Northwood University Freedom Seminar Series: “Hayek in the 21st Century”

Name: Northwood University Freedom Seminar Series: “Hayek in the 21st Century”
Start: 2025-08-26T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 4000 Whiting Drive, Midland, MI, United States, Michigan 48640

Schedule

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

4000 Whiting Drive, Midland, MI, United States, Michigan 48640 | Midland, MI

“Hayek in the 21st Century” will be presented by Daniel J. Smith, the Director of the Political Economy Research Institute and Professor of Economics at the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University.
Is Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom, which warns of the dangers of socialism to democratic freedoms, still relevant today? Has the Nordic model refuted Hayek’s hypothesis? Through meticulous research contextualizing, interpreting, and rigorously testing The Road to Serfdom, Dr. Daniel J. Smith, a preeminent scholar on the work, rigorously demonstrates its validity and timeless relevance. He presents compelling modern evidence illustrating socialism’s historical and modern ties to authoritarianism. Smith concludes that Hayek was correct: Not only does capitalism yield superior living standards, but it also serves as a vital bulwark for democratic institutions and individual liberties.
We invite the community to join us! The event begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Griswold Lecture Hall on Northwood University’s campus with a reception to follow.
LEARN MORE and REGISTER at https://www.northwood.edu/freedom-seminar/