Freedom and Flourishing
The Freedom & Flourishing research group examines how the notions of freedom and liberalism shape and are impacted by the cultural, economic, political, and social institutional contexts of communities.
Started in 2017, this project builds on the research of Hayek Program scholars regarding the market as a social space, how social norms and values are formed in the process of interacting with others, the cultural elements necessary for a liberal and flourishing society, how social change can take place in order to provide freedom to previously oppressed or restricted groups, and how the restrictions on freedom impact society.
Latest Work in Freedom and Flourishing
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Nancy Pelosi/Taiwan Visit | Freedom Works Radio
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Popularism and Freedom | EconLib
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Freedom in Indo/Pacific | Tan Talk Radio Network
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The Struggle for a Better World

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Should We Be Worried about High Inflation from the Fed’s Recent Money-Printing?

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Native American Reservations and COVID-19
Understanding the Plight of Reservations in the Current Pandemic

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Can Economics Enable Us to Better Understand COVID-19?

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Do Better Times Breed Dissatisfaction?
Two Mercatus scholars reflect on how the times have changed

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"Political Capitalism" Book Panel
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Tyler Cowen: On How to Improve Society and Change the World
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Tyler Cowen's Stubborn Attachments to Freedom and Prosperity
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Tyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the Future
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"Tyranny Comes Home" Book Panel
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F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy

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Chris Coyne and Jennifer Murtazashvili on Foreign Aid and Development
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Peter Boettke on Public Administration, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government

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The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

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Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

Latest Work in Freedom and Flourishing
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Nancy Pelosi/Taiwan Visit | Freedom Works Radio
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Popularism and Freedom | EconLib
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Freedom in Indo/Pacific | Tan Talk Radio Network
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Struggle for a Better World

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should We Be Worried about High Inflation from the Fed’s Recent Money-Printing?

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Native American Reservations and COVID-19
Understanding the Plight of Reservations in the Current Pandemic

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Can Economics Enable Us to Better Understand COVID-19?

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Do Better Times Breed Dissatisfaction?
Two Mercatus scholars reflect on how the times have changed

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Political Capitalism" Book Panel
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen: On How to Improve Society and Change the World
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen's Stubborn Attachments to Freedom and Prosperity
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the Future
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Tyranny Comes Home" Book Panel
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Chris Coyne and Jennifer Murtazashvili on Foreign Aid and Development
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Peter Boettke on Public Administration, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

Latest Work in Freedom and Flourishing
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Struggle for a Better World

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Impartial Spectator and the Moral Teachings of Markets: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

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The Liberty of Progress
Institutions and Entrepreneurship
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The Protective State
A Grave Threat to Liberty
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Adam Smith on Freedom
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Empire State of Mind
The Illiberal Foundations of Liberal Hegemony
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Market-Provided National Defense
Reply to Newhard

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Interjurisdictional Competition and the Married Women's Property Acts

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Can Trust, Reciprocity, and Friendships Survive Contact with the Market?

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The Role of Culture in Economic Action

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Culture and Economic Action

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Communities of Liberal Learning as Social Spaces

Latest Work in Freedom and Flourishing
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Nancy Pelosi/Taiwan Visit | Freedom Works Radio
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Political Capitalism" Book Panel
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen: On How to Improve Society and Change the World
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen's Stubborn Attachments to Freedom and Prosperity
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Tyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the Future
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Tyranny Comes Home" Book Panel
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Chris Coyne and Jennifer Murtazashvili on Foreign Aid and Development
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Peter Boettke on Public Administration, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Learning from History: Reflections on the 100 Year Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"The Political Economy of Women's Rights in United States History" with Jayme Lemke
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- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
David Schmidtz Interviewed on Free to Exchange about Inequality

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"Immigration and Freedom" with Chandran Kukathas
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Economic Rockstar Podcast | Christopher Coyne on the Opportunity Cost of War, Exporting Democracy and the Nirvana Fallacy

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A Conversation Between Deirdre McCloskey and Don Boudreaux on 'Bourgeois Equality'
Latest Work in Freedom and Flourishing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Popularism and Freedom | EconLib
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Freedom in Indo/Pacific | Tan Talk Radio Network
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should We Be Worried about High Inflation from the Fed’s Recent Money-Printing?

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Native American Reservations and COVID-19
Understanding the Plight of Reservations in the Current Pandemic

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Can Economics Enable Us to Better Understand COVID-19?

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Do Better Times Breed Dissatisfaction?
Two Mercatus scholars reflect on how the times have changed
