Past Events

Keith Whittington, Professor of Politics at Princeton University and Chair of the Academic Committee of the Academic Freedom Alliance, talks with CEEPP Director Matt Zwolinski at the University of San Diego about the importance of academic freedom, the current threats it is facing, and what the Academic Freedom Alliance is doing to help.

A panel discussion featuring Clinton Castro (Florida International University) and Adam K. Pham (Caltech), and moderated by Ryan Doody (USD Philosophy), centered on Clinton and Adam's recent paper "Is the Attention Economy Noxious?"

A debate featuring Phil Magness, economist with the American Institute for Economic Research, and Jeremy Horpedahl, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Central Arkansas.

In this talk, Matt Zwolinski discusses why political polarization in academia should be a matter of concern for anyone, regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum, and what steps we can take to promote a more open and diverse intellectual environment.

Gary Geiler, Deputy Director of Developments for the City of San Diego, talks about measures the city is taking to make housing more affordable, inclusionary, and accessory.

Professor Sanford Ikeda of Purchase College explains how economics can help us to better understand the crisis in housing affordability and find effective solutions.

Conor Dougherty, reporter for the New York Times and author of Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America, talks with Matt Zwolinski of USD's Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy about California's housing crisis, the YIMBY movement, rent control, and more.

Economist Ed Dolan discusses why our social safety net was woefully unprepared for COVID-19, and how a program of Integrated Cash Assistance, including features from universal basic income, negative income taxes, and wage subsidies, could help us do better.

Daniel Hannan, Member of European Parliament, makes the case for Brexit, free trade, and limited government.

A debate on immigration policy featuring Rich Lowry (editor-in-chief of National Review) and Jason Riley (Wall Street Journal, Manhattan Institute, and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders).

A debate on socialism featuring Vivek Chibber, professor of sociology at New York University, and Michael Munger, professor of political science at Duke University.

A discussion of cash transfer policies and the universal basic income, featuring Paul Niehaus, PhD economist at the University of California San Diego, and one of the founders of GiveDirectly.org.

A debate on gun control featuring New York Times bestselling author Michael Shermer and iconoclastic philosopher Mike Huemer.

A panel discussion on President Trump's international trade policies, featuring Matt Zwolinski (Philosophy), Jason Campbell (Economics), and David Shirk (Political Science).

A debate on free speech on college campuses featuring Greg Lukianoff, President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and Stanley Fish, noted literary critic and Professor at Florida International University.

A conference on the relationship between happiness and economic and political freedom, featuring Derek Yonai, Mark LeBar, Dan Haybron, and Deirdre McCloskey. View Series

A debate on school choice featuring political scientist Terry Moe of Stanford University's Hoover Institution and philosopher Harry Brighouse of the University of Wisconsin.

A debate on immigration featuring philosopher Christopher Wellman and economist Bryan Caplan.

Joanna Williams argues that a stifling culture of conformity in higher education is restricting individual academics, the freedom of academic thought and the progress of knowledge.

A debate on California's new $15 minimum wage law, featuring George Mason Economist Donald Boudreaux and the Roosevelt Institute's Mike Konczal.