2014 Free Market Forum

James Gwartney, Professor of Economics and Director of the Stavros Center for Economic Education, Florida State University Delivered at the 2014 Free Market Forum To learn more about this annual event, visit To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit

Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College To register for the Free Online Course Economics 101, visit Delivered at the 2014 Free Market Forum To learn more about this annual event, visit To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit

“How I Used PovertyCure in the Past Year” Kevin Hughes, Mount Vernon Nazarene University “Online Education: Where Are We Headed?” Margaret Britt, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Delivered at the 2014 Free Market Forum To learn more about this annual event, visit To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit

Chair: Gary Wolfram Hillsdale College “History of Alternative Currencies” Garrick Hileman London School of Economics “How Bitcoins Work” Sam Patterson Author, Bitcoin Beginner “Bitcoins: Problems and Prospects” George Selgin University of Georgia

Chair: Burton Folsom, Hillsdale College “The History of Income Inequality in the U.S.” Michael D. Tanner, Cato Institute “The Effect of Government Intervention” Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation “Income Inequality as a Political Issue” Tim Carney, American Enterprise Institute To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit

Chair: Kris Mauren, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty “Lessons from Detroit” Kevin D. Williamson, National Review Online “Lessons from Vallejo, Stockton, and San Bernardino” Wayne Winegarden, Pacific Research Institute “Lessons from St. Petersburg” Rick Baker, Author, The Seamless City