred E. Foldvary describes what the fundamental political and economic system of free cities would be, based on […]

The Future of Free Cities

Fredy Kofman speaks about a strategy through free market economic ideas for the creation of free cities around the world. He explains this approach focusing on the limitation of governments, not by the person that is currently empowered, but in the system that empowers him. He illustrates how these institutions have manipulated and used power […]

The Future of Free Cities

During this interview Jason Sorens discusses the Free State Project with Luis Figueroa. They talk about the main reasons for the creation of such initiative and explain the primary goals they wish to achieve. Sorens describes the impact these cities have had in the public spectrum and elaborates on the enormous acceptance it has had in many […]

The Future of Free Cities

The free market, rather than the government, is the most efficient mechanism by which individuals choose what they think can satisfy their needs. Gonzalo Melián portrays this idea through the free cities project, explaining the different techniques that can be used for the creation of these decentralized social communities. Melián presents the Hong Kong example […]

TEDxUFM

Michael Strong is the Chief Visionary Officer of FLOW, Inc. He is also the author of «The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice». Michael’s work is featured in academic journals (The Journal of Business Ethics, Economic Affairs, Critical Review, etc.), specialty publications (Microfinance Insights, Policy Innovations, Carnegie Ethics, etc.), and popular media […]