Invisible Hand Seminar

Benjamin Franklin’s America

Saturday, April 21, 2018 4:00 PM to 5:45 PM EDT
Buchanan Hall, D180

Led and organized by Daniel Klein (dklein@gmu.edu)

Funding provided in part by through a grant from the Institute for Humane Studies.

This seminar serves the Adam Smith program community, and gives a forum for graduate students to develop and present their work. If you are on the email list, contact Dr. Klein to receive the papers in advance. It is OK to attend without having read the paper. Attendees go out to dinner following the seminar.

 

Select Saturdays 4:00 - 5:45 pm, James Buchanan Hall, D180, Fairfax Campus

Saturday, April 21:

Jerry Weinberger, Michigan State University: Benjamin Franklin’s America: Ben Wasn’t as American as Apple Pie; he was as American as the Corn Dog. Recommended: Professor Weinberger’s 2005 book Benjamin Franklin Unmasked.

 

Saturday, April 28:

Thomas Merrill, American University: “Hume’s Revolution: Divine Right Monarchy and the Origins of Liberalism”

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