Below is a two-part interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with Spring 2009 CEE guest speaker Dr. David Mayer about his forthcoming book, entitled “Freedom’s Constitution,” which focuses on his libertarian interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.

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Below is a two-part interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with Spring 2009 CEE guest speaker Dr. David Mayer discussing his lecture, “Thomas Jefferson and the Holy Cause of Freedom,” about Jefferson’s writings on the nature and importance of liberty.

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During the Fall 2007 semester, the Center offered prizes for the best two student projects in Professors Hicks and Rezazadeh’s Capitalism in the Modern World course. The projects involved researching a country’s political and economic history, and students were judged on the basis of the quality of their analysis and the effectiveness of their presentations, both oral and written. The winners, Paul Lindsay and Emily Wallen, received $300 each. Below are brief video clip excerpts of their presentations.

Paul Lindsay on Venezuela

Emily Wallen on Japan

In the new CEE-sponsored course, Entrepreneurship and Ethics, students were asked to develop in-depth case studies of a major entrepreneur’s life, character, style, challenges, and innovations. Student presentations included Stacy L. Moore on Andrew Mellon, Khetsiwe Dlamini on Richard Branson, Goran Mamic on Mayer Rothschild, and Bridget Markin on Coco Chanel. Below are brief video clips from their presentations.

Stacy L. Moore on Andrew Mellon

Khetsiwe Dlamini on Richard Branson

Goran Mamic on Mayer Rothschild

Bridget Markin on Coco Chanel

Below is a two-part interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with Spring 2009 CEE guest speaker Dr. C. Bradley Thompson about his forthcoming book, to be titled “Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea.” The book will focus on the early 20th-century political philosopher Leo Strauss’s influence on the founders of Neoconservativism.

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Rockford College philosophy professor Shawn Klein was quoted in Brendan I. Koerner’s Mr. Know-It-All column in Wired Magazine’s April 2009 issue. Klein responded to a question concerning losing and humiliation in sports competitions. He has a follow-up to the article on his blog. Professor Klein will be offering his sports ethics course again during the Fall 2009 semester.

Below is a two-part interview of Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s Executive Director, with Spring 2009 CEE guest speaker Dr. C. Bradley Thompson about his lecture on John Adams’ moral character and his importance to the American Revolution.

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Below is a brief video interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with our Spring 2009 guest speaker Dr. Steven Horwitz about Wal-Mart’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

Below a brief video interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with our Fall 2008 guest speaker Dr. Terry Noel, talking about the virtuous entrepreneur.

Below a brief video interview of CEE’s executive director Dr. Stephen Hicks with our Fall 2008 guest speaker Anil Singh-Molares talking about entrepreneurship in a global marketplace and the connection between a liberal arts degree and success in the business world. Also, be sure to check out our interview with Mr. Singh-Molares for the September 2008 issue of our newsletter Kaizen here.