A Voice in the Wilderness In Defense of "Mere Conservatism"

Moeller Does Miami

I am very excited to be in Miami, FL this week for a conference hosted by the conservative think-tank The Acton Institute.  I will be here until Sunday morning, so for the next four days blog-posts here at AVITW will be limited to what time I have in between sessions on the topic of: "Property Rights, Economic Growth, and the Environment".

Doesn't sound like anything I'd be interested in, right?

The Acton Institute hosts conferences like this three times a year, all across the nation.  Here's how Acton describes their vision for these events:

The Liberty and Markets program offers a deeper look into the core issues at the intersection of truth, liberty, and economics for alumni of Acton’s Towards a Free and Virtuous Society and Acton University programs.

Utilizing a format of three lectures and six Socratic discussion sessions, each conference provides an environment of intense dialogue and exploration. To insure active engagement with both the ideas and faculty, participation is capped at 18 attendees per event.

The program is intellectually demanding; participants are required to do advanced reading (approximately 250 pages) and must be prepared to offer comments and defend their views throughout the weekend.

I'll be reporting to you all about the event next week.

Until then, watch this example of the quality of work that Acton does: