ASSC Schedule

Friday, November 5, 2005

2:00-5:00 Registration. HAL Atrium.

5:30-6:30 Dinner. Old MAP.

7:00-8:00 Hans Sennholz Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.

    “Why Do Intellectuals Support Socialism” Dr. Peter Klein

                                                                    Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of the Contracting and

                                                                    Organizations Research Institute – University of Missouri

                                                                    Senior Fellow – Ludwig von Mises Institute

Saturday, November 6, 2005

8:00-8:30 Coffee and Pastries. HAL Atrium.

8:30-10:00 Sessions

    ▪ Monetary Problems. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.

• “The Chinese Monetary System: From Ancient Times to the Early Modern

    Period,” Sarah Gruen (Grove City College)

• “The Federal Reserve System, Fiat Money, and the Legal Basis for Fractional

    Reserve Banking,” Thomas Whiston (George Mason University)

• “An Austrian Perspective on the American Great Depression,” Caleb Salmon

    (Grove City College)

10:15-11:45 Sessions

    ▪ The Nature of Value and Economic Law. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.

            • “Facts and Counterfactuals in Economic Law,” Noah Tyler (George Mason

                University)

            • “Ceteris Paribus and the Quest for Realism,” Adam Martin (George Mason

    University)

• “A Synthesis on the Nature of Value,” Rachel Read (Grove City College)

    ▪ Charity and the Welfare State. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.

            • “A Dual Tragedy: When Uncle Sam Meets Mother Nature, Hurricane Katrina as

                a Case Study in Government Response to Disaster,” Lauren Besselman (Grove

                City College)

            • “Entrepreneurship as a Positive Force in Society,” Jeff Magee (Grove City

                College)

• “Government Failure in the Food Program in India,” Triyakshana Venkatraman

    (University of Florida)

• “State Sponsored Welfare, Increased Poverty,” Joel Momper (Grove City

    College)

12:00-1:30 Lunch. Old MAP.

1:45-3:15 Sessions

    ▪ Studies in Interventionism. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.

• “The Whiskey Rebellion: Internal Taxation versus Secession,” Lauren Gallo

    (Grove City College)

• “The Embargo of 1807,” Aaron Snyder (Grove City College)

• “The Origin and Efficacy of Foreign Aid,” Sam Magee (Grove City College)

    ▪ Libertarianism. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.

            • “Libertarian Strains within Foucault’s Analysis of Power,” Ben Kilpatrick

                (Clark University)

• “In a State of Anarchy,” Alexander Villacampa (University of Florida)

• “On Hoppe’s Argument from Argument,” Lee Prem (New College of Florida)

3:30-5:00 Sessions

    ▪ Studies in Laissez Faire. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.

            • “Expanding the Application of Laissez Faire Solutions to Cyberspace: A

                Response to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Project,” Daniel D’Amico

    (George Mason University)

• “Securing Security: A Free Market Approach to the Airline Industry,” Abigail

    Johnson (Grove City College)

• “The Rise of the Blogosphere,” Nathan Peretic (Grove City College)

    ▪ Enemies of Laissez Faire. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.

            • “Woodrow Wilson, the Early Years: Stooge of the Cartelizers,” Emily Bolek

    (Penn State University)

• “Alexander Hamilton and the Birth of the American Economy,” Anna

    Levenstein (Grove City College)

• “A Tale of Two Continents: The Advance of Marx in Europe,” Chris Harrington

    (Grove City College)

5:30-6:30 Dinner. Old MAP.

6:45-7:00 Awarding of the Richard E. Fox Prizes for Best Papers. Sticht Lecture Hall.

7:00-8:00 Ludwig von Mises Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.

    “The Legacy of Ludwig von Mises,”                   Dr. Ralph Raico

                                                                              Professor of European History – Buffalo State College

                                                                              Senior Fellow – Ludwig von Mises Institute