Sightings from Navigator 4, 3

The Foundation for Economic Education recently announced its 2001 student program line-up. In a memo explaining this year's programs, FEE president Don Boudreaux says: "We'll reach more than 500 students this year with FEE seminars, introducing each of them not only to the very best analysis of freedom, but also to some of freedom's greatest champions--including, such notable speakers as economists Ken Elzinga and Israel Kirzner, economic historian Burton Folsom, and political philosopher Tom Palmer."

This year's programs include: a three-day seminar from March 23-25 that will explore the workings of a free society; an event in the Pacific Northwest on April 20-21 that will focus on the intersection of law and economics in the history of American antitrust policy; an advanced seminar in Austrian economics from June 10-15, featuring TOC advisor Mario Rizzo, that is designed for serious students interested in pursuing topics in this branch of economic thought; a July 14-19 seminar, "Freedom and the State," that will explore the history of individual liberty, the rule of law, free markets, and current policy issues; and an August 4-9 seminar, "Liberty and Morality," that will examine the proper role of government, the ethics of markets, and theories of rights.

For more information, or to recommend a student for any of these seminars, write to Meredith Kapushion at mkapushion@fee.org or call her at (914) 591-7230, extension 223.

Ireland is home to a new, free-market think-tank: the Open Republic. Founded in January 2001 by Gareth Davis, Paul MacDonnell, Moore McDowell, and James Young, the Open Society is designed provide a platform for discussing market and individual-oriented alternatives to state intervention in social and economic matter.

According to a press release: "The core philosophy of the Open Republic is that individuals have key rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom to provide for their welfare and the welfare of their families through economic activity. We believe that these rights need to be understood and upheld in the context of a complex economic and social system." The Open Republic is also participating in the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World project and plans to time their official launch this month with the publication of this report in Ireland. The organization also plans to re-print a section of Navigator's April 2000 "Lands of Liberty" article that explains Ireland's transition from a highly statist to a more liberal economy.

For more information about the Open Republic, visit www.openrepublic.org or write to pmacdonnell@openrepublic.org.

The Institute for Humane Studies is accepting applications for their 2001 summer seminar series. Participation--as well as housing, meals, snacks, and books--are free to all qualified participants.

This year's line-up includes seminars that will explore the foundations of liberty, libertarian perspectives throughout the years, the First Amendment, liberty and culture, academic pursuits and liberty, and various aspects of public policy.

There is no fee for applications received before March 31 and a $15 fee for applications received after that date. For more information on the IHS summer seminar program, visit its Web site at www.TheIHS.org or call 1-800-697-8799.

The Henry Hazlitt Foundation, the parent group of Free-market.net, has launched a new Web site designed to help students promote libertarianism: Bureaucrash.org. As the site says: "Bureaucrash is a network of guerilla activists dedicated to ending youth culture's romance with bureaucratic government. We use creative activism to fight an information war against the outdated, statist ideas that characterize most youth politics."

The site is filled with news and ideas as to how students can spread libertarian thought through counter-protest and the use of leaflets, flyers, and Web sites. Additionally, the Bureaucrash site maintains a posting of current articles on libertarianism, as well as a job and internship listing and conference notices.

For more information about the Bureaucrash project visit www.bureaucrash.org.

Correction
The telephone number to Alumni Holiday International for the upcoming trip to Corona, Italy, is (800)-323-7373.