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  • Tony Banout, "Free Inquiry and Free Expression on Campus"

    May 14, 2025

    Tony Banout (Univ. of Chicago), "Free Inquiry and Free Expression on Campus," May 14 at 4:30 pm, Rocky 1 Banout discussed his recent co-authored book The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression, which traces the history of the University of Chicago's unrivaled commitment to academic free expression. The "Chicago Principles" of 2017 promises "free and open inquiry on all matters" and has now been adopted by over a hundred universities, including Princeton, Columbia, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Smith College, Emory, Stanford, and Northwestern. Should Dartmouth embrace them too? Co-sponsored by the Ethics Institute and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy.

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  • Daniel Di Martino, "The High Price of Free Things"

    May 12, 2025

    Daniel Di Martino (Economics Ph.D., Columbia), "The High Price of Free Things: How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela," May 12 at 5 pm in Rocky 1 Having grown up in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the full effects of the current regime's policies, including hyperinflation and widespread shortages. He has appeared frequently on national television and speaks regularly at events about his experience. Currently a Ph.D. student at Columbia and a graduate fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Di Martino is also the founder of the Dissident Project.

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  • Meir Kohn, Managers and Entrepreneurs

    May 1, 2025

    In some activities, success requires management—planning, calculation, and organization. In other activities, success requires entrepreneurship— alertness to opportunity, willingness to give it a try, and readiness to fail. When entrepreneurship is required—e.g., venture capital or scientific research—engaging in management instead is a recipe for disaster.

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